17. Native American burial sites dating back 5,000 years indicate that the residents of Maine at that time were part of a widespread culture of Algonquian-speaking people.
(A) were part of a widespread culture of Algonquian-speaking people
(B) had been part of a widespread culture of people who were Algonquian-speaking
(C) were people who were part of a widespread culture that was Algonquian-speaking
(D) had been people who were part of a widespread culture that was Algonquian-speaking
(E) were a people which had been part of a widespread, Algonquian-speaking culture
A
句子就是the residents 。。。were part of a widespread culture of Algonquian-speaking people.
M地的居民是讲A语言民族的widespread culture 的一部分？
人是文化的一部分？
我认为a man of culture中的of 的意思应为
美国传统词典：
Possessing; having:
a person of honor.
Merriam-webster's collegiate dictionary:
used as a function word to indicate a characteristic or distinctive quality or possession *a woman of courage*
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