Questions related to English vocabulary, forms, phrases, and syntax that is now more commonly seen in written literature than in everyday speech. Also used for questions citing excerpts from works of literature.
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Can native English speakers read Dickens easily?
I'm Japanese and I can read Dickens' works now, but with a great deal of effort. It can't be helped, I'm willing to admit btw.
I'm wondering how easily native English speakers can read his works. Is a dictionary necessary because they contain a lot…
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Is learning English with the Bible a good idea for ESL people?
I have a KJV Bible and considering to use it to improve my English vocabulary, reading and writing skills. But, I'm not a Christian and also not so familiar with Western culture. I'm afraid that there may be some issues during learning, such as the…
ESL Bible Learner
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Felling timber, tradition for a baronet?
Everyone. I am reading some literature works recently. Here is my questions when I run into those words(excerpted from Lady Chatterley’s Lover):
Sir Geoffrey stood for England and Lloyd George as his forebears had stood for England and St George:…
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Great Expectations, paragraph disection
"Whether common ones as to callings and earnings," pursued Joe,
reflectively, "mightn't be the better of continuing for to keep
company with common ones, instead of going out to play with oncommon
ones,—which reminds me to hope that there…
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what does hiding an uneasy conscience with a judicial air mean
What does hiding an uneasy conscience with a judicial air mean? I've quoted it from Pygmalion, a play by George Bernard Shaw.
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What literary device is used in "I am in the mood for dying"?
“She was my last, Jason, and I am saying it because it is true. Don’t look for me to keep you alive again when we set foot in Birchtown. Because I am in the mood for dying”
Specifically the phrase in italics. For context, the speaker had lost her…
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Meaning of "looking about" and "smart without a name"?
Im reading great expectations by charles dickens.
"stood near the door looking about me,"
"so bitter were my feelings, and so sharp was the smart without a name, that needed counteraction."
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