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... meaning from Crèvecoeur's article appear below . The pas- sage in which each is used is quoted , and the meaning in that context is given . Then appear three additional phrases each containing the same italicized word used in a ...
... meaning from Crèvecoeur's article appear below . The pas- sage in which each is used is quoted , and the meaning in that context is given . Then appear three additional phrases each containing the same italicized word used in a ...
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... meaning " relying on . " One , two or more prefixes or suffixes may be attached to a root . By adding to dependent the prefix in- ( " not " ) , the meaning is reversed ; so that independent means " not hanging from " ; hence , " free ...
... meaning " relying on . " One , two or more prefixes or suffixes may be attached to a root . By adding to dependent the prefix in- ( " not " ) , the meaning is reversed ; so that independent means " not hanging from " ; hence , " free ...
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... meanings that cluster , like a bunch of grapes , around the literal meaning of a word . Every word has a literal , dictionary meaning or DENOTATION . ( Sci- entific prose aims at precision by using only denotations of words . ) But most ...
... meanings that cluster , like a bunch of grapes , around the literal meaning of a word . Every word has a literal , dictionary meaning or DENOTATION . ( Sci- entific prose aims at precision by using only denotations of words . ) But most ...
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APPROACHING AMERICAN | 1 |
Carl Sandburg Chicago | 34 |
William Saroyan The Oyster and the Pearl | 60 |
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