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Hi,At the first of ------- twelve everybody stopped for lunch.a- strikeb- strokec- momentd- minuteI didn't understand this question. What could be the answer and what doesn this sentence mean?Thank you.

Clive · Accepted Answer

Please check your typing. Your sentence contains a mistake.

Then we can answer your question.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

ClivePlease check your typing. Your sentence contains a mistake.Then we can answer your question.

If that is exactly the way the sentence was written, I can understand the confusion. The question is wrong, so there is no possible answer.

Ask Questions · Answer

Thanks for the warnings. I quickly added the sentence, so I made a mistake. Here is the original one:

At the first ---- of twelve, everybody stopped for lunch.

Tamguatlay · Answer

At the stroke of twelve, everybody stopped for lunch.

I believe "first" should be removed.

Anonymous · Answer

How about the 9th meaning of stroke from Oxford dictinary?

http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/stroke_1

each of the sounds made by a clock or bell giving the hours

At the first stroke it will be 9 o'clock exactly.

on the stroke of three (= at 3 o’clock exactly)

Clive · Answer

No, 'first' is fine.

Consider a clock that makes 12 sounds when it is 12 o'clock. Each sound is called a stroke.
At the first stroke of 12 means at exactly 12 o';clock.

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