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Teo Posted 6 years ago
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Whilst out bush-walking up

Whilst out bush-walking up in the North West of Australia we stopped at an old man’s hut. (Quest for Love, page 77, by Elisabeth Elliot)

What does the phrase "out bush-walking up" mean?

  

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Teo What does the phrase "out bush-walking up" mean? "out" and "up" are not part of that constituent of the sentence. ] out ~ in the open; not inside bush-walking ~ walking in the bush; hiking or backpacking in the bush the bush ~ wild area of land (Australian term) up ~ away from here OR to a higher elevation CJ

  • Teo What does the phrase "out bush-walking up" mean?
  • "out" and "up" are not part of that constituent of the sentence.
  • ] out ~ in the open; not inside bush-walking ~ walking in the bush; hiking or backpacking in the bush the bush ~ wild area of land (Australian term) up ~ away from here OR to a higher elevation CJ
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TeoWhat does the phrase "out bush-walking up" mean?

"out" and "up" are not part of that constituent of the sentence.

Whilst [out] [bush-walking] [up in the ...]

out ~ in the open; not inside
bush-walking ~ walking in the bush; hiking or backpacking in the bush
the bush ~ wild area of land (Australian term)
up ~ away from here OR to a

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