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Like Pale Gold - The Great Gatsby Part I: Crash Course English Literature #4
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Why Why posted on 2013/03/26Ever wondered about the dazzling, yet tragic, world of Jay Gatsby? This video dives deep into F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic, exploring themes like the American Dream and rich literary symbolism with John Green's signature wry humor. You'll boost your understanding of complex sentence structures and pick up some fantastic advanced vocabulary along the way!
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US /ɡrin/
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UK /gri:n/
- Adjective
- Color of young leaves
- Covered with vegetation, e.g. grass
- Noun
- Large grassy area
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US /ˈjeloʊ/
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UK /ˈjeləʊ/
- Adjective
- Color of lemons or the sun
- Lacking in courage; cowardly (used as an INSULT)
- Intransitive Verb
- To turn yellow, often due to being old
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US /ɡret/
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UK /ɡreɪt/
- Adverb
- Very good; better than before
- Adjective
- Very large in size
- Very important
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US /laɪt/
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UK /laɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- To provide a way to see ahead
- Adjective
- Being bright making it easy to see; not dark
- Being pale and lacking darkness of color
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