| Word | through |
|---|---|
| QType | L |
| Instructions | In this sentence, through means: |
| Sentence | Some programmers say that’s proof that the distributors are just making empty gestures to Wall Street, talking tough about programming costs but not following through. |
| Source | New York Times |
| Source URL | http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/07/business/media/cable-channels-like-current-and-ovation-feeling-heat.html |
| Source Title | Cable Channels Like Current and Ovation Feeling Heat |
| Choices | to completion | in fact | with authorization | to task |
| Correct Answer | to completion |
| Blurb | As an adjective, through means finished or done. As an adverb it can mean backward and forward, completely, up to and including, or all the way to the end. The preposition through means in and out of. Through has lots of meanings. If you finished your homework you might shout — gleefully — "I'm through!" Those people who wouldn't be quiet talked through the entire movie. The first half of the alphabet are the letters A through M. If you've memorized the multiplication table, you know the whole thing through. And, of course, you walk through a door. |
| Level | 1 |
| Frequency | 0.125000000 |
| Page Frequency | once / 8 pages |
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