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English translation: peaks rising above the valleys like islands in the sea of verdant forests
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|  Selected response from: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. United States Local time: 00:38 | ||||||
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| 5 | insular rising |
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| 3 +2 | peaks rising above the valleys like islands in the sea of verdant forests |
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| 3 | rising island-like |
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insular rising Explanation: The whole sentence: The picturesque and varied landscape consists of isolated insular rising and forested peaks and valleys. |
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rising island-like Explanation: ... the western part of the prairie district is characterized by several small ranges or groups of mountains, rising island-like above the general prairie level - http://goo.gl/03GFJt - page 16 ---------- Its pecularities consist of low marshy tracts of land with occasional monadnocks rising island-like above a surrounding periphery of hills or higher land - http://goo.gl/grM4lX - page 217 ------- The area is dominated by the steep, conical Tor, a prominent landmark rising island-like from the surrounding level landscape - http://brian-haughton.com/glastonbury_legend/ --- .. where a short stretch of hill outline, rising island-like on the horizon, served as a convenient guiding point. - http://dsr.nii.ac.jp/toyobunko/T-VIII-5-A-a-3/V-1/page/0402.... --------- Here lay a land of oppressive stillness and indifference, a sea of spaced indigenous trees and flowering shrubs with an occasional rocky koppie rising island-like above them. - http://www.ourcivilisation.com/smartboard/shop/ransford/chap... |
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peer agreement (net): +2peaks rising above the valleys like islands in the sea of verdant forests Explanation: Propozycja -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2015-04-03 11:11:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The picturesque and varied landscape is made up of isolated peaks that rise above the valleys like islands in the sea of forest. |
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