62 Answered Questions for the topic Books

04/24/19

Is Theodore Roosevelt's writing ungrammatical?
Here is an excerpt from chapter 8 of Theodore Rex* by Edmund Morris (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40923.Theodore_Rex). Morris quotes some of Roosevelt's writing and calls it ungrammatical.... more
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04/24/19

the meaning of "Better off for it" and pronoun "they" from Stephen Hawking's article?
The quote is:> But we should have been wary of answering back (to the questions of aliens), until we have develop a bit further. Meeting a more advanced civilisation (aliens from other planets),... more
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04/24/19

What is the meaning of "Like a Lobster" in the following chapter of "The invisible man"?
http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/120/the-invisible-man/2071/chapter-2/> "Good-afternoon," said the stranger, regarding him, as Mr. Henfrey> says, with a vivid sense of the dark spectacles, "like a... more
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04/24/19

For dragons are fire made flesh, and fire is power.?
This quote is from "A Clash of Kings: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Two" *By George R.R. Martin*.This is the full quote:> "They shall come day and night to see the wonder that has been born again... more
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Books English Tenses

04/24/19

Which tense when talking about books?
Which tense should you use when talking about a book if it is narrated in both the past and present tenses? I am asking this because in *To Kill a Mockingbird* (Can you underline book titles here?)... more
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04/24/19

What does “to quorble a stank at” mean?
In the foreword to *The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy* by Douglas Adams, the following sentence occurs: You will find quantum tomfoolery, cosmic belly laughs and more absurd one-liners than you... more
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04/24/19

Crow collects chunks of glass in a hollow tree?
So I'm reading "Norwegian Wood" by Haruki Murakami and I came across this passage this line :"Like the way a crow collects chunks of glass in a hollow tree."In context:---"Don't be silly," said... more
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04/24/19

Grammatical interpretation of Don DeLillo sentence?
I'm puzzled by these three sentences from Cosmopolis by Don DeLillo: Heavy trucks went downtown bouncing, headed to the garment district or the meatpacking docks, and nobody saw them. They saw the... more
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04/23/19

How should the name of a series of books be formatted?
I know that you underline – or if you're typing, you put the words in *italics* – the titles of books, and that you put chapters or quotations from a book in "quotes," but do you do anything to the... more
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04/23/19

An explanation of the preface in "The Picture of Dorian Gray"?
I am currently reading The Picture of Dorian Gray and I'm puzzled over the meaning of a few sentences on the opening page. "The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography."... more
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04/23/19

Is there a proper name for the 3 asterisks that are used to suggest temporal discontinuity?
For example, when some long prose passage ends, this appears: \\* \\* \\*Then some new prose passage begins. The three asterisks dividing the two prose sections are understood to divide the two... more
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04/15/19

Guitar book to complement my guitar lessons?
I have recently started guitar lessons. I really love them, but I feel there is something missing. My teacher's approach is "every class, let's learn a new song" but I feel I need some theory, like... more
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04/06/19

Fundamental and In-Depth Music Theory for an Absolute Beginner?
I know nothing about music theory, but I have been playing the guitar for over 5 years and have been only working with tabs. I want to learn music theory **from scratch, fundamentally and... more
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Books 70's Seventies

03/30/19

Common Reads and Popular books of the 70's
Looking for a lot of common books for the 70's. Things for the most part a girl would read.romance novels, scify, etc.
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03/29/19

Connected speech resources?
I am very interested in British pronunciation, so I am looking for resources about connected speech and IPA in general. The ideal would be a book with the transcription of dialogues or just... more
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Books Title

01/05/19

What is this book called?
Its about a girl who had just lost a sister, her grandmother believes a plant signifies her health, there is a bed in the middle of a forest, and the grandmother has a garden with a legend about it... more
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12/15/18

How am I going to write the next chapter? I'm stuck
Chapter one “Where are you?” resounded through the mansion’s hallways. Sabrina Woodall’s brow furrowed as she walked through the mansion. She called again but heard only her echo and the quietness... more
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09/11/18

What is a good book to learn advanced math independently?
Preferably something to ease me into degree level maths as I want to expand my maths skills, however, I am not looking to attend university/college.Furthermore, are there any good books recommended... more
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Books

09/11/18

What is a good book to learn advanced maths independently?
Preferably something to ease me into degree level maths as I want to expand my maths skills, however, I am not looking to attend university/college. Furthermore, are there any good books... more
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09/02/18

math problem
Martin read 8 1/3 pages from the newspaper this morning and 10 1/2 pages of the newspaper has he read today? what operation do u use?
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Books

07/10/18

What is the main conflict in the things they carried? I know there are multiple answers but which one is the main one?
I said it was him thinking about dodging the draft but im not sure.
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Books

05/31/18

if i sold 1 million books for 25 dollars a piece how much do i make
just solve it please
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Books

05/24/18

Which book should I use to prepare for neet physics
Sir which book should I use to prepare for neet physics  
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Books

04/13/18

How do I make pictures the same size in a book?
I'm writing a children's book. with pictures, would like all the pictures to be the same size
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Books

02/14/18

3 friends bought 6 books fpr 78.30. how much each book cost
salma bought a cookbook and a novel for 20.75.Isla bought same novel and a dictionary for 26.65. Josh buys a cookbook and a dictionary for 30.90. howmuch each book cost?  
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