Held hands with my closest friends...... joined hands with my most intimate friends...: Paraphrase...

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held hands with my closest friends...

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join hands (with): —— to hold (each other’s) hands

ExamplesExamples We all joined hands and danced a round

in a circle. Before exchanging rings, the bride and

groom joined hands with each other.

intimate: adj. —— having an extremely close relationship

ExamplesExamples Intimate relationships in unhappy families

can cause much stress. Intimate relationships in happy families

can create much pleasure.

... we ended up on the lawn...:

the last place we were was on the lawn...

end up: —— finally arrive

Examples Examples

After dinner we ended up at the movie. The tour group ended up at the hotel.

... spent that day just being freshmen...:

spent that day merely doing typical things

that freshmen do.

ExamplesExamples We spent the day just walking in the

park. He spent the whole night watching TV.

try on:

—— to put on (a garment, hat, shoes, etc.) to

test the fit, examine the appearance, etc

Examples Examples It’s a good idea to try on a new pair of shoes

before you buy them. You don’t need to try this shirt on, it’s just

like your other one.

... saying goodbye at the end of the first year can feel like saying goodbye forever:

When you say goodbye at the end of the

freshman year it’s easy to imagine you’ll

never see each other again.

acquaintance: n. —— a person whom one knows, esp. through

work or business, but who is not a close friend

ExamplesExamples He has a wide circle of acquaintances. We began the semester as

acquaintances and ended it as friends.

Your freshman year moments are irreplaceable:

You’re only a freshman once, so you

should cherish this experience.

You may grow completely apart from the

people you spent your first year with...:

you may end your friendship with those

people you spent your first year with...

grow apart from:

—— to gradually become less intimate

ExamplesExamples We were freshman year roommates but

moved to different dorms and gradually

grew apart from one another. He has grown apart from his old friends.

... comparing them to siblings at the end of your junior year as I did:

feeling like they were my sisters ...

compare...to:—— to examine or judge (one thing) in

relation to another thing in order to show the points of similarity or

ExamplesExamples I couldn’t help comparing my wife’s

cooking to my mother’s. I compared several brands of cars before

choosing one.

difference

compare...to:—— to show that two things are alike

ExamplesExamples When we won the local basketball

championship we naturally compared

ourselves to the NBA. After the battle Napoleon compared

himself to other successful generals from

history such as Alexander the Great.

even if: —— no matter if

ExamplesExamples I’ll love you even if you ignore me. I’ll ignore you even if you give me a dozen

of red roses.

barely: —— almost not; hardly

ExamplesExamples I could barely understand my roommate’s

jokes but I laughed anyhow. The scar on her cheek is now barely

noticeable.

You will do a lot more growing up:

You will experience many things before you

become mature.

... Karen took her hometown boyfriend

Kevin on a tour around campus:

Karen showed her boyfriend Kevin around the campus

take sb on a tour of:

—— to serve sb as a tour guide, formally or in

formally

Examples Examples He took his new foreign friend on a tour of the

city. She took her family on a tour of the park

behind her dormitory.

... motioning toward Atherton Hall...:

pointing or waving toward Atherton Hall...

motion: v.

—— to gesture

ExamplesExamples She motioned to the waiter for another

chair. The passenger motioned to the driver to

stop the bus and let him get off.

And I have never had nor will ever have better teachers than Alisa, Karen and Gabrielle:

I learned more about friendship from th

ese three friends than from anyone else.

That lesson can best be summarized by something Alisa and Karen told me when I was upset at the end of last semester and needed a shoulder to cry on:

The definition of friendship was the lesson that Alisa and Karen made clear to me when I was upset at the end of last semester and they gave me some friendly concern. (Note: “that lesson” refers to “the most important lesson” as described in the earlier sentence.)

a shoulder to cry on: —— someone from whom one gets sympathy

Examples Examples The embarrassed child needed his mother’s

shoulder to cry on. When the student got the score from the

entrance exam she needed a shoulder to cry on.

... no matter how far we drift apart...:

regardless how much our friendship declines...

no matter how: —— it makes no difference; however

Examples Examples Don’t believe the rumor, no matter how

often you hear it. No matter how angry you are you should

try to control your temper.

drift apart (from): —— same as “grow apart (from)”

Examples Examples We’re best friends now but someday we

may drift apart. As colleagues we often socialized

together, but after our marriage and transfer to new jobs we gradually drifted apart.

incline: v. —— to influence or encourage (someone) to have a particular feeling, belief, etc.; or to tend to have such feeling, belief, etc.

Examples Examples My engagement ring inclined her to accept

my proposal. However, she was already inclined to do so.

recall: v. —— to bring back to the mind

ExamplesExamples It’s hard to recall everything we did when

we were young. However, I can recall everything we did

together on the day we first met.

... couldn’t agree more: —— completely and enthusiastically agree

ExamplesExamples I couldn’t agree more with your excellent

choice of friends. I couldn’t agree more with the President’s

speech about the environment

far from over:

—— likely to continue for a considerable time far from: —— very much not; a long way from being; not

at all

Examples Examples The dispute over the missing money is far

from over. On graduation day your education is far

from over. (That’s why it’s sometimes called commencement day.)

... with the companions they wanted in ...: —— with comfortable relationships such as

those with ...

Examples Examples We traveled with the companions we wanted

in our close friends. We studied with the companions we wanted

in our smartest classmates.

occasionally: adv.

—— happening from time to time; not regular

Examples Examples Some of the students only went to the net

bar occasionally, but most of them went there more often.

I hope you think of me at least occasionally on your long holiday trip.

make it back: —— return (but perhaps with some difficulty)

ExamplesExamples I’ll go shopping, and I’ll try to make it back

for dinner. I’ll make it back to our next college reunion

if I can.

succeed in: —— to do what one has tried to or wanted to do; to achieve the desired end

Examples Examples I read a book called “How to Succeed in

Business without Even Trying.” It’s harder than it may seem to succeed in

school while also working off campus.

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