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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

What the phrase 'were gone' means?

The earrings were gone a long time before I noticed.××× "Your father had to pawn them," she said.

The sentences are taken from 'Dreams do come true' by Jim Bishop. I'd like to know what 'were gone' means.

  

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anonymous What does the phrase 'were gone' mean ? The earrings were gone a long time before I noticed. were missing; were absent

  • anonymous What does the phrase 'were gone' mean ?
  • The earrings were gone a long time before I noticed.
  • were missing; were absent
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anonymous What does the phrase 'were gone' mean? The earrings were gone a long time before I noticed.

were missing; were absent

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