Daily Content Archive
(as of Saturday, March 12, 2022)Word of the Day | |||||||
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Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Free Indirect SpeechFree indirect speech (also known as free indirect discourse) is used to indicate the thoughts or mental processes of a character. Where is this type of speech most commonly found? More... |
Article of the Day | |
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Eton CollegeEton College is an exclusive boy's public school located in England. It is one of the most illustrious and renowned schools in the world. Eton is famous for its alumni, known as Old Etonians, and the traditions it maintains, including a formal uniform. Who are some of the best known Old Etonians? More... |
This Day in History | |
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The Truman Doctrine (1947)In the early stages of the Cold War, US President Harry Truman sought to protect Turkey and Greece from falling under Soviet influence when the UK announced that it could no longer provide them with aid. The Truman Doctrine, which called for the US to "support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures," shifted US foreign policy to a strategy of Soviet containment. How much money did Congress appropriate in response to Truman's message? More... |
Today's Birthday | |
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Jack Kerouac (1922)Considered the father of the Beat movement, Jack Kerouac was an American novelist whose semiautobiographical, "spontaneous prose" reflects a frenetic, restless pursuit of new sensation and experience and a disdain for the conventional measures of economic and social success. His best known works are The Subterraneans, The Dharma Bums, and On the Road, which is widely considered the testament of the Beat Generation. Why was Kerouac arrested in connection with a 1944 murder? More... |
Quotation of the Day | |
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A new machine invented in England deprives millions of Chinese workers of their livelihood within a year's time. In this way, big industry has brought all the people of the earth into contact with each other, has merged all local markets into one world market, has spread civilization and progress everywhere. Karl Marx & Frederick Engels (1818-1883) |
Idiom of the Day | |
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contrary to popular opinion— Opposite to what is popularly or generally expected or believed. Usually used to introduce such a statement. More... |
Today's Holiday | |
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Mauritius Independence Day (2023)This national holiday commemorates the day in 1968 when Mauritius gained independence from Britain, after being under its rule since the early 19th century. More... |
Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: roastrule the roost - Was first "rule the roast," as it referred to the master of the house who sat at the head of the table. More... steak - Seems to be related to Old Norse steikja, "roast on a spit," and stikna, "be roasted." More... dry roast - To roast without oils. More... rotisserie - First meant a restaurant or shop specializing in roasted or barbecued meat. More... |