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What does "flood had made" mean?

word-usage literature contemporary-english

What does "rhumatis" mean?

meaning literature neologisms

Meaning of "to put a cupcake to someone's head"

meaning-in-context phrase-meaning literature

Meaning of "cry creek" and "cock of the game"

meaning meaning-in-context literature

Where can I find a modern English version of King James’s “Counterblaste to Tobacco”?

literature early-modern-english

What does “takes advantage of their head rope runs the risk” mean?

meaning phrase-usage translation literature spanish

Using 'a' with an uncountable entity

articles uncountable-nouns literature literary-techniques

What does it mean to beat one's hands together?

literature gestures

What is the meaning of the verb 'to get in the way'?

meaning-in-context literature

"An" in Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew

diction seventeenth-century-english literature shakespeare

What are the rules in composing a Haiku? (aside from the syllable count)

literature poetry

What is the correct term to describe literary works that are only partly fictional?

Grammatically figure out this paragraph from All The Pretty Horses by C. McCarthy

grammar literature

What is the meaning of "A.C. or D.C.?"

idioms meaning-in-context literature

"I you already know": is this proper English?

word-order literature

For whom the bell tolls - origin of "ask not" instead of "never send to know"

idioms phrase-origin literature poetry

Does "-een" denote endearment?

meaning expressions literature lolita

Early usage of Martian meaning inhabitant of Mars

word-usage etymology latin literature

What is the meaning of "you has the wind of me"?

meaning pronunciation phrase-meaning literature

Literature: 'Why' at the beginning of sentences [duplicate]

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