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Before I Got My Eye Put Out - The Poetry of Emily Dickinson: Crash Course English Lit #8
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Sofi posted on 2014/07/29Ever wondered about the mysterious Emily Dickinson? This Crash Course English Lit episode dives deep into her unique poetry, exploring themes of death and paradox with John Green. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and gain a richer understanding of 19th-century American culture and poetic meter!
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US /laɪn/
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UK /laɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Border that divides two places or regions
- Long crease in the skin, often from age
- Transitive Verb
- To put material along the inside of something
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US /feθ/
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UK /feɪθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Belief in a god or gods; religion
- Belief that that something is true without proof
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
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US /bʌz/
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UK /bʌz/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a low, constant noise like a bee
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US /kræʃ/
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UK /kræʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- To drop or fall suddenly
- Countable Noun
- Accident when two objects (cars) hit each other
- Loud sound made by the impact of an object
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