What does pass a wet sponge across the slate mean?

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pass a wet sponge across the slate

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: pass a wet sponge across the s-late
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verb

Alternative form of pass a sponge over the slate.

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passes a wet sponge across the slate (present, singular) passing a wet sponge across the slate (participle, present) passed a wet sponge across the slate (participle, past) passed a wet sponge across the slate (past)

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What does pass a wet sponge across the slate mean?: Alternative form of pass a sponge over the slate.

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