Q: Sentence (1) The whole of American literature.
Sentence (2) Europe considered as a whole.. Word: whole.
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A: the same meaning


Q: Sentence (1) The accident was a good lesson to me.
Sentence (2) He did the lesson for today.. Word: lesson.
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A: different meanings


Q: Sentence (1) Break a promise.
Sentence (2) Break a law.. Word: break.
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A:
the same meaning