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Originally Posted by hidari
Harry, You claim to read Many 19th Century novels..but I would imagine after reading the whole tome of Dickens, Tolstoy, and Balzac..... for example you would have a good grasp of many of the 'terms' that are used within the context of what you are reading... n'est pas?
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Yes, I've certainly greatly increased my vocabulary as a result of reading such novels, especially in areas like all the different types of horse-drawn carriages that existed at the time! But I still encounter quite a few words I don't know, and I appreciate having the dictionary at hand for that.