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" The " is used for a specific noun (ground floor). " An " is used before a vowel sound (old house), and " the " is used for a specific river (River Thames). Show/Hide Explanation
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I’m afraid my youngest son has never been particularly quick on the uptake .
مجھے ڈر ہے کہ میرا سب سے چھوٹا بیٹا کبھی بھی خاص طور پر تیز نہیں ہوا۔
Uptake means شامل ہونے کا عمل
" Quick on the uptake " means quick to understand things.
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The Augustan Age refers to the period of Roman history when Augustus Caesar ruled (27 BC - 14 AD).
It is also known as the Golden Age of Latin literature.
It is characterized by a flourishing of poetry, prose, and drama.
It is marked by purity and elegance of style.
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مخفف کی ایک مثال مندرجہ ذیل میں سے کون سا ہے؟
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UNESCO stands for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization . It is formed from the initial letters of each word. An acronym is a word formed from the initial letters of a series of words, often used as a shortcut. Show/Hide Explanation
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Diphthongs are vowel sounds that begin with one vowel position and smoothly transition to another within the same syllable (e.g., "coin," "loud"). They differ from monophthongs , which have a single, unchanging vowel sound. Show/Hide Explanation
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Utopia was written by Thomas More in 1516 . It presents a fictional island society and explores political and social ideas . It offering a critique of contemporary European society. Show/Hide Explanation
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Edmund Spenser dedicated his Shepheardes Calendar (1579) to Sir Philip Sidney , a prominent figure of the Elizabethan court and a literary patron. The work is a pastoral poem and one of Spenser's early successes. Show/Hide Explanation
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Syllabic consonants act as the nucleus of a syllable without needing a vowel (e.g., "bottle" /l̩/ ). Common examples include /l̩/, /n̩/, and /m̩/ in unstressed syllables. Show/Hide Explanation
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King Claudius is the main villain in Hamlet , as he murders his brother, King Hamlet , to seize the throne. He manipulates others and plots against Prince Hamlet to secure his power. Show/Hide Explanation
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Charles Ferguson introduced the term " Diglossia " to describe a situation where two dialects or languages are used by a community in different social contexts. In diglossia, one variety (often high) is used for formal settings, while the other (low) is used for everyday communication. Show/Hide Explanation