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
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Newspapers must tell the meaning of the news .
From Time Magazine Archive
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Add this suffix to the end of each of the following words, and tell the meaning of each new word formed: up, sea, back, down, east, west, land, earth.
From De La Salle Fifth Reader by Christian Brothers
It was now easy to tell the meaning of all these sounds.
From Boycotted And Other Stories by Reed, Talbot Baines
I couldn't tell the meaning of it; I only felt that I loathed the whole business and wanted to wash my hands of it.
From The American by James, Henry