Question

Locate the following phrases in the text and study their connotation.
1. gripped the imagination of
2. dawned upon
3. ushered in
4. passed into current coin
5. passport of the future

Answer 1

i. gripped the imagination of: received much attention

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ii. dawned upon: realised it for the first time

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iii. ushered in: began the new idea

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iv. passed into current coin: have been brought into use

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v. passport of the future: a thing that makes something possible or enables one to achieve it, authorization of growth