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Ella Ye Posted 6 years ago
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What does 'stretch' mean in this sentence？

What does 'stretch' mean in this sentence?and what does the whole sentence mean? I read it from news. ‘Lots of businesses along this stretch, and the community is getting out to help, along with some kids’
  

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). As written, it appears that this sentence is supposed to mean: There are lots of businesses along this stretch, and the community is getting out to help, along with some kids. "getting out" means attending some outdoor event/gathering.

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  • ).
  • As written, it appears that this sentence is supposed to mean: There are lots of businesses along this stretch, and the community is getting out to help, along with some kids.
  • "getting out" means attending some outdoor event/gathering.
  • On the face of it, it also appears possible that the sentence is miswritten, and is supposed to mean that lots of businesses along this stretch are getting out to help, and the community is also getting out to help, along with some kids.
  • However, as it is a transcript from a "learning English" website, hopefully we can discount this.
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"along this stretch" means along this section of road (or depending on where they are, potentially along or across some other area, such as a length of waterfront etc.).

As written, it appears that this sentence is supposed to mean:

There are lots of businesses along this stretch, and the community is getting out to help, along with some kids.

"getting out" mean

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