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Contraposition Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
survive a fall
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The chances of surviving a fall under a train are almost nil.
What does 'under' mean?
2.
A chiar must support a person in a sitting position, but it might not be expected to survive a fall from a tall building.
A chair is fallen from a tall building,
or the chair receives a falling object?
The chances of surviving a fall under a train are almost nil.
What does 'under' mean?
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A chiar must support a person in a sitting position, but it might not be expected to survive a fall from a tall building.
A chair is fallen from a tall building,
or the chair receives a falling object?
Top answer
1. "under" is literal. It is talking about someone falling onto the tracks and the train running over the top of them.
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- "under" is literal.
- It is talking about someone falling onto the tracks and the train running over the top of them.
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- It seems to mean that the chair itself falls from a tall building.
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1. "under" is literal. It is talking about someone falling onto the tracks and the train running over the top of them.
2. It seems to mean that the chair itself falls from a tall building. Not a tremendously likely thing to happen, one wouldn't think, but I suppose it makes sense in context.
2. It seems to mean that the chair itself falls from a tall building. Not a tremendously likely thing to happen, one wouldn't think, but I suppose it makes sense in context.
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