Daily Content Archive
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Phrasal Verbs and Transitive VerbsWhen phrasal verbs are transitive, they always take direct objects. This can make it difficult to tell whether a particle or prepositional phrasal verb is being used. However, there is a quick test that we can perform to be sure. What is it? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 John DonneDonne was one of the greatest 17th century metaphysical poets. His characteristically rigorous poetry and prose reflect that school's belief in reason over emotion and mysticism. Author of the famous phrase, "for whom the bell tolls," a reference to the tolling of church bells upon someone's death, Donne is reported to have slept next to a portrait of himself in his funeral shroud. His memorial statue is one of the few that survived what infamous catastrophe? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Japanese Battleship Yamato Sunk (1945)The largest battleship ever constructed, the Yamato was the lead ship of the Yamato class of battleships that served with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. After taking part in the Battle of the Philippine Sea and the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Yamato was sunk during Operation Ten-Go, the last major Japanese naval operation in the Pacific Theater, while on its way to face the Allied fleet at Okinawa. How did the Allies know about the planned attack? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Gabriela Mistral (1889)Born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga, Mistral was a Chilean poet who combined writing with a career as a cultural minister, diplomat, and professor. She established her reputation as a poet in 1914, when she won a prize for "Sonetos de la Muerte"—"Sonnets of Death." Her passionate lyrics, with love of children and of the downtrodden as principal themes, are collected in many volumes. In 1945, Mistral became the first Latin American to be honored in what way? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Take care, your worship, those things over there are not giants but windmills.Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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in plain view— In full, unrestricted view; visibly, openly, or publicly. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Armenia Motherhood and Beauty Day (2024)This is a national holiday in Armenia, celebrated each year on April 7. It comes not long after another national holiday, Women's Day, which is celebrated on March 8. Women's Day is meant to honor all women, but Motherhood and Beauty Day is dedicated especially to those who have become mothers. Children and adults alike show their affection for their mothers with special visits, cards, and gifts. Sending flowers to one's mother is an especially popular way to mark this holiday. Another tradition associated with the day is the gift of a twig that has fresh sprouts on it. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: yesterdayhestern, hesternal - Hestern or hesternal means "pertaining to yesterday." More... nudiustertian - Pertaining to the day before yesterday. More... pridian - "Of or relating to a previous day or yesterday; former." More... yesterday - The yester of yesterday and yesteryear was a word on its own, meaning "yesterday," but by Old English it had become a collocation with "day." More... | |