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English language (monolingual) [PRO] Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / sentence explanation | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Vicky Nash United Kingdom Local time: 04:53 | ||||||
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5 +18 | See explanation |
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4 | see below. |
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the hall is packed to the rafters with people come to gape See explanation Explanation: The hall is as full as it can be with people (literally, the people are piled to the roof joists) who have all come to look. "Gape" suggests that they've come to stare with open mouths, in awe or wonder. Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gape |
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