Daily Content Archive
(as of Monday, June 13, 2016)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Adverbs of TimeAdverbs of time tell us at what time (when) or for how long (duration) something happens or is the case. Where are adverbs of time most often placed in a sentence? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 SleepwalkingAn estimated 18 percent of the world's population is prone to sleepwalking. While most cases simply consist of sitting up in bed, there are a number of documented cases of eating, bathing, and even driving and committing murder while sleeping. The sleep disorder is more common in people with high levels of stress and anxiety and among those with a family history of sleepwalking. What tragic Shakespearean character, wracked with an overwhelming sense of guilt, is driven to sleepwalk? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 The New York Times Begins Publication of the Pentagon Papers (1971)The Pentagon Papers were top secret government documents detailing US involvement in SE Asia from WWII to 1968. In 1971, a former government employee leaked portions of the 47-volume study, which revealed both miscalculation and deception on the part of US policymakers, to The New York Times, which began publishing articles about it. Citing national security, the Justice Department obtained an injunction against further publication, and the case went to the Supreme Court. How did it rule? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Gnaeus Julius Agricola (40 CE)Agricola was a Roman general responsible for much of the Roman conquest of Britain, where he was made consul and governor after a distinguished military and political career. He pacified most of the territory, conquering North Wales and advancing far into Scotland, and also circumnavigated the island. His biography, the De Vita et Moribus Lulii Agricolae—The Life and Character of Julius Agricola—was the first published work of his son-in-law, what Roman historian? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 The older one grows, the more one likes indecency.Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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be (someone's) huckleberry— dated To be well or perfectly suited to someone's job, need, or purpose. Primarily heard in US. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Feast of St. Anthony of Padua (2017)St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1195, and is the patron saint of Portugal. The festivities held here in his honor begin on the evening of June 12 with an impressive display of marchas, walking groups of singers and musicians, who parade along the Avenida da Liberdade. The celebration continues the next day with more processions and traditional folk dancing. Another custom of the day is for a young man to present the girl he hopes to marry with a pot of basil concealing a verse or love letter. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: teardiscerp - To shred or tear something apart. More... avulse - To tear or pull away or pluck off. More... deracinate - "To pluck or tear up by the roots," from Latin racine, "root." More... dilacerate, dilaniate - To tear or rip something or someone to shreds is to dilacerate or dilaniate. More... | |