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You're listening to Joanna
She has an American accent.

NGSL Rank: 26
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Meanings
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  • indicating the point in space at which a journey, motion, or action starts.
    E.g. she began to walk away from him
  • indicating the point in time at which a particular process, event, or activity starts.
    E.g. the show will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m
  • indicating the source or provenance of someone or something.
    E.g. I'm from Hackney
  • indicating the starting point of a specified range on a scale.
    E.g. men who ranged in age from seventeen to eighty-four
  • indicating the point at which an observer is placed.
    E.g. you can see the island from here
  • indicating the raw material out of which something is manufactured.
    E.g. a paint made from a natural resin
  • indicating separation or removal.
    E.g. the party was ousted from power after sixteen years
  • indicating prevention.
    E.g. the story of how he was saved from death
  • indicating a cause.
    E.g. a child suffering from asthma
  • indicating a source of knowledge or the basis for one's judgement.
    E.g. information obtained from papers, books, and presentations
  • indicating a distinction.
    E.g. these fees are quite distinct from expenses

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