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Pchuang Posted 19 years ago
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vague expression "develop"
0 a sentence out of Encyclopea Britannica, talking about a wood cutting tool: 02 br
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00 "Saw developed with smelted copper, from which a blade could be cast. " 02 br
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00 how do you understand the word 'developed'? 02 br
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00 does it mean that the technology of making saws developed along side with that of the technology of copper smelting? 02 br
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00 or it only says that a saw was made of smelted copper? 02 br
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00 in any case, the word 'develop' gives me the most of trouble. 02 br
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00 with all respect, i thought EB is supposed to be easy to understand. 0-
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00 "Saw developed with smelted copper, from which a blade could be cast. " 02 br
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00 how do you understand the word 'developed'? 02 br
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00 does it mean that the technology of making saws developed along side with that of the technology of copper smelting? 02 br
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00 or it only says that a saw was made of smelted copper? 02 br
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00 in any case, the word 'develop' gives me the most of trouble. 02 br
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00 with all respect, i thought EB is supposed to be easy to understand. 0-
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0 The true saw, a blade with teeth, one of the first great innovations of the Metal Age, was a completely new tool, able to cut through wood instead of merely gashing the surface. 01 font 00 It developed with smelted copper, from which a blade could be cast. 02 font 00 Many of the early copper saws have the general appearance of large meat-carving knives, w
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0 I think your first idea is right: the design of the saw developed along with the technology of smelting Cu. 0-
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