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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
What does a phrase "by the score" mean in this context below?
Buildings shook, heaved and collapsed by the score, and numerous fires ignited.
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1 score = 20. By the score = multiples of 20 (not necessarily literal) Similar: by the dozen. ' (=87)
- 1 score = 20.
- By the score = multiples of 20 (not necessarily literal) Similar: by the dozen.
- ' (=87)
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1 score = 20.
By the score = multiples of 20 (not necessarily literal)
Similar: by the dozen.
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address began with 'fourscore and seven years ago....' (=87)
By the score = multiples of 20 (not necessarily literal)
Similar: by the dozen.
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address began with 'fourscore and seven years ago....' (=87)
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