embroidering
is a way to decorate by sewing patterns on it with thread
9 Matching Annotations
- Nov 2018
- Oct 2018
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germanstories.vcu.edu germanstories.vcu.edu
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paragon
a model of excellence or of a particular excellence
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- Sep 2018
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inst-fs-iad-prod.inscloudgate.net inst-fs-iad-prod.inscloudgate.net
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syntagmatic
a relationship in the english language that occurs in the chain of speech.
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www.andersen.sdu.dk www.andersen.sdu.dk
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He thought about how he had been persecuted and scorned, and now he heard them all call him the most beautiful of all beautiful birds.
It's fascinating to see how throughout the whole entire text all the other animals were making fun of how different he was but then at the end he is praised for his beauty.
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newleftreview.org newleftreview.org
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charlatan
when someone is dishonest about a skill or knowledge that they have.
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- Aug 2018
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www.poetryfoundation.org www.poetryfoundation.org
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I had a fairly powerful hunch “That he might have me for his lunch.
This reminds me of how when there are people with guns and both don't know if one will shoot or not so the other decides to pull the trigger in fear of him doing the same. Great example with curiosity and fear.
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chnm.gmu.edu chnm.gmu.edu
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There once was a father who slaughtered a pig, and his children saw that
This illustrates how children do as they see and think it's okay since they do not know of the consequences.
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www.thevolta.org www.thevolta.org
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As Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire Cat tells confused little Alice – when she asks how to get to the Queen – “Some go this way. Some go that way. I prefer the short-cut.
It's interesting how it's up to the author to put all of his thoughts and creativity in the middle of the whole story, which would be called the "short cut." It's a whole different way of looking at these stories.
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spenserians.cath.vt.edu spenserians.cath.vt.edu
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Besides this, he ought to be very well versed in Legends and Fables, antiquated Romances, and the Traditions of Nurses and old Women, that he may fall in with our natural Prejudices, and humour those Notions which we have imbibed in our Infancy.
The author tells us here that basically in every fairytale there are certain ways that it has to be written. It is based off of old times, such as when women were would stay home and clean.
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