Daily Content Archive
(as of Friday, June 2, 2023)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Words with the Same Plural and Singular FormsSome nouns remain the same in singular and plural forms. "Sheep" is one such noun. What are some others? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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%2c_tanglewood%2c_lenox%2c_massachusetts.jpg) TanglewoodTanglewood is an estate and music venue in Lenox and Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and is the home of the annual summer Tanglewood Music Festival and the Tanglewood Jazz Festival. It has been the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer home since 1937. Its summer school is one of the world's preeminent training grounds for composers, conductors, instrumentalists, and vocalists. The name "Tanglewood" pays homage to what American author who spent time in the region? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Pontiac's Rebellion: Ojibwas Capture Fort Michilimackinac (1763)In 1763, immediately after the French and Indian Wars, several Native American tribes allied against the British in an uprising that became known as Pontiac's Rebellion, after the Ottawa leader Pontiac. They captured and destroyed many British outposts. On the day of the surprise attack on Fort Michilimackinac, the Ojibwas, or Chippewas, approached the fort without arousing suspicion among the watching British soldiers by staging a game of baaga'adowe—the precursor of what modern sport? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Edward Elgar (1857)Elgar was an English composer whose oratorio The Dream of Gerontius is considered one of the finest examples of English choral music in history. He received his training from his father and succeeded him as organist of St. George's Church, Worcester, in 1885. He earned recognition for his Imperial March, composed in 1897 for Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee, and for his Enigma Variations. His most popular works are his five marches, the first of which is what famous song? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 I believe there's no proverb but what is true; they are all so many sentences and maxims drawn from experience, the universal mother of sciences.Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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in the next breath— (especially when speaking) In or at the very next moment or opportunity; in a very short space of time. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Israel Festival (Jerusalem) (2024)This three-week festival, founded in 1961, is primarily dedicated to Israeli arts and culture, although guest conductors and performers from other countries are featured as well. There are symphony and choral concerts, opera, ballet and modern dance, theater, jazz, folklore, films, and art exhibitions at several locations in Jerusalem. The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra has performed with guest conductors like Zubin Mehta and Leonard Bernstein, and Israeli dance groups offer both traditional and modern programs. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: oddsacross the board - An allusion to the board displaying the odds in a horse race. More... rubble - Comes from Anglo-Norman robel, "bits of broken stone," from earlier French robe, "loot, odds and ends stolen." More... ironic - Something is ironic if the result is the opposite of what was intended; an ironic event is an incongruous event, one at odds with what might have been expected. More... odds and ends - The first official odds and ends were found in lumberyards—odds were pieces of board split irregularly by the sawmill, ends were pieces trimmed from boards that were cut to specific lengths. More... | |