Clarifying What You Heard.
Confirming Your Understanding.
Clarifying What You Mean.
Clarifying a Misunderstanding.
Changing the Subject.
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the minister's black veil is a parable or allegory because is contains a moral message. when hopper first puts on the black veil, everyone expects it just to be a prop for his sermon.the subject (of his sermon) had reference to secret sin and those sad mysteries which we hide from our nearest and dearest
“Was” is the helping verb
“Taking” is the main verb
