Daily Content Archive
(as of Thursday, September 28, 2023)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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quietude
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Adverbial ComplementsAdverbial complements are adverbs or other adverbial elements in a clause that are required to complete the meaning of the verb. How do they differ from adverbial adjuncts? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 Solar WindA solar wind is a stream of ionized hydrogen, helium, and other heavy ions that radiates outward from the sun and reaches velocities of about 1 million mph (1.6 million km/h) during “quiet” periods. It pushes the gas of comets' tails away from the Sun, and its “gusts” cause geomagnetic disturbances and auroras on Earth. It is believed that the solar wind has stripped away up to 1/3 of Mars' original atmosphere. What protects the Earth's atmosphere? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Saint Wenceslas Murdered by His Brother (935 CE)During his reign, the Good King Wenceslaus, as he was known, was noted for his piety and worked vigorously to strengthen Christianity in Bohemia. His religion and his friendly relations with King Henry I—with whom he had negotiated a peace when Henry invaded—caused discontent among the nobles, and Wenceslaus was assassinated by his brother Boleslav I, who succeeded him. By the 11th century, he was already recognized as the patron saint of Bohemia. What legends exist about the saintly king? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Confucius (551 BCE)Positive evidence concerning the life of the Chinese sage Confucius is sparse, and modern scholars base their accounts largely on the Analects, a collection of sayings and conversations apparently recorded by his disciples. Distressed by the constant warfare between the Chinese states and by the venality and tyranny of the rulers, Confucius urged a system of morality and government that would promote peace and stability. According to tradition, he compiled or edited what corpus of books? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 A masterpiece is something said once and for all, stated, finished, so that it's there complete in the mind, if only at the back.Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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have its/(one's) day— To be at the height of or experience success or prosperity. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Confucius's Birthday (2023)This is a time to commemorate the birth of the teacher Confucius, perhaps the most influential man in China's history. In Qufu, Shandong Province, China, the birthplace of Confucius, there is a two-week-long Confucian Culture Festival. During the Cultural Revolution in the late 1960s, Red Guards defaced many of the buildings in Qufu. They have since been restored, and the festival held there attracts scholars from China and abroad. The festival opens with a ceremony accompanied by ancient music and dance and includes exhibitions and lectures on the life and teachings of Confucius. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: shopchippy - A shop that sells fish and chips can be called a chippy. More... odditorium - A shop for oddities or oddments (broken parts or parts of once-complete sets). More... shop, store - At first, shop designated a small retail establishment and store was applied only to a large establishment; now the differences are blurred. More... stationer - A bookseller who had a regular "station" or shop at a university, unlike most booksellers, who were itinerant vendors. More... | |