tell the meaning of
Example Sentences
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No great spokesman arose in the U. S. to tell the meaning of this contest.
From Time Magazine Archive
Newspapers must tell the meaning of the news .
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)
Can you tell the meaning of that cry?”
From The Rifle Rangers by Reid, Mayne
But could you tell the meaning of it, I wonder?
From Lord Dolphin by Cheever, Harriet A.
