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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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what does ''swallow'' mean in this saying ''A swallow...''?

0 A 01b01font00swallow02font02b00 does not make a summer, but a journey of a thousand miles must start with the first step. 0-
  

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0A swallow is a bird, and commonly known as a symbol of summer. 0-

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  • 0A swallow is a bird, and commonly known as a symbol of summer.
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0A swallow is a bird, and commonly known as a symbol of summer. 0-
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10If you see a swallow, don't presume that summer is coming soon.0-
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0 A swallow is a kind of bird. In summer in temperate zones, compared to winter, there are many birds. The idea is that just a single bird is not enough to make you think that summer has come. Any other kind of bird could have been mentioned instead of swallow, and the sentence would mean the same thing, but the traditional saying uses 01i00swallow02i00.02br
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