Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Brook"
The meaning of "Brook" in various phrases and sentences
Q:
O que significa a brook could run past your door?
A:
More questions regarding the opening paragraph from “Anne of Green Gables”.
“for not even a brook could run past Mrs. Rachel Lynde's door.”
This simply means that the stream or brook flowed past the home of Mrs. Rachel Lynde.
“for not even a brook could run past Mrs. Rachel Lynde's door.”
This simply means that the stream or brook flowed past the home of Mrs. Rachel Lynde.
Q:
O que significa a brook that had its source away back in the woods of the Old Cuchbert place; it was reputed to be an intricate, headlong brook in its earlier course through those woods, ?
A:
yes,haha
Q:
O que significa I won't brook any criticism from employees ?
A:
Apparently "brook" means "tolerate or accept." I had to look that up, so I don't think it's very common.
Q:
O que significa brook?
A:
A small stream
Q:
O que significa We camped by the brook.?
A:
Camping is staying in a tent and a brook is a stream (small river)
Example sentences using "Brook"
Q:
Mostra-me frases de exemplo com brook.
A:
she sat down by the Brook to eat her lunch.
The water running in the brook was calm and soothing.
The water running in the brook was calm and soothing.
Q:
Mostra-me frases de exemplo com brook.
A:
He's so inflexible that he cannot brook any disagreement
There is delicious fresh water in these tiny brooks that you can step over
He's so inflexible that he cannot brook any disagreement
There is delicious fresh water in these tiny brooks that you can step over
Q:
Mostra-me frases de exemplo com brook .
A:
We took off our shoes to wade in the brook
Synonyms of "Brook" and their differences
Q:
Qual é a diferença entre brook e creek ?
A:
I think they're just different words for the same thing (small river). I would say creek, others might say brook or crook depending on where you're from etc.
Q:
Qual é a diferença entre brook e bear e stand ?
A:
They all mean "to sustain something."
Brook = To tolerate, but since it is usually used with the words no or not, it usually means not tolerate,
Bear = endure, or withstand. Is not always specific to a person.
Stand = tolerate without giving in.
I will brook no more interruptions while I am speaking.
I will not brook any more objections, and that's final.
I'm not sure how much weight the bridge can bear.
I'm afraid the strain was more than he could bear.
I can't stand to see you like this.
I can't stand another day of this heat.
I can stand a little more current. Go ahead and turn it up.
Brook = To tolerate, but since it is usually used with the words no or not, it usually means not tolerate,
Bear = endure, or withstand. Is not always specific to a person.
Stand = tolerate without giving in.
I will brook no more interruptions while I am speaking.
I will not brook any more objections, and that's final.
I'm not sure how much weight the bridge can bear.
I'm afraid the strain was more than he could bear.
I can't stand to see you like this.
I can't stand another day of this heat.
I can stand a little more current. Go ahead and turn it up.
Q:
Qual é a diferença entre brook e stream ?
A:
Generally a brook is a small stream.
Q:
Qual é a diferença entre brook, stream e spring ?
A:
A spring is just a source of water coming from the earth, usually staying in one location. Brook and stream are basically the same meaning (a small river), but I'd say stream is used more commonly.
Q:
Qual é a diferença entre brook e put up with ?
A:
They have very similar meanings, but brook is very seldom used. Tolerate is more often used. Put up with is fine to use as well.
Other questions about "Brook"
Q:
"What had they to do with that brook running secretly through the water-weeds to the west of Motril, that brook nourishing a mere score or two of flowers?"
I understand that the author regards the brook as trifle, but what does "score" mean? Could you put "score" in another word?
I understand that the author regards the brook as trifle, but what does "score" mean? Could you put "score" in another word?
A:
"A score" is an old-fashioned way of saying "twenty". So "a score or two of flowers" means something like "twenty to forty flowers".
The most common example is from a very famous speech by Abraham Lincoln, which begins "Four score and seven years ago...". In that case, he means "87 years ago".
The most common example is from a very famous speech by Abraham Lincoln, which begins "Four score and seven years ago...". In that case, he means "87 years ago".
Q:
Por favor, mostra-me como pronunciar brook.
A:
:))
Q:
you brook my heart soa natural?
A:
you broke my heart
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