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[adel87]

dear sir in these sentences

1)There used to be cities
that spanned hundreds of miles.
But there's way too much information
to decode the Matrix.
i don't understand to be cities

2)Balls to bones.
i don't found the verb balll

3)Have you ever stood and stared at it?
Marveled at its beauty...
i don't understand Marveled (it is adjective)
thank you

[Raymott]

Originally Posted by adel87

dear sir in these sentences

1)There used to be cities that spanned hundreds of miles.
But there's way too much information to decode the Matrix.
I don't understand to be cities

The phrase you don't understand is "used to be". "used to" is a common phrase for talking about habitual or ongoing actions in the past.
In this case, it basically means: There were cities in the past ...
Here's some more examples:
I used to be fat, but I went on a diet.
There used to be a law against that. But now we can do it.

2)Balls to bones.
I don't found the verb balll
There is no verb here. It's not a sentences. I don't know what it means.


3)Have you ever stood and stared at it?
Marveled at its beauty...
i don't understand Marveled (it is adjective)
No, it probably should be written "Have you ever stood and stared at it, marvelled at its beauty?" It's OK if it's from a poem.
It means:
"Have you ever stood and stared at it?
Have you ever marvelled at it's beauty?"

thank you

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