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I am reading a passage on how man crossed the Bering Strait to North America. I need help in understand some of the sentences.
"Speculations as to how man found his way to America was lively at the outset, and the proposed routes boxed the campass."
I have difficulty with "lively" , "proposed", and "box".
"There was evidence also for some movement in the other direction."
Evidence of/for? If "some" is removed or changes to "the", will the meaning change?
"None of the thousands of (the)sites of aboriginal habitation undovered in North and South America has (the)antiquity comparable to that of (the)Old World sites."
If "the" is added in these places, will the sentence still be correct? Will the meaning change? Thank you very much.
"Speculations as to how man found his way to America was lively at the outset, and the proposed routes boxed the campass."
I have difficulty with "lively" , "proposed", and "box".
"There was evidence also for some movement in the other direction."
Evidence of/for? If "some" is removed or changes to "the", will the meaning change?
"None of the thousands of (the)sites of aboriginal habitation undovered in North and South America has (the)antiquity comparable to that of (the)Old World sites."
If "the" is added in these places, will the sentence still be correct? Will the meaning change? Thank you very much.
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Hi, to take your queries in order 1. lively - the debate had a number of different positions from different people, who were quite keen to argue their point. 2.
- Hi, to take your queries in order 1.
- lively - the debate had a number of different positions from different people, who were quite keen to argue their point.
- 2.
- Proposed routes - their theories on the route he took to America 3.
- Boxed the compass - all sorts of theories, using north, south, east and west as directions Evidence for - people proposed movement in the other direction - almost as though arguing in court?
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Hi,
to take your queries in order
1. lively - the debate had a number of different positions from different people, who were quite keen to argue their point.
2. Proposed routes - their theories on the route he took to America
3. Boxed the compass - all sorts of theories, using north, south, east and west as directions
Evidence for - people propos
to take your queries in order
1. lively - the debate had a number of different positions from different people, who were quite keen to argue their point.
2. Proposed routes - their theories on the route he took to America
3. Boxed the compass - all sorts of theories, using north, south, east and west as directions
Evidence for - people propos
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'None of the thousands of (the)sites of aboriginal habitation undovered in North and South America has (the)antiquity comparable to that of (the)Old World sites.'
should read:
'None of the thousands of sites of aboriginal habitation uncovered in North and South America has the antiquity of Old World sites.'
The first 'the' (before 'thousands') does duty for both nouns
should read:
'None of the thousands of sites of aboriginal habitation uncovered in North and South America has the antiquity of Old World sites.'
The first 'the' (before 'thousands') does duty for both nouns
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