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 Re (Latin).Read between the Lines. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Reach
 
of a river. The part which lies between two points or bends; so called because it reaches from point to point.   1
       
“When he drew near them he would turn from each,
And loudly whistle till he passed the Reach.”
       
Crabbe: Borough.
 


 Re (Latin).Read between the Lines. 

 
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