Learn Ten Words from Today's Times - August 22, 2012.
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On this day in 1947, The New York Times covered the transfer of sovereignty from Great Britain to newly independent nations India and Pakistan. Learn ten words used to tell this story here.
Then see Vocabulary Begets Vocabulary: The More You Know, the More You Learn to understand why learning these words will help you absorb others as you read.
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