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08/03/19

What grade do young readers learn to visualize to improve reading comprehension?
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08/03/19

Why pool of processes?
I hit the [sentence](http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-3148/):> The *ProcessPoolExecutor* class is an *Executor* subclass that uses a pool> of processes to execute calls asynchronously.I was... more
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08/02/19

Is it normal to use ‘the second’ without a preposition in expressing ‘as soon as” or ‘no later than’?
I saw the following sentence in Time magazine’s (December 3) article titled “Betraying physical book: A book lover’s e-dilemma:> “When electronic books first came out, I embraced them... more
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08/02/19

Why is there a "mean" in "Greenwich Mean Time" (GMT)?
What's the meaning of the word "mean" in "Greenwich Mean Time"?Shouldn't we simply say something like "Greenwich Time"? I don't understand what the word "mean" is doing there.
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08/01/19

Is “go all coy over stg.” an idiom or simple combination of words?
I found the phrase “go all coy over reports “in the following sentence of Washington Post (May 12) article introducing CBS’s reported deal with Ashton Kutcher in replacing him Charlie Sheen as the... more
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08/01/19

Summer Reading is due!! What will you be asked to report and write about your assigned reading?
5 Main Areas commonly addressed on ACT examinations for reading and comprehension.
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08/01/19

Word for making an implication with tone?
Sometimes when people use the name of the person they're talking to in a statement it's used to dismiss the discussion at hand. For example, "Because the sky is blue, Alice" or "If you have two... more
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08/01/19

What's the meaning of "six words away"?
What's the meaning for "six words away"? I heard it repeatedly in the movie *Coach Carter*.**Edit:** In the scene in a bus, when the coach blasts the team for sneaking out to a party without... more
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08/01/19

SAT #9 Reading (Question 26 & 27)
Based on the passage, Bottke and Levison’s conclusions would be most weakened by a study that [...]?
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08/01/19

SAT #9 Reading (Questions 22 & 23)
In McKinnon’s view, Ceres differs from other objects in the asteroid belt in which significant way?
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Reading

08/01/19

How do you improve your reading speed without sacrificing your comprehension abilities?
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08/01/19

Meaning of "move out of a walk"?
In George Orwell's *1984*, Part 3, [Chapter 4](http://www.george-orwell.org/1984/20.html):> He attempted more elaborate exercises, and was astonished and> humiliated to find what things he... more
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08/01/19

What does “force oneself ” mean in the sentence,“Dickens has been forcing himself. Bleak House was forced; Little Dorrit was labored”?
I saw the phrase, “force himself” in the following sentence of Time (Jan 30) article titled “Charles in Charge.”:>Critics found these novels dreary and diffuse. Henry James, reviewing Our Mutual... more
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08/01/19

Meaning of "I'm kind of on a clock here"?
In the TV show *Friends*, there is the following conversation:> — Did you ask him? — No, I haven't had a chance yet. — I'm kind of on a clock here. — Oh, Fonzie. — You know who I always... more
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08/01/19

What does 'after commencement' mean in the following sentence?
I have some trouble understanding legal terms. I'll be very grateful to you if you could clarify the meaning of 'after commencement' in the first sentence of the British Nationality Act... more
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08/01/19

"There is no man who has never looked upon a woman WITH/WITHOUT desire"?
In Atticus's closing speech he argues:> “Which, gentlemen, we know is in itself a lie as black as Tom Robinson’s skin, a lie I do not have to point out to you. You know the truth, and the truth... more
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08/01/19

Meaning of art in this context?
A line from Kipling's The Last of the Light Brigade reads thus:They felt that life was fleeting; they knew not that art was long,What does *art* mean in this context?
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Reading

08/01/19

How can we increase our reading speed?
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08/01/19

What does “snug as a nun’s wimple or loose as a suggestion mean?
The Time Magazine’s article (November 5, 2015) titled, “Is Iran finally ready for change?” begins with the following passage:> “The politics of Iran may be relentlessly convoluted, but for years... more
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08/01/19

Broken Shells Make Temple bells' meaning?
There is a great Irish song 'As I Rover Out'. The 'Omnia' band made a remake of this song called 'Who Are You?'The meaning of the certain sentence in this remake became a subject of discussion... more
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08/01/19

Meaning of "a certain air of"?
What does "a certain air of" mean? I met it in the Chapter 3 of "A Study in Scarlet" by sir A. C. Doyle:> He was a man with some amount of self-importance and **a certain air of** command.
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08/01/19

What do ‘it’ ‘on’ ‘off’ mean in “it’ll be on with the old Invisibility Cloak and off to find out what he’s –“?
I have trouble understanding the bold part.Harry has a magical map by which he can see where others are. He is looking at the map and paying attention to his enemy schoolboy, Malfoy.>”Well, I’m... more
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08/01/19

What is the meaning of "often mistaken, never in doubt"?
What is the meaning of "often mistaken, never in doubt"? In what context is the phrase used?
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08/01/19

Meaning of different responses to a negative imperative?
Can you answer a negative imperative such as, "Don't forget to buy some milk" with a "I will" rather than a "I won't." If so, what would it mean ?
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08/01/19

is to + verb, "was to" + verb?
I've got a sentence that I can't quite well understand. My problem in the sentence is the "were to play" part.How does it change the meaning of the sentence? Does it mean that this was an action in... more
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