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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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rising in the distance beyond

0I have a friend who lives in Switzerland. Last summer I went ot stay with her. Her home is located in a remote and pretty little town surrounded by beautiful scenery. The house is beside a river, with 01b00snow-topped02b00 mountains01b00 rising in the distance beyond02b00.02br
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00For a start, is "snow-topped" in the above equal to "snow-covered?"02br
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00Second, does "rising in the distance beyond" amount to "rising high up in the distance?" Thanks.0-
  

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001--01i00 Snow-topped 02i00has snow just on the top; 01i00snow-covered02i00 has snow all down the slopes as well.02br
002-- The words01i00 high up02i00 add an element not in the original.0-
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10.12br
101--11i10 Snow-topped 12i10has snow just on the top; 11i10snow-covered12i10 has snow all down the slopes as well.12br
102-- 11b10The words11i10 high up12i10 add an element not in the original.12b

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