Daily Content Archive
(as of Monday, May 2, 2022)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Defining VerbsVerbs are used to indicate the actions, processes, conditions, or states of beings of people or things. They constitute the root of the predicate, which, along with the subject, forms a full clause or sentence. When we discuss verbs' role in the predicate, we usually divide them into what two fundamental categories? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 The Great Pyramid of GizaThe Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is the largest pyramid ever built. A mass of limestone blocks covering 13 acres (5.3 hectares), it was originally 756 feet (230 m) along each side of its base and 482 feet (147 m) high. It has several passages, two large chambers in addition to one below ground level, and two small air chambers for ventilation. It is believed to have been built as the tomb of fourth dynasty Egyptian King Khufu, who was known by what Greek name? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 King Hussein of Jordan Enthroned (1953)Jordan's King Hussein reigned from 1953 until his death in 1999, ascending the throne after his father was declared mentally unfit to rule. Hussein generally espoused a pro-Western policy that brought him into conflict with Arab leftist leaders and Palestinians in Jordan. His neutral stance during the Gulf War and a 1994 peace treaty with Israel secured his reputation as a moderating force in Middle Eastern politics. As a teen, Hussein survived an attempt on his life. What allegedly saved him? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Theodor Herzl (1860)Herzl was the founder of modern Zionism. A journalist, he was sent to Paris to report on the Dreyfus Affair and was appalled by the vicious anti-Semitism he observed. Concluding that Jewish assimilation in Europe was impossible and that the only solution to the Jewish problem was the establishment of a Jewish national state, Herzl organized the first Zionist World Congress. At the time of his death, Herzl's organization was considering establishing a Jewish homeland in what region of the world? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 I want a house that has got over all its troubles; I don't want to spend the rest of my life bringing up a young and inexperienced house.Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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squashed (in) like sardines— Very tightly or snugly packed together, especially in a small space. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Festival of Sant' Efisio (2022)The Sagra di Sant' Efisio at Cagliari, in Sardinia, Italy, commemorates the martyrdom of a 3rd-century Roman general who was converted to Christianity and credited with saving the town from the plague. On May 1, a procession accompanies a statue of St. Efisio through the streets of Cagliari to the church of Pula, the town where he suffered martyrdom. Three days later, the statue returns to Cagliari. Several thousand pilgrims, wearing costumes that date from the 17th century and earlier, take part in the procession, which culminates in a parade down Cagliari's main avenue. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: suddenall of a sudden - Is the grammatically correct version; do not say "all of the sudden." More... coup de main - A sudden and unexpected movement or attack. More... sudden - From Latin sub-, "up to," and ire, "come, go," making subitus, "come or go up stealthily." More... vicissitude - A sudden or unexpected change in life. More... | |