Daily Content Archive
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Compound SentencesCompound sentences are made up of at least two independent clauses that are joined using a conjunction and/or punctuation. How can we determine if two clauses can be joined in a compound sentence? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 The SabinesThe Sabines were members of a tribe that lived in ancient Italy before the founding of Rome. According to legend, Romulus and a group of mostly male followers abducted Sabine women to populate the newly built town of Rome, an incident known as "The Rape of the Sabine Women"—in this context "rape" simply means "kidnapping." This story has been a common theme of art throughout history. How did the Sabine women supposedly end the conflict between the armies of their fathers and their husbands? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Alcoholics Anonymous Founded (1935)Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international organization dedicated to helping alcoholics stop drinking and maintain their sobriety. It functions through local groups that meet regularly and emphasizes a 12-step recovery program that includes acknowledgment of the problem, faith in a "higher power," and a desire to change for the better and to help others recover. Founded in 1935 by two alcoholics, today AA has more than ninety thousand local groups around the globe and how many members? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921)Philip is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. The son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice, who was a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, he was raised in Britain and served in combat with the Royal Navy in World War II. In 1947, he became a British subject and renounced his right to the Greek and Danish thrones. He married Princess Elizabeth in 1947 and continued on active service in the navy until her accession to the throne in 1952. Who is their son? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 It was the last night before sorrow touched her life; and no life is ever quite the same again when once that cold, sanctifying touch has been laid upon it.Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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be home and hosed— To have successfully completed something, as a project or activity. Primarily heard in Australia. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Time Observance Day (2019)Emperor Tenchi (or Tenji) of Japan (626-671) is credited with making the first water clock, a device that measured time by the amount of water leaking out of a vessel. The Japanese honor their 38th emperor on June 10, the day on which he first ordered the hour to be announced by sounding temple bells and drums. The Rokoku Festival, or Water Clock Festival, is held on this day at the Omi Jingu Shrine in the city of Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, where the emperor's water clock is housed. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: spottedcheetah - Taken from Sanskrit citraka, "leopard," related to citra, "spotted, speckled, variegated." More... fleck - Of Scandinavian origin, it came from the adjective flecked, "spotted." More... piebald, skewbald - Piebald is being spotted with irregular patches of different colors, especially black and white; skewbald is spotted white and a color other than black. More... pinto - As in horse and beans, it is Spanish for "painted, mottled, spotted." More... | |