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  • 1learn´a|ble — learn «lurn», verb, learned or learnt «lurnt», learn|ing. –v.i. 1. to gain knowledge or skill; receive instruction: »Some children learn slowly. 2. to become informed; hear: »to …

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  • 2heart — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ♦♦ hearts 1) N COUNT Your heart is the organ in your chest that pumps the blood around your body. People also use heart to refer to the area of their chest that is closest to their heart. The bullet had passed less than an inch… …

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  • 3poem — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, fine, good, great ▪ famous ▪ collected, selected ▪ His collected poems we …

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  • 4learn — verb 1) learn a foreign language Syn: acquire, grasp, master, take in, absorb, assimilate, digest, familiarize oneself with, be taught; informal get the hang of 2) she learnt the poem Syn: memorize …

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  • 5learn — verb 1) learning a foreign language Syn: acquire a knowledge of, acquire skill in, become competent in, become proficient in, grasp, master, take in, absorb, assimilate, digest, familiarize oneself with; study, read up on, be taught, have lessons …

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  • 6Michael (poem) — Michael: A Pastoral Poem, written in 1800, is a one of William Wordsworth s best known poems and the subject of much critical literature. It was first published in the 1800 edition of Lyrical Ballads. It is a pastoral poem that tells the story of …

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  • 7The Lady of the Lake (poem) — The Lady of the Lake is a narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott, first published in 1810. Set in the Trossachs region of Scotland, it is composed of six cantos, each of which concerns the action of a single day.cite web url =… …

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  • 8Mental Pathology —     Mental Pathology     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mental Pathology     This subject will be considered under the following headings:     I. Localization of Mental Faculties     II. Causes of Mental Disturbances     III. Varieties of Insanity… …

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  • 9Arabic poetry — (Arabic, الِشعر العربي ash shi ru l arabiy ) is the earliest form of Arabic literature. Our present knowledge of poetry in Arabic dates from the 6th century, but oral poetry is believed to predate that. Arabic poetry is categorized into two main… …

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  • 10György Faludy — (September 22 1910, Budapest September 1 2006, Budapest), sometimes anglicized as George Faludy, was a Hungarian Jewish poet, writer and translator.Notable worksFaludy s translations of the ballads of François Villon, and even more prominent… …

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