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ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 1.2 Vocabulary-In-Context. In this passage, the word "illustrious" most nearly means...what?
ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 1.2 Summary. Which of the following best describes the purpose of this passage?
ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 1.3 Vocabulary-In-Context. The word "preposterous" most nearly means what?
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ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 1.2 Detail. According to the passage, the University of Virginia is unique because...what?
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Thank you We sneak and here's your shmoop du jour
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brought to you by thomas jefferson along with rotating clothes
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racks the dumbwaiter and the state of louisiana let's read
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the following passage thomas jefferson founded the university of junior
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in eighteen nineteen universe Virginia was first university to offer
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full elective courses to its students meaning that they could
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study whatever interested him Jefferson was also responsible for the
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architectural design of the university which consisted of several separate
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buildings arranged around a grassy lawn Didn't shakespeare write that
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paragraph That was an awesome paragraph and our lovely question
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according to the passage of the university virginia is unique
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because our potential answers all right so be present All
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right we're not experts on thomas jefferson's life story kind
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of always sort are but it's on our dvr somewhere
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we recall him being kind of an over achiever as
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faras presidents go so we can eliminate answers see andy
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because the pastor does not mention jefferson being a president
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not that we aren't proud of him but it just
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isn't relevant to our question Answer be triggers are spider
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sense a little because we know that the v a
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it was the first of something But after re reading
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the passage we know that the correct answer is a
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university of virginia was the first university to offer full
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elective courses like you can elect to take whatever course
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you want which is pretty cool So next time we
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get to take a glass just for fun We'll remember
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to thank spider man Just kidding Come We're sure you 00:01:33.27 --> [endTime] help
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