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Newguest Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Spun to a stop
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Five minutes later the truck raced off the road and into a clearing, where it spun to a stop in a swirl of dirt and ripped-up grass.
Does it mean that when the driver hit the brakes the whole car rotated?
I understand that "ripped-up grass" it's just a piece of soil without a grass, but I'm not sure about a "swirl" of dirt?
Five minutes later the truck raced off the road and into a clearing, where it spun to a stop in a swirl of dirt and ripped-up grass.
Does it mean that when the driver hit the brakes the whole car rotated?
I understand that "ripped-up grass" it's just a piece of soil without a grass, but I'm not sure about a "swirl" of dirt?
Top answer
When the truck left the road it turned in a circular movement very quickly. This action ripped up the grass and dirt into a cloud following the trajectory of the truck.
- When the truck left the road it turned in a circular movement very quickly.
- This action ripped up the grass and dirt into a cloud following the trajectory of the truck.
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When the truck left the road it turned in a circular movement very quickly. This action ripped up the grass and dirt into a cloud following the trajectory of the truck.
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Hi
You wrote that it turned in a circular movement.
In the text it says that it "stopped", so I understand that when the driver hit the brakes the car turned in a circular movement and ripped the grass and dirt?
You wrote that it turned in a circular movement.
In the text it says that it "stopped", so I understand that when the driver hit the brakes the car turned in a circular movement and ripped the grass and dirt?
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Yes that is right. The wheels of the truck, moving sideways, whilst the truck was in a spin would have ripped up the grass and dirt.
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