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A lady lost her handbag in the bustle of Christmas shopping .It was found by an honest little boy and returned to her.
Looking in her purse ,she commented, 'Hmmm....That's funny.When I lost my bag there was a twenty-dollar bill in it .
Now there are tenty one-dollar bills.'
The boy quickly replied,'That's right ,lady.The last time I found a lady's purse ,she didn't have any change for a reward .'
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The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost. Sam Benton, the local butcher, had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post-office.
The whole village soon learnt that a large sum of money had been lost.
主从复合句，that引导宾语从句。
（1）village在这里为总称，指“村民”，the whole village指“全村的人”，后面通常跟单数动词（有时也可视为复数）All the villagers of the village
eg:这消息使全村的人兴奋。The whole village was excited by the news.
（2）learn在句中的含义为“获悉”、“得知”：
我刚刚得知她病了。I've just learnt that she was ill.
