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Bbk_agp Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Swept in ?

Hi

what dose "swept in" means in sentences below:

Frances' mother, Alice, swept in and took custody of the children, but she could do nothing about the Swan and Hoop, which Rawlings sold immediately before disappearing.

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sweep in - enter a room/make her way into the room, building or whatever it is in your case. Or if you're saying it figuratively it could mean that she appeared .

  • sweep in - enter a room/make her way into the room, building or whatever it is in your case.
  • Or if you're saying it figuratively it could mean that she appeared .
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sweep in - enter a room/make her way into the room, building or whatever it is in your case.
Or if you're saying it figuratively it could mean that she appeared.

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