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Meaning Italian Verbs

05/14/19

Meaning/Conjugation of "servirese"?
From the prologue of Francesca Caccini's *La Liberazione di Ruggiero*:> Meco venite, e con sonore voci, /> Numi dell'acque, reverite in pace, /> Chi vinse in guerra il Moscovita e'l Trace,... more
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05/14/19

What's polybdenum?
In *The Dharma Bums,* Ray buys "a polybdenum bottle, with screw top" at the Berkeley Ski Shop (chapter 14), saying he plans to use it "to carry honey up to the moutains" but that he mostly "used it... more
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05/11/19

Meaning of "garn" in My Fair Lady?
At the beginning of the My Fair Lady movie, there is a monologue of prof. Higgins like this: Hear a Yorkshireman, or worse Hear a Cornishman converse I'd rather hear a choir singing flat ... more
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Meaning Grammar Japanese

05/11/19

What does 食べたいものを好きなだけ食べる mean?
> 食べたいものを好きなだけ食べる seems to be weird for me because in my understanding this sentence mean > I just eat the food I like from the food that I want to eat The complete sentence is as... more
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05/09/19

Passive form - The exact difference between を and が?
I've seen this question asked before, but i feel the answer didn't quite answer all my questions, so here goes. Now, I am rather sure that this: >ケーキが食べられた Means: >The cake was eaten. (by... more
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05/08/19

In Pride and Prejudice, what is meant by the phrase 'at York'?
In Chaper 20 of _Pride and Prejudice_, after Lizzy refuses to marry Mr Collins, Mrs Bennet says of her: > "There she comes... looking as unconcerned as may be, and caring no more for us than... more
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05/07/19

Meaning of "How can one admire a girl...so young she doesn't know how to bite her fingers"?
In a [book of short... more
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Meaning Vocabulary Korean

04/29/19

Does 'Gee' (as in the 소녀시대 song) have any Korean meaning?
Simple question about an old song. Does 'Gee' in the 소녀시대 song of the same name have any meaning in Korean? If not, is it a non-lexical vocable or just a borrowing of the slightly dated English... more
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04/24/19

What are the connotations of a "foot-washing baptist"?
In the book, *To Kill a Mockingbird*, the foot-washing baptists seem to be painted by Miss Maudie to be evil and to have a strict adherence to the "cleanliness of the soul." When Scout asks Miss... 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

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

What is a bootless oath in Book X of the Illiad?
In Book X (10) of The Illiad Hector (edition: Britannica Great Books of the Western World (The Illiad and The Odessey together), rendered into English prose by Samuel Butler) swears the following... more
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04/23/19

What is the definition of dig? If someone begins to cut into a surface is it considered that they have dug something? if not, why not?
According to the following extract: >Mrs. Baker wanted to go ice fishing. She read several books on the subject, and finally, after purchasing all the necessary equipment, she went onto the ice.... more
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04/23/19

The likeliest problem vs. "the most likely problem"?
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04/20/19

What are the "dark Satanic mills" in Blake's Jerusalem?
The short poem *Jerusalem* by William Blake - not to be confused with his much longer epic poem of the same title; I'm talking about the "did those feet in ancient times" one - contains the... more
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04/19/19

Why does Susan say her "eyes are hard" when suffering an emotional breakdown in the Waves (Virginia Woolf)?
>"I love," said Susan, "and I hate. I desire one thing only. My eyes are hard. Jinny's eyes break into a thousand lights. Rhoda's are like those pale flowers to which moths come in the evening.... more
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04/17/19

Meaning of "We make the wise distinction still, soever made in vain" in a poem by Dickinson?
[A poem](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/We_send_the_Wave_to_find_the_Wave_%E2%80%94) by Emily Dickinson: > We send the Wave to find the Wave— An Errand so divine, The Messenger enamored... more
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04/16/19

What do denotation and connotation mean in the study of vocabulary?
Two concepts that are sometimes confused are denotation and connotation. What do these two words mean exactly in the study of vocabulary?
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04/14/19

Unsolvable problem?
What is the correct construction of "unsolvable problem"? Is it "解{と}けられない問題{もんだい}"？**(Question 1)** > Plain(intransitive): 解{と}ける "To be solved". > Potential form(of intransitive): 解けられる... more
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04/12/19

What is "Protean Ubiquity" in Proust's "Swann's Way"?
I have started reading Proust's Swann's way. On page 66, after providing a very vivid description of aunt Leonie's house and its atmosphere, describes her state. She has gradually left the outside... more
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04/08/19

In Anne Frank's Diary, what does this quote mean? "Who besides me will ever read these letters? From whom but myself shall I get comfort?..."?
Full quote: > *Who besides me will ever read these letters? From whom but myself > shall I get comfort? As I need comforting often, I frequently feel > weak, and dissatisfied with myself;... more
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04/08/19

How to translate 눈빛은 elegantly?
`눈빛은` roughly translates to "the look of the eye"; partially, `눈빛` means look/glance (noun) It's used when saying "sharp eye glances", e.g. 그댈 보는 나의 눈빛은 Literally, it means "you looking my... more
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04/06/19

What did Lorca mean by ‘crocodiles’ in his poem ‘The King of Harlem’?
The poet Federico García Lorca, when he was studying at Colombia University visited Harlem with a friend of his, Nella Larsen, a black novelist. It made a tremendous impression upon him and its... more
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04/06/19

What does the line “Excellent, i' faith, of the chameleon's dish. I eat the air, promise-crammed. You cannot feed capons so.” mean, from Hamlet?
> “Excellent, i' faith, of the chameleon's dish. I eat the air, promise-crammed. You cannot feed capons so.” *Hamlet*, act 3, scene 2 What does this sentence mean? What are the chameleon, air... more
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04/05/19

I am struggling with the sometimes conflicting uses of 先?
Rikaisama's definition of 先 includes meanings like *previous; prior; former; some time ago*. However it also includes meanings such as *front; ahead; the future; destination*. I am struggling to... more
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