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What does 'chapter and verse' mean?



 
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What does 'chapter and verse' mean? Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:05 am  What does 'chapter and verse' mean?
 

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ESL/EFL Test #318 "English Slang Idioms (39)", question 7

"I questioned the chief on a tactic he used during the last case and he quoted me a part in the manual that describes that same situation chapter and .........," a surprised Jason told his buddy.

(a) volume
(b) series
(c) verse
(d) standard

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ESL/EFL Test #318 "English Slang Idioms (39)", answer 7

"I questioned the chief on a tactic he used during the last case and he quoted me a part in the manual that describes that same situation chapter and verse," a surprised Jason told his buddy.

Correct answer: (c) verse
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What does 'chapter and verse' mean?

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What does 'chapter and verse' mean? Tue Jul 08, 2008 21:34 pm  What does 'chapter and verse' mean?
 

chapter - independent unit in a book

verse - unit ('paragraph') in a poem or song
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