Walt Whitman
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From ''Wuthering Heights'' by Emily Brontë (chapter 1 simplified)
Heathcliff’s dark dwelling isn’t a comfortable house like Thrushcross Grange.
Is “dwelling” a synonym for “house”? Could it be used here to avoid repetition? Is it an old-fashioned word or is it still commonly used?
Thank you
WW
Heathcliff’s dark dwelling isn’t a comfortable house like Thrushcross Grange.
Is “dwelling” a synonym for “house”? Could it be used here to avoid repetition? Is it an old-fashioned word or is it still commonly used?
Thank you
WW
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