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08/23/19

How does reading world literature destroy the single story?
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08/21/19

What is a homophone?

What is a homophone, and can you give an example of one?
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08/13/19

In the novel, children believe that Edward is the king while the adults do not. Are there other examples where children have greater knowledge than adults? Consider Twain’s implications here.
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08/10/19

"frozen minute"?
I'm currently working on translation of George Meredith's *Diana of the Crossways* (published in 1885). Here's one passage that I find especially challenging. I would be very grateful if someone... more
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08/10/19

on pain of their lives to suffer nobody to pass out?
I faced difficulty understanding the sentence below;>(He) charged his domestics on pain of their lives to suffer nobody to pass out.I found that the phrase "charge someone on pain of" means that... more
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08/10/19

Austen's usage of the word "condescension"?
I looked up the definition of "condescension" both in Merriam-Webster and the Oxford dictionary, both of which imply a negative connotation to the meaning, where the act of emphasizing one's... more
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08/10/19

Meaning of "pull figure" in the context of scientific papers?
I read Andrej Karpathy's [*A Survival Guide to a PhD*](http://karpathy.github.io/2016/09/07/phd/) and in the section titled “Get the gestalt right” he writes (about scientific papers):> Your... more
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08/10/19

Is speed-reading worth learning, or do you just forget what you read?
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08/09/19

What are the best ways to improve reading comprehension, critical reading and source analysis skills?
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Reading

08/09/19

What are the best methods to read academic books faster with comprehension?
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08/09/19

That tight hair of hern?
> Yes. If she'd just let that tight hair of **hern** all out loose andcareless-like, as it used ter be, and wear the sort of bunnits withposies in 'em, and the kind o' dresses all lace and white... more
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08/09/19

What is the meaning of "pole of time" here?
In the translation of a story by Daniil Kharms, I see the following sentence:> Thirty-five poles of time elapsed and mine host brought Ivan Ivanovich his entrecote on a round wooden platter.Two... more
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08/09/19

What’s the usage of apostrophes in " ‘Bye, ‘bye "?
I’d like to know what effect an apostrophe has which is before a word and doesn’t work as an omitter. (Not like *C’mon* or *‘Course*, but like *‘bye, ‘bye*.)I have three questions as follows, but... more
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08/09/19

With comprehension, my reading speed is approximately 900 WPM, yet I tend to perform poorly on reflex tests, why is this?
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08/09/19

Meaning of "contumelist"?
J.M. Coetzee writes this sentence in [*Elizabeth... more
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08/09/19

What does "You might be better off thinking of something" mean?
I found this sentence in my programming book:> You might be better off thinking of the block and the method as> coroutines, which transfer control back and forth between themselves.What does... more
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08/09/19

Is 'comprehension' part of communication or a level above communication?
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08/09/19

Another way to say "it never hurts"?
It **wouldn't hurt** you to be a bit more serious.*Wouldn't/won't/never hurts* make perfect sense in this example. I'm wondering if there's any alternative way to preserve the meaning of this... more
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08/09/19

What does 'abstract ideas' mean?
In the sentence for example:> This book would also interest intelligent students with a taste for abstract ideas and theoretical arguments.What does the phrase "abstract ideas" mean? I looked up... more
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08/08/19

The necks he broke always belonged to officers?
I watched the 1st episode of "Taboo" TV show and here is a piece of the description of the main character given by his enemies:> I would guess that confidence allowed his true savage nature... more
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08/08/19

How do I understand and remember what I read?
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08/08/19

What’s the difference between reading and not reading?
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08/08/19

What does "two-meal" mean in "There's nothing that could get him away from that two-meal town."?
It's a quote from the movie "The Godfather II", Tom and Frankie's scene:>Frankie: Did my brother go back?>Tom: Yeah, don't worry.>Frankie: He's ten time tougher than me-- my brother. He's... more
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08/08/19

Clarify some archaic idioms ("but that" and "as the crow flies") in Dickens' "Bleak House"?
I have a question about a difficult paragraph in *Bleak House* by Charles Dickens.In chapter 2, I came across the following paragraph containing a couple of idioms which I can't understand... more
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08/08/19

What is the word for reserving something for yourself before others do?
In English-speaking TV shows, characters sometimes say something similar to *dips* to say to other people they are taking something for themselves before others do.Neither Google, Wiktionary or... more
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