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Questions regarding the meaning of certain terms or phrases used in a work of literature. If your question concerns the symbolic significance of something whose surface meaning is clear, use the [symbolism] tag instead. Please add specific tags as well: for the author (if known), the language (if not English), and either the work itself (if long) or the [poetry] or [short-stories] tags for short works.
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What does "made notes for a little thesis" mean here?
I would like to know what "made notes for a little thesis" means in the following sentences:
Collins made notes for a little thesis pointing out the
inferiority of the original mosaics to their …
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What does "the facts about themselves" mean here?
Could you please let me know what "the facts about themselves" means in the following sentences:
I was in no great pains to keep in touch with England. I followed
local advice for my itinerary a …
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What does "the continent" mean in this context?
I would like to know what "the continent" means in the following sentences:
I had known him almost all my life, Beniek. He lived around the corner from us, in our neighbourhood in Wrocław, composed o …
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What does "Beniek was part of that band of kids, one of the bolder ones." mean in this context?
I would like to know what "Beniek was part of that band of kids, one of the bolder ones." means in the following sentences:
It was on the wide pavements, lined with trees and benches, that all the ch …
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What does "you can’t possibly have gone through life as carelessly as you made out" means here?
I am confused as to the meaning of "go through life" and "made out" especially.
I am an English learner from South Korea. I would very much appreciate your help. :) …
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What does "an appeal, a right violated and invoked" mean in this context?
I would like to know what "an appeal, a right violated and invoked" means in the following sentences:
I stood.
‘I need to go,’ I said, knowing it was true. Your face, your limbs –
it was as if your e …
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What does "Am I sick?" mean in this context?
I would like to know what "Am I sick?" means in the following sentences:
“I mustn't! I mustn't! I'm nervous this afternoon. Am I sick? . . .
Good Lord, I hope it isn't that! Not now! How people …
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What does "rather vaguely conceived sweetness and light" mean in this context?
I would like to know what "rather vaguely conceived sweetness and light" means in the following sentences:
The other girls in her dormitory marveled at the slightness of her
body when they saw h …
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What does "courtyards" mean in this context?
I would like to know what "courtyards" means in the following sentences:
I had known him almost all my life, Beniek. He lived around the corner from us, in our neighbourhood in Wrocław, composed of r …
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What does "chafed" mean here?
I would like to know what "chafed" means in the following sentences:
"I like her," said Daisy, "I think she's lovely."
But the rest offended her—and inarguably, because it wasn't a gesture but an emo …
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What does "an affront to the common store of life" mean here?
I am reading The Great Gatsby, and would very much like to know what "an affront to the common store of life" means in the following sentences:
He set down the receiver and came toward us, glistening …
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What does "if we had room for him" mean in "The Great Gatsby"?
I am reading The Great Gatsby, and would like to know what "if we had room for him" means in the following sentences:
"Biloxi?" He concentrated with an effort. "I didn't know him. He was a
friend of …
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What does "that most limited of all specialists" mean here?
I am reading The Great Gatsby, and encountered these sentences:
There was so much to read, for one thing, and so much fine health to
be pulled down out of the young breath-giving air. I bought a doze …
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Does "rounded streets" mean curved streets in this passage?
I would like to know what "rounded streets" means in the following sentences:
I had known him almost all my life, Beniek. He lived around the corner from us, in our neighbourhood in Wrocław, composed …
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What does "wade through its lunar landscape" mean in this context?
I would like to know what "wade through its lunar landscape" means in the following sentences:
In the afternoons we were free. Beniek and I and some other boys would go to the beach and swim in the c …
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