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Question
Homophones/Homographs
Write what the underlined homograph in the following sentence mean:
- A bear is an omnivorous animal.
- She could not bear the injustice.
Solution
- A bear is an omnivorous animal → bear - a large, heavy animal
- She could not bear the injustice → bear - to tolerate
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