2018-09-12 19:18:17 +00:00
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# dug down deep in the ground and built the house's foundation on solid rock
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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2023-04-13 20:27:39 +00:00
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Some cultures may not be familiar with this process of building a house. They may need to describe what they do to make their houses stable.
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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2023-04-13 20:27:39 +00:00
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# the torrent of water flowed against that house
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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2023-04-13 20:27:39 +00:00
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"the fast-moving water crashed against house" or "the river beat on the house"
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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2023-04-13 20:27:39 +00:00
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# could not shake it
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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2023-04-13 20:27:39 +00:00
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Possible meanings are 1) "could not cause the house to shake" or 2) "could not destroy the house."
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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# because it had been well built
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2023-04-13 20:27:39 +00:00
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"because the man had built it well"
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