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This tag is for questions about the meaning of a word, which a dictionary cannot answer. If the question is about the meaning of a word that can't be understood outside its phrase or sentence, the "meaning-in-context" tag should be also used; for the meaning of a phrase, use the "phrase-meaning" tag instead. Your question should normally include the dictionary definition of the word, and explain how the dictionary does not answer your question.
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Can you paraphrase the highlighted part of passage please?
You seem to have nailed it.
I'd like to point out one missing detail though (emphasis mine):
" Decker was kind of biographer who pays attention to detail and had a great knowledge of his subject …
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What does “the most widely translated 20th-century” mean in this passage?
MW gives the following meaning for "translate"
to turn into one's own or another language
"the most widely translated 20th-century" means that Hesse was the 20th century author whose works were …
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What does have been compromised mean actually?
This means that the confidential information pertaining to the hacked debit cards fell into the hands of unauthorized personnel.
The writer talk …
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Arguing that vs which is arguing that
And is sentence one' meaning is equal to sentence two's?
Yes. …
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What is the use of the word Instead here?
She was sitting in the car instead of doing what?
Instead of paying attention to him.
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Is "too few" equivalent to "not enough"?
Needless to say, the meaning changes from the original intention. …
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What is meant by profiling by some one?
'profiling' is the activity of collecting important and useful details about someone or something.
Source
What one does with the collected information, which may or may not include treating that per …
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What does 'hymnodies' refer to in this context?
Following is a quote from the novel, "Requiem, Changing Times" by R J Parker (emphasis mine):
"I had that rash on my face from that fish Mom got - that was the last meal that came out of that restaur …
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How many "reps" of each exercise do you do?
It refers to "repetition".
A repetition can be defined as one complete movement of a particular exercise. Repetitions are simply a means to count the number of exercise movements performed in a gi …
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What is the meaning of given quote - When hungry, eat your rice; when tired, close your eyes
Lifehacker sums it up beautifully:
"Indeed, this saying does seem comical, but its simplicity is powerful. In our day to day lives we find a way to complicate everything. The food we eat, the work …
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What does 'with' mean in this sentence?
It simply means 'among'.
Rephrasing,
Rulers from many cultures commonly practiced this form of eavesdropping.
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What does "rabbited" mean/imply in this sentence?
Joss Whedon, who wrote The Avengers, also wrote the sci-fi TV series Firefly.
There he describes the term rabbiting as "Hightailing; running; fleeing" for the spaceship. (check under the heading "Fro …
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Does the phrase "literary servility" have a negative meaning in this paragraph
Literary means connected with literature. Servility, as you rightly mentioned, is the eagerness to serve and please someone, which in itself portrays negativity.
Hence, the phrase literary servility, …
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