Literature
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What's a colonnade? My girlfriend is freaking me out with stories of her dream wedding where she walks down a colonnade. I know this is the least of my problems, but I'm curious. |
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My grandma says she knows how I feel when I knit my brows. Is she crazy? |
| 28. |
Why is Shakespeare's play titled Julius Caesar, even though he is dead by Act III and plays a relatively small role? |
| 29. |
I know bier has something to do with dead people, but what is it exactly? |
| 30. |
My brainy brother owns a Harley and says his girlfriend is the pillion. Is he insulting her or just showing off? |
| 31. |
I ran across the word mien in a book. Is it a typo? |
| 32. |
Is a younker a person or a place? |
| 33. |
Does precipitancy have something to do with the weather? |
| 34. |
I'm writing a grade 12 comparative essay, and I need a book that I could compare with All Quiet on the Western Front. Any suggestions? |
| 35. |
A friend says she suffers from ineffable sadness. What's ineffable? |
| 36. |
What's a scow? |
| 37. |
Is a maelstrom some kind of dangerous weather? |
| 38. |
What is the meaning of this saying, "The cat will mew and dog will have his day"? |
| 39. |
What is a paradox? |
| 40. |
The Picture of Dorian Gray mentions a panegyric on youth. What does that mean? |
| 41. |
In Madame Bovary, what's a mairie? |
| 42. |
In The Kite Runner, what's palliative mean? |
| 43. |
So what's oligarchy? In government class, my teacher mentioned that word when we were talking about the Blagojevich scandal in Illinois. |
| 44. |
Is intrepidity a good thing or a bad thing? |
| 45. |
My grandmother told me that she thinks grandpa should see an alienist. Does she think he's from another planet or what? |
| 46. |
Do you have to have licentiousness to get your driver's license? |
| 47. |
I ran across the word hardihood in something I read the other day. Is it some kind of clothing? |
| 48. |
I saw mention of haversack in my history book. What does that word mean? |
| 49. |
I'm guessing the word quadroon is four of something. But what's a roon? |
| 50. |
I'm trying to understand Shakespeare's play, King Lear. Can you explain these quotes from Act 1, Scene 1? |
