Meaning of take its rise | Babel Free
Examples
““I’m glad I’m only half Murray,” she said to herself. Aloud—“Father told me it was a Murray tradition not to carry⟳ spite past the grave.” “So ’tis now—but it took its rise⟳ from this very thing. His family were so horrified at it, you see⟳. It made considerable of a scandal. Some folks twisted it round to mean⟳ that old Hugh didn’t believe⟳ in the resurrection, and there was talk⟳ of the session taking it up, but after a while the talk⟳ died away.””
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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