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This tag is for questions about the meaning of a longer passage of English. A SPECIFIC CONCERN must be emphasized.
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Flatland -- What does the author mean by "only hard"?
The "hard" is in contrast to shadows, which are soft edged, and can merge. The implication is that they are not as ethereal as shadows. But as 2-dimensional.
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In what occasion could the word “precious” be taken disapprovingly, or sarcastically?
"She is very precious about her chairmanship of the sandwich committee". It is normally when a person is described as being precious about something that it would be considered a negative statement
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What does "ever" mean in this sentence?
It is an emphasis phrase, in this case. It is meant to say that it did hit home, decisively and definitely, right in the middle of the goal/basket/nose or whatever.
It is, I think, a slight Americani …
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How should I understand the word "bound" in this sentence?
It means "heading for" in this context. It is used for this because the journey would have taken months, and so the ship would have been bound for South America for a long time, unlike when we fly tod …
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Where does "patching through" come from?
To take it a little further back, they were called patch boards, I believe, because they were used for temporary connections in some electrical systems, so they were a patch to make something work for …
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What's the meaning of the expression "bed burning" or "bed on fire"?
I think "bed" refers to "home" or safety. In the Midnight Oil song, it means something like, how can we ignore what is happening when it is destroying our homes and houses? It refers to the forceable …
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Precedence: and > or?
I would intepret it as
either "GN3001 and GN3002"
or "BC3006 and BC3007"
are required
But I would also consider that it is badly formulated, and they should have made it crystal clear.
One reaso …
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