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08/08/19

At what age does a child begin to develop reading comprehension?
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Reading

08/08/19

How can I understand and read things if I cannot understand anything because I have a low IQ, little comprehension capacity and I have difficulty reading texts?
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08/08/19

Is screen reading a hindrance in comprehension?
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08/08/19

an one "no not" to eat?
> But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that> is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a> railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner;... more
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08/08/19

Meaning of the phrase "treats of" in the title of chapter 1 of Oliver Twist?
The title of chapter 1 of Oliver Twist is as follow:"Treats of the place where Oliver Twist was born...".What is the exact meaning of the plural word "treats"? I assume it means something like... more
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08/08/19

A question about a quote from "Alice in Wonderland"?
Regarding this passage from Lewis Carrol's *Alice in Wonderland*:> 'No, please go on!' Alice said very humbly; 'I won’t interrupt again. I dare say there may be ONE.'> 'One, indeed!' said... more
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08/08/19

to locate information?
I'm confused by the following sentence:> Will I need to know this particular information again, and if so, will it be difficult **to locate?**In this sentence, is "to locate" a synonym of "to... more
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08/08/19

Meaning of "fast inside" (in context)?
I am curious what the exact meaning of the phrase "fast inside" is, as used in this sentence by D. H. Lawrence:> White savages, with motor-cars, telephones, incomes and ideals! Savages **fast... more
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08/07/19

Meaning of “someone who can smell an expense account at forty paces”?
What does "the ones who can smell an expense account at forty paces" mean?The sentence comes from this excerpt.>‘Nope. You would have been far too busy looking at the tall blonde girls with the... more
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Reading

08/07/19

What are the unconventional methods to read a book in less time, maintaining full comprehension?
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08/07/19

What's the meaning when we say "per se"?
Sometimes I read a sentence like the following one:> Objective-C does not provide a standard library, *per se*, but in most places.. I wonder how to interpret "per se." I'm non-native English... more
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08/07/19

Meaning of "pragmatic"?
What is the meaning of *pragmatic* in this example?> Another C construct, the #pragma> directive, is used to instruct the> compiler to use **pragmatic** or> implementation-dependent... more
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Reading

08/07/19

How does lack of fluency affect reading comprehension?
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08/07/19

Is the phrase "make the grade" correctly used in this context?
I was interested in the following sentence which appeared in an article titled “<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/schoolbook/2012/05/09/how-my-child-skipped-the-state-tests">How My Child... more
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08/05/19

Can "vetted" be used to mean somebody to whom some restrictions are not applied?
Using a CMS, I found the following description for a user setting.> If checked, this user will be granted "vetted" status. Vetted users create full projects and promote existing experimental... more
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08/05/19

What does "one needn't stand on trifles" mean?
I'm reading "The Portrait of a Lady" by Henry James, and I found the following two sentences.> "I suppose that after a girl has refused an English lord she may do anything," her aunt rejoined.... more
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08/05/19

How does negation affect the use and understanding of "or" and "and"?
I'm trying to make more sense of how negation effects how a sentence is parsed and understood if *and*'s and *or*'s are used within them.Pop quiz: You are trapped on a bus with a bomb going 50 MPH.... more
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08/05/19

What does "storm–the–gates populism” mean?
I was drawn to the words "storm-the-gates populism" in the following passage of the New York Times’ (February 15) article that came under the title, "Donald Trump escalates rhetoric before South... more
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08/05/19

Difference between "prima facie" and "preliminary" evidence?
I came across many sentences in empirical economics papers using the term:> prima facie evidenceIs there any difference between *"prima facie"* evidence and *"preliminary evidence"*?
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08/05/19

"We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"?
It is from the song "Hotel California" by the Eagles.I have a hard time interpreting the meaning of *device* in this context.
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Reading

08/05/19

What is skimming and scanning in reading comprehension?
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08/05/19

Meaning of "misuse of the word 'only'" in context?
I am reading the book *Learning Python* by Mark Lutz, in which there's a passage I don't understand: > I also want to thank my original editor at O’Reilly, the late Frank Willison. This book was... more
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08/04/19

Grammatically and meaning of "He has started feeling the heat of the chill"?
> He has started feeling the heat of the chill.Is the above sentence grammatically correct and does it make some sense?We know that the word "heat" can be used in the following ways - "... in... more
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08/03/19

Meaning of "delight the heart of a wheelbarrow"?
I found this sentence in The Green Fool by Patrick Kavanagh: >I heard phrases of whimsical prophecy and exciting twists of language that would delight the heart of a wheelbarrow or a modernist... more
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Reading

08/03/19

For study comprehension in non-technical fields, how important is it to stop and look up every new word versus figuring out the meaning in the flow and context of what is being read?
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