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What is the meaning of "quixotic stance"?

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The meaning of Robinson Crusoe’s “and without with turf”

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What does the phrase "a fine one" mean in this context?

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Can anybody tell me the meaning of "a bloody great mass of iron and we work it- praise be to God for man's endeavour-"?

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The grammar in the English novel Forrest Gump

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Does "malefic rune", possible typo from "tune" in the context?

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English books reading complexity ratings

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What does "in the sere and yellow" mean?

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Literary term for when the author purposely doesn't describe something so that the audience is left to imagine it

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The meaning of "Not but what it might have been for something else; but it warn't."?

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I wanted to know what is the meaning of "checking off the points upon the palm of his left hand"?

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"Right tol loor rul!" Meaning - Dickens, Dombey and Son

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What is it called when you begin to exhibit similar personality traits as someone close to you?

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The term “handy” in “Of Mice and Men”

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Who is "Martha" alluded to in "Eight Cousins"?

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"Obscene yourself" (literally) in Hemingway's "For Whom The Bell Tolls"

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What does the sentence "I lit a cigarette that tasted like a plumber's handkerchief" mean? [closed]

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What is the meaning of 'fly' in: "I wonder how many real amber mouth-pieces there are in London? Some people think that a fly in it is a sign."

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What is the meaning of "let in" in : "but they were let in in early in the spring through the Venezuelan loan, as no doubt you remember"

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What do "Sech" and "Vich" mean in this sentence?

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