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Reading

04/02/19

How to quickly understand in continuous parentheses?
The problem comes when I try to understand (multiple) continuous parentheses, for example:Summary of text leading up to this: someone purpose to eliminate 13 majors about humanities since they are... more
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04/02/19

Meaning of “come eleven a.m. or so”?
I'm reading *The Fermented Man* by Derek Dillinger. The author talks about his reaction towards sugary sweets after one year of eating very simply. It turns out the average amount of sugar most... more
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Reading Pronunciation

04/02/19

English and French reading rules?
Lieutenant is a word of French origin, and it is read as /le**f**ˈtenənt/. I've never learnt French and I don't know anything about French reading rules, unfortunately. But I guess the English... more
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04/02/19

What are reading comprehension tools that can generate or suggest plainer language?
I'm looking for ways to simplify a document for better comprehension after I have already gone through an editing process myself. It could include suggestions easier synonyms, grammar optimization... more
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Reading

04/02/19

What does "two large, disheveled shapes" refer to in this context?
> Harry felt as though he had barely lain down to steep in Ron's room when he was being shaken awake by Mrs. Weasley. > > “Time to go, Harry, dear,” she whispered, moving away to wake... more
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04/02/19

The differences bewteen "Mere" and "Merely".?
What are the difference between these two sentences:1) He's a mere boy.2) He's merely a boy
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Reading Idioms Word Usage

04/02/19

My exam question?
I had an exam yesterday and this question was challenging for me>jack is not the kind of man____ work.>1. had avoided 1. avoiding 1. to avoid 1. avoids I answered 2 and someone said I was... more
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04/02/19

How is popular/useful Onset Rime word splitting during initial Phonological Awareness training?
We know that English doesn't have regular orthography and all spelling reforms was failed.I am surprised by learning methodology on reading/spelling with using onset / rime word splitting.From... more
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04/02/19

Context meaning of a passage?
> Whether the languages of the ancient American peoples were used for> expressing abstract universal concepts can be clearly answered in the> case of Nahuatl. Nahuatl, like Greek and... more
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Reading

04/02/19

It was a mark of how bad the last week had been that the other two agreed with him. What is the meaning in this context?
> There was a tap on the dark window.> > “It's Hedwig!” said Harry, hurrying to let her in. “She'll have> Charlie's answer!”> > The three of them put their heads together to read... more
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04/02/19

What does "but she felt it all the way down" mean?
A paragraph from [*Redemption Road: A... more
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Reading Synonyms

04/02/19

Words related to reading?
Can anyone please pile up the words related to reading?e.g read,browse and peruse. simple explanation of the words welcome. Thanks
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Reading

04/02/19

What is the FoRT test?
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04/02/19

Meaning of "added pitfall of ensuring"?
I’m reading *The Greedy Queen* by Annie Gray. The author introduced the way people made gelatine in Victorian times:> Jellies at this time were set with gelatine extracted from calves’> feet.... more
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Reading Sentence

04/02/19

Reading Comprehension for MCAT (how to understand this sentence)?
At the same time, many architectural critics seem to be convinced that the present call for sustainability with its "green buildings" is but another screen behind which well-known old power... more
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Reading Learning

04/02/19

How to improve understanding of long sentences in prose?
What are some efficient, methodical, productive ways to improve the skill and speed of interpreting, parsing, and reading long prosaic sentences? I refer not only to legalese or legal language, but... more
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Reading Quotes

04/02/19

Is it "end quote" or "unquote"?
When reading something that has a quote in the middle of it, is it proper to say "end quote" or "unquote" to signal the end of the quote? I've heard both ways.
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Reading Quotations

04/02/19

How to pronounce [...]?
When reading aloud a quotation, where part is skipped and replaced by `[...]`, what should I say in place of the [...]?
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04/02/19

Am I reading this wrong? Or is my understanding anachronical?
I started reading this short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, *What to Do About It*, published in 1933. And the story starts with a character trying to free a wheel from a tirelock:> [...] he... more
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04/01/19

What "Did I do this" refers to?
> There was an unearthly quality to the atmosphere inside the Frieze New York art fair, like the air in a plane—still but pressurized, with an unsettling hum—when the fiction writer Ottessa... more
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04/01/19

Help to understand this sentence "Harry grinned into his pillow, ..."?
> Harry rolled over in bed, a series of dazzling new pictures forming in his mind's eye….He had hoodwinked the impartial judge into believing he was seventeen.…he had become Hogwarts champion…he... more
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04/01/19

How to break sentences to get clear understanding?
>Sparva, unlike Treland’s other provinces, requires automobile insurers to pay for any medical treatment sought by someone who has been involved in an accident; in the other provinces, insurers... more
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Reading

04/01/19

What is "make me nervous" referring to?
*The hallway is eerily empty when I exit the elevator, which always makes me nervous.*Which does make me nervous, The hall way, The hall way being empty or the elevator?
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04/01/19

Meaning of "indispensable" in Thoreau quote?
> Most of the luxuries, and many of the so called comforts of life, are not only indispensable, but positive hinderances to the elevation of mankind. ~ "Walden", Henry David ThoreauIn my... more
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04/01/19

Help me understand what the lady says in the video at 9:46?
Could you please help me understand what the lady says in the below video at 9:46https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k95ln3wfTFsJust one sentence that is not totally clear to me.Thank you.
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