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Does this sentence of Melville lack a verb?
Oct 9, 2020
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Is "one" unnecessary in this quote of Melville?
Sep 9, 2020
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What does "spinning upon the shoals" mean?
Jul 5, 2019
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What does "gan" mean in "White thy fambles, red thy gan And thy quarrons dainty is."
May 19, 2020
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What might 'unhooped oceans' mean in this passage of Melville?
Nov 23, 2020
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Why was "a world" used in this sentence of Melville?
Mar 23, 2021
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"in the Hebrew it ..." vs "in Hebrew it ..." - what is the difference of meaning in this paragraph of Milton and in general?
May 27, 2023
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What does 'bower' mean in this sentence from Walden?
Apr 1, 2023
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What is meant by "the crotchet of the law" in chapter VIII of Milton's "The Doctrine & Discipline of Divorce"?
Jun 13, 2023
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How did 'man of war' get that name?
Jun 2, 2023
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What does the clown mean by saying that brothels in the cities "shall stand for seed" in the second scene of "Measure for Measure"?
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Can you perform/receive freelance work anonymously?
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What might "And God, for a Frontier." mean in "I am afraid to own a Body—"?
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Of what veil does Thoreau speak and what does he mean by being missing in this passage from "A Plea for Captain John Brown"?
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What does Thoreau mean by making one's pack in this paragraph from "Slavery in Massachusetts"?