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Can native English speakers read Dickens easily?

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What does "for a million bucks" mean in "I wouldn't have gone inside for a million bucks"?

asked Oct 14, 2021 at 5:26

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What does "numbers" mean in the picture?

asked Feb 27, 2022 at 8:20

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"You have just dropped your key." or "You dropped your key."

asked Dec 31, 2020 at 6:24

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What's the meaning of "as may be" in this sentence?

asked Jun 9, 2020 at 8:46

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What does "a fear of he was not certain what" mean?

asked May 18, 2021 at 13:55

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What's the meaning of "what he saw in it of censure or rebuke"?

asked Nov 19, 2021 at 7:36

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How to read this confusing sentence by Henry James?

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What does this mean?: "So monstrous was I then ready to pronounce it that the child should be under an interdict."

asked Feb 19, 2022 at 16:51

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What nuance does "Scientists do not really know." have?

asked May 12, 2021 at 10:54

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Meaning of "If it was proper to speak of days" in the novel 1984 by Orwell

asked May 18, 2021 at 10:12

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What does "Imagined only as Orwell could," mean in the sentence?

asked Feb 5, 2021 at 13:32

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What does "A dream is, so to speak, an additional helping of experience for which, in my opinion, we are never sufficiently graceful." mean?

asked Feb 6, 2021 at 17:50

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What is the difference between "a" and "the" in these sentences

asked Jul 29, 2020 at 14:23

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Please teach me what these sentences mean

asked Oct 26, 2020 at 8:26

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Please teach me the correct meaning of this sentence

asked Dec 15, 2020 at 18:14

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the meaning of "as it seemed to him at times"?

asked Nov 18, 2021 at 13:23

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"information" and "the information" in this case

asked Aug 3, 2021 at 17:08

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Is this an interrogative sentence or rhetorical question?

asked Oct 6, 2021 at 11:47

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the meaning of "a sin as any sin ever was one"

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Is "he could not remember how many" a noun phrase in 1984 by Orwell?

asked Feb 12 at 5:38

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Why is "an university" used, not "a university"?

asked Jul 26 at 7:37

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About a meaning of "My collection was growing."

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23 Questions

Can native English speakers read Dickens easily?

What does "for a million bucks" mean in "I wouldn't have gone inside for a million bucks"?

What does "numbers" mean in the picture?

"You have just dropped your key." or "You dropped your key."

What's the meaning of "as may be" in this sentence?

What does "a fear of he was not certain what" mean?

What's the meaning of "what he saw in it of censure or rebuke"?

How to read this confusing sentence by Henry James?

What does this mean?: "So monstrous was I then ready to pronounce it that the child should be under an interdict."

What nuance does "Scientists do not really know." have?

Meaning of "If it was proper to speak of days" in the novel 1984 by Orwell

What does "Imagined only as Orwell could," mean in the sentence?

What does "A dream is, so to speak, an additional helping of experience for which, in my opinion, we are never sufficiently graceful." mean?

What is the difference between "a" and "the" in these sentences

Please teach me what these sentences mean

Please teach me the correct meaning of this sentence

the meaning of "as it seemed to him at times"?

"information" and "the information" in this case

Is this an interrogative sentence or rhetorical question?

the meaning of "a sin as any sin ever was one"

Is "he could not remember how many" a noun phrase in 1984 by Orwell?

Why is "an university" used, not "a university"?

About a meaning of "My collection was growing."