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- pronunciation:
- fruhm
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preposition |
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When you go from home to school, it means that home is the place where you start when you go to school. If it snows from December to March, then December is when the snow starts.
You can walk from my house to the park in ten minutes.Dwayne has a music lesson from one o'clock to two o'clock on Saturdays.
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When we say that apples come from a tree, we mean that trees are where apples begin their life. If you are from another country, it means that you were born in another country. The word "from" tells you where something has its beginning.
Jesse is from California.When it's her birthday, Olivia always gets a book from her grandmother. |
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When you can tell one house from another, it means that you can see the difference between the two houses.
My brother thinks the puppies all look alike, but I can tell one puppy from another. |
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When you live eight miles from here, it means that you live a distance of eight miles away.
Even though we live far from the ocean, I want to go there sometime. |
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When you are tired from running, it means that running caused you to be tired.
Our whole family got sick from eating bad shrimp last night. |
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