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- Dictionarysplit/splɪt/
verb
- 1. break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain: "the ice cracked and split" Similar
- 2. (with reference to a group of people) divide into two or more groups: "let's split up and find the other two"
noun
- 1. a tear, crack, or fissure in something, especially down the middle or along the grain: "splits appeared in the decaying planks" Similar
- 2. (in gymnastics and dance) an act of leaping in the air or sitting down with the legs straight and at right angles to the body, one in front and the other behind, or one at each side: "I could never do the splits before"
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The text below is from the Hemingway's book, "For Whom The Bell Tolls." In that underlined part, I cannot figure the structure of this sentence as well as what that part exactly means.
Usually fire hardened means made hard by exposure to fire, but you would expect to find another word after hardened identifying what has been hardened by fire. In this case I can only assume that it means hardened fire, perhaps a reference to the red color of the road. Perhaps the road surface is hot. 2) If the above interpretation is correct ...
Oct 11, 2020 · stray the ball? does it means repair the ball. Oct 11 2020 07:23:44. anonymous + 0
The Meaning Of The Underlined Part? The passage below is from The Book at War by Andrew Pettegree. With the coming of war in 1914, the BOP would offer itself wholeheartedly to the cause, with songs, poems and...
Aug 4, 2011 · "You can tell the secretary to bring you a cup of coffee, when they are already in the kitchen, as you go to your desk."
My daughters homework says write the CVCe word of Kite, Five, Cave, and Bone. Im clueless can anyone help me please.....
Aspara Gus: grammarfreakYou have more than one subject, therefore "are" is the correct answer. I count one subject, the coordination Joe Smith and the team, which as a whole denotes a set of two people and is therefore plural.
I'm confused about the "have had" part. While she says she doesn't believe it means past and finished but it also has a meaning of continuance. She believes its called a "perfect indicative". I am not a grammarian. I have spent hours trying to understand a "perfect indicative" both on the Web and the Library.
About A Singing Competition? Pei Ling was taking part in the singing contest. She was going to sing a song entitled "Reflection". She was in a panic. When it was her turn, she walked to the / on stage. When she was on the stage, her mind suddenly got bank. She was scared. She had forgotten the lyrics. She felt embarrassed at that moment.
"under a control" is highly unlikely. With a real struggle, it seems just about possible if "a control" refers to some controlling measure that the government has taken. "the government" is much more likely, usually meaning a specific government that's identified by context. "a government" is less likely, but is possible if you are talking about the behaviour of governments in general, and "a ...
