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When first i engaged in this work, i resolved to leave neither words nor things unexamined, and myself with a prospect of the hours which i should revel away in feasts of literature . . –preface to a dictionary of the english language, samuel johnson what is the connotation of the word revel in this passage?

When a monster in a story does not have the ability to communicate, what is the most likely result?

Short stories by male dark romantic writers explored insanity, also called madness, as suffered by young women. what is the tone of this passage?