Daily Content Archive
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Restrictive vs. Non-Restrictive Attributive AdjectivesAttributive adjectives can be either restrictive or non-restrictive. Restrictive adjectives help establish the identity of the noun or pronoun being modified. What are non-restrictive adjectives? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 Head and Shoulders Above the CrowdIn the Spanish region of Catalonia, one tradition stands above all others: the building of castells—human towers. Traditionally built during festivals, these multi-tiered structures can contain as many as 10 levels, each composed of people linked together in a circle. This dangerous activity requires teamwork and planning. A tower is only considered complete once the final casteller has climbed to the top and extended one hand with four fingers raised in a gesture symbolizing what? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Cornerstone of Jefferson Memorial Is Laid (1939)The construction of the Jefferson Memorial on the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC, was authorized by Congress in 1934. In 1939, US President Franklin Roosevelt presided over a ceremony during which the cornerstone of the monument was laid. Completed and dedicated in 1943, the white marble building, designed by John Russell Pope, is a circular structure with a domed ceiling, surrounded by 26 columns. Inside is a bronze statue of Jefferson. Why was a temporary plaster statue initially erected there? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Felix Frankfurter (1882)Frankfurter was a US Supreme Court justice and presidential adviser. He served as secretary of war under President William H. Taft, advised President Woodrow Wilson at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, and advised President Franklin D. Roosevelt on many New Deal programs. In 1939, Roosevelt named him to the Supreme Court, where he served until 1962. In 1920, Frankfurter helped found the American Civil Liberties Union and argued in favor of what infamous pair of defendants? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Having learned the trick of beating and loving and suffering, the poor faithful heart persisted, although it lived on memories and carried on its sentimental operations mostly in secret.Kate Wiggin (1856-1923) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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the kiss of life— Artificial respiration, that is, the blowing into the mouth of a person who has stopped breathing so as to force air in and out of their lungs. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Shichi-Go-San (2023)Shichi-Go-San is an ancient Japanese celebration that marks the special ages of seven, five, and three. It has long been traditional for families to take girls aged seven, boys of five, and all three-year-olds to the neighborhood Shinto shrine. There they are purified, and the priest prays for their healthy growth. Afterwards, there are often parties for the children, and they are given a special pink hard candy, called "thousand-year candy," to symbolize hopes for a long life. Because Nov. 15 is not a legal holiday, families now observe the ceremony on the Sunday nearest that date. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: interchangeablealthough, though - Although and though are interchangeable as conjunctions, but to start a clause, use although. More... fungible - Interchangeable, returnable, or easily replaced. More... convertible - If terms are interchangeable or synonymous, they are convertible. More... inalienable, unalienable - Inalienable and unalienable are interchangeable for "unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor." More... | |