Daily Content Archive
(as of Monday, July 20, 2015)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Stative Verbs that Take GerundsStative verbs, also known as verbs of feeling, are very likely to take gerunds as their objects. "Love" is a common stative verb that takes gerunds. What is the gerund in the following sentence? "I love going to the movies." More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 YMCAThe Young Men's Christian Organization (YMCA) was founded in London in 1844 and has as its objective the development of values and behaviors that are consistent with Christian principles; membership is not limited to Christians, however, and women and girls have been accepted as members since World War II. In North America, the YMCA is usually perceived to be primarily a community sports facility, but in practice it utilizes a broad range of other programs, such as what? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 King Abdullah I of Jordan Is Assassinated (1951)Abdullah I was the king of Jordan from 1946 until his death. With Britain's support, he led Arab revolts against Turkish rule in WWI and, after the Ottoman Empire's collapse, became emir of the British mandate of Transjordan in 1921. When the mandate ended, he became king of the renamed Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. In 1948, he attacked the newly established state of Israel, annexing the portions of Palestine now known as the West Bank. In 1951, he was assassinated in Jerusalem by whom? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Petrarch (1304)The "Father of Humanism," Petrarch was the greatest scholar of his age. He traveled widely, visiting fellow scholars and searching out manuscripts, and wrote numerous lyrics, sonnets, and canzoni. His awareness of the classical past as a source of literary and philosophical meaning for the present left a lasting influence on European literature and paved the way for the Renaissance. Many of Petrarch's poems are devoted to what woman, who awoke a lasting passion in him on Good Friday in 1327? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging them, right or wrong, hit or miss, renders conversation insipid and vulgar.Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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a feast for the eyes— An especially attractive, pleasing, and/or remarkable sight or visual experience. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Colombia Independence Day (2018)On the day they celebrate their independence from Spain, Colombians in the capital city of Bogotá often visit a historic place known as La Casa del Florero (The House of the Flowerpot). It was here that a Colombian storekeeper refused to lend a large flowerpot to the Spaniards. A riot ensued—the beginning of the revolt against Spain. There are Independence Day parades throughout the country on July 20. Schoolchildren march in their uniforms, and dancers perform in the costumes of their region. In the afternoon, people watch athletic games and listen to singing groups perform folk songs. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: saladcorn salad - A name given to several species of annual herbs sometimes used for salad. More... fruit cocktail, fruit cup, fruit salad - Fruit cocktail (1922) is a mixture of sliced or diced fruits, and it is synonymous with fruit cup (1931); fruit salad (1861) is a salad composed of fruits. More... salad days - Those when one is green in judgment, young and inexperienced. More... salad - A shortened version of Latin herba salata, "salted vegetables," from Latin sal, "salt." More... | |