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Hhtt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
stumble [To make a mistake when you are speaking]
Stumble:To make a mistake when you are speaking.
This definition seems a little vague to me because I cannot understand what kind of mistake it is.
Example: "Children often stumble when reading aloud." What kind of mistake can it be that children do when they read aloud?
Thank you.
This definition seems a little vague to me because I cannot understand what kind of mistake it is.
Example: "Children often stumble when reading aloud." What kind of mistake can it be that children do when they read aloud?
Thank you.
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hhtt What kind of mistake can it be that children do when they read aloud? They mispronounce the word or stutter over it. A stumble is any kind of accidental break in the flow of an utterance.
- hhtt What kind of mistake can it be that children do when they read aloud?
- They mispronounce the word or stutter over it.
- A stumble is any kind of accidental break in the flow of an utterance.
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hhttWhat kind of mistake can it be that children do when they read aloud?They mispronounce the word or stutter over it. A stumble is any kind of accidental break in the flow of an utterance.
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Mister MicawberThey mispronounce the word or stutter over it. A stumble is any kind of accidental break in the flow of an utterance.But a mispronounce of a words does not stop or delay the flow of utterance but it just could make dialogue or utterance diffiicult to understand or a mispronounce might cause one word turn into another and this might cause anoth
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"A journalist stumbled on the truth." Here stumble mean find by accident. But what could be the situations for this sentence?
My guess: A journaslist was searching about incident but finding nothing or wrong things. But a day he find the real facts about the incident.
What do you think.
Thank you.
My guess: A journaslist was searching about incident but finding nothing or wrong things. But a day he find the real facts about the incident.
What do you think.
Thank you.
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If you stumble over a word, there is a break in the flow, as Mr M said.
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hhtt"A journalist stumbled on the truth." Here stumble mean find by accident. But what could be the situations for this sentence?My guess: A journaslist was searching about incident but finding nothing or wrong things. But a day he find the real facts about the incident.What do you think.I think that when continuing a related discussion you should not start a
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