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phrase 1. Music a small group of notes forming a coherent unit of melody 2. (in choreography) a short sequence of dance movements How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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His post-trip journal writing indicated his feeling of 'relatedness' to the Japanese youth who shared similar facial features, interests and food preference with him, and his boosted 'confidence' in using (although rudimental) Japanese to make friends and get along well with his school-mates and host family especially because of the Japanese' tendency for phrasal. An equally unobtrusive phrasal device subverts racial stereotypes by their immediate extension. According to The American Heritage's Dictionary of the EnglishLanguage, Fourth Edition, ``hone in,'' a phrasal verb, means ``To move or advance toward a target or goal'' which would fit perfectly in the context of original story. |
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