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Question
The following sentence have an unusual meaning in the context of the story. Write what this sentence would mean today, and what they mean in the context of the story.
They had taken Tommy’s teacher away for nearly a month.
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Solution
Today's meaning: Tommy's classroom was without a teacher for a month.
Contextual meaning: Tommy's mechanical instructor had to be removed for a month to be fixed.
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| Tejaswini | Hi, Santosh. What are you thinking about? |
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