tell the meaning of
Example Sentences
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Newspapers must tell the meaning of the news .
From Time Magazine Archive
No great spokesman arose in the U. S. to tell the meaning of this contest.
From Time Magazine Archive
He must be able to tell the meaning of a distant object or an indistinct trail, for his enemies may have passed that way recently.
From The Western United States A Geographical Reader by Fairbanks, Harold W. (Harold Wellman)
So Pharaoh sent and brought Joseph out of prison, and asked him if it was true that he could tell the meaning of dreams.
From Joseph the Dreamer by Steedman, Amy
Thus ‘isothermal’ is quite of modern invention; but what a long story it would be to tell the meaning of ‘isothermal lines’, all which is summed up in and saved by the word.
From English Past and Present by Palmer, Abram Smythe
