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SAT Reading 1.1 Short Passages
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SAT Reading: Short Passages Drill 1, Problem 1

SAT Reading 2.2 Short Passages
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SAT Reading: Short Passages Drill 2, Problem 2

The Word "Fostering" in Line 6 Most Nearly Means...What?
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SAT Reading Long Passages Drill 1, Problem 2

SAT Reading 1.4 Long Passages
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SAT Reading Long Passages Drill 1, Problem 4

SAT Reading 1.5 Long Passages
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SAT Reading Long Passages Drill 1, Problem 5

SAT Reading 2.4 Long Passages
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Reading Long Passages: Drill 2, Problem 4

SAT Reading 3.2 Long Passages
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SAT Reading: Long Passages Drill 3, Problem 2

SAT Reading 3.6 Long Passages
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SAT Reading: Long Passages Drill 3, Problem 6

SAT Reading 1.3 Passage Comparison
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SAT Reading: Passage Comparison Drill 1, Problem 3

SAT Reading 2.2 Passage Comparison
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SAT Reading: Passage Comparison Drill 2, Problem 2

SAT Reading 3.2 Passage Comparison
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SAT Reading: Passage Comparison Drill 3, Problem 2

SAT Reading 4.2 Passage Comparison
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SAT Reading: Passage Comparison Drill 4, Problem 2

SAT Reading 5.2 Passage Comparison
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SAT Reading: Passage Comparison Drill 5, Problem 2

What Does the Author Mean by "Front" in this Context?
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Thoreau uses "front" to mean "face". He wants to face The Facts of Life without shying away from our natural tendencies, roots, and the simply way...

SAT Reading: Using Context to Define a Word
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What does "frittered away" mean in this context? Wasted. Wasted by the way. Thoreau claims we fritter away our lives praying to modern complex dist...

SAT Reading: Defining the Word "Creed" in the Context of President Obama's Speech
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What is our founding creed - like what does that mean, anyway? The "recipe" for America must be defended; our ideology is precious. We must protect...

SAT Reading: Using the Context of President Obama's Speech to Define "Steeled"
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We Americans endure crises and return stronger than ever. It didn't kill us so it made us stronger. Kelly Clarkson for President!

SAT Reading: Recognizing the Most Accurate Definition of "Fearfully" in Context
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What happens to tulips after they die? Was Holland haunted by tulip ghosts? Watch this video on analyzing text to find out!

SAT Reading: Defining the Word "Disparate" in Context
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TulipMania is not a wrestling octagon. The emotional connection with greed behind TulipMania drove more than intrinsic values attibuted to tulips....

SAT Reading: Identifying the Main Purpose of a Scientific Passage
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This sci-fi passage is about what? We pick out keywords and phrases and glean that it's about a single theory: Maximal tides squeeze Earth like it'...

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