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It is only possible to actually know the tone of the text by reading it. However, if we analyze the sentence "I'm puzzled at how this so-called a" thing "" we can infer that it contributes to a tone of curiosity and distrust, since the speaker of this sentence, feels like this in relation to "thing "and displays this feeling to the reader.
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an institution of higher education offering courses at degree level or below, especially in vocational subjects.
Well. It could mean "Boreas,Eurus,Notos, and Zephyrus."
It also means to breathe for example "I waited a while.. jeez- I had gotten wind back." Another example is.. "The fall that, the rock had cause me nearly winded me." The last example is "The birds couldn't have seen us or winded us."
When is it due. Cause I probably can on Friday because I have off