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What does the “‘d” mean in "Why'd you bring me here?" A brought B to watch some terrible things. B was scared and said:"Why'd you bring me here?" What does the “‘d” mean here? If the “'d” is deleted, is the sentence still correct? Thank you~!
October 9, 2016
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¿Es el "a" necesario en esta frase ¨tocar a la puerta¨? ¿Es el "a" necesario en esta frase ¨tocar a la puerta¨? ¿Puedo usar ¨tocar la puerta¨? ¡Gracias!
October 21, 2014
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Should I use "the" before a book name? I have seen (the) Gone with the Wind ? Thank you!
October 9, 2014
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Can I use "me encontro frío" to express"I feel cold"? Can I use "me encontro frío" to express"I feel cold"? Thank you!Since I learned a sentence "qué te encuentras?" to express"how you feel?" So, is "encuentrarse" mean "feel"?
April 11, 2014
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Some questions about the sentence. "His mother, Diana, said they leave messages when they visit. Especially the kids, filling him in where they're at in their lives, and what's happened over the last year,and we read them here at the gravesite. ·" ”filling him in where they're at in their lives“, here "fill in" means "tell him" right? Then why not "where they were at"? Thank you!
May 27, 2013
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What does "just"mean here? Difference between"as" & "because"? "But he said their position at the negotiating table has been weakened just as they believe they might be getting greater material help from abroad. " What does "just" mean here? Can it be deleted? "As" here means "because"? What's the different between "as" and "because"? Thank you!
May 25, 2013
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What does"on the other side"mean here? Can it be deleted? So I would really ask the chairman and my colleagues on the other side, let's get the answers What does"on the other side"mean here? Can it be deleted? Thank you!
May 23, 2013
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What does this sentence mean? You get charged with something like illegal deposition of a body or preventing a proper funeral, things like that,” he said. What does"get charged with"mean? (The "you" are "the one be charged", or "the one who charge someone else"?) And what is " deposition of a body" & " preventing a proper funeral"? (Throw away a body?) Thank you!
May 17, 2013
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What does "give them closure"mean?? “There are thousands of missing people around the world that could have been tortured and killed and buried in clandestine graves.” "It’s important for families obviously to find their relatives – to give them closure – so they can find out what happened to them and give them someone to bury." What does "give them closure"mean?? Thank you!Can " give them closure" refer to "bury the dead"?
May 17, 2013
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I can't understand the direction in the sentence... Drizzt headed for the main corridors leading out of the immense chamber south of the bridge... What does "lead out of" mean? The chamber is to the south of the bridge, right? What's the relation between corridor, chamber and bridge??? Thank you!
May 14, 2013
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