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Articles from November, 2013
Dept. of Word Lists
Doris Lessing's Life in Words
A survey provides vocabulary-rich insights on her life and work
In memory of Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing, who died this past Sunday, we're featuring a Doris Lessing Vocabulary List as our List of the Week.
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Dept. of Word Lists
For the Gettysburg 150th: Revisit Lincoln's Language
Two learning resources focused on words
Celebrate the Gettysburg Address sesquicentennial with two learning resources: A Gettysburg Address Vocabulary List and a "Comprehending The Gettysburg Address" worksheet on Lincoln's language.
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Word RoutesExploring the pathways of our lexicon
A Well-Traveled Metaphor: "Goldilocks" Visits Many Houses
We all know the old fairy tale: Goldilocks enters the house of the Three Bears and samples their porridge, their chairs, and their beds. Each time she finds one item that's "just right." In recent years, the familiar story has been making the rounds, with the word "Goldilocks" showing up in some unexpected contexts, from astronomy to economy.
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Tasty MorselsGood stuff from Vocabulary.com
A Vocabularian's Treasure Trove: Old Books
Want to uncover a stash of rare and unusual words? Read old books.
Anyone seeking out a rich and unusual vocabulary need search no further than the pages of an old book. It doesn't have to be dusty volume shedding its leather binding into your coffee like so much unwanted nutmeg. Vocabulary-rich literary classics are rife with words that used to be part of everyday speech and now we encounter much less often.
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Vocabulary Shout-Out
Was a 1970s Dr. Who Fan a "Quisling"?
And why would New Yorker writer Jill Lepore refer to them this way?
Writing about the upcoming BBC "The Day of the Doctor" special being released in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the original "Dr. Who," Jill Lepore, of The New Yorker used quisling in a curious way.
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Dept. of Word Lists
Ten Words from Typhoon Haiyan and Other Stories in This Week's News
Words You Need to Know to Understand This Week's News
As we read the horrifying details of two million Filipinos in need of aid, we're encountering vocabulary such as potable, impassable, and even placard that define this crisis.
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Dept. of Word Lists
New Shakespeare List! "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Check out our complete library of Shakespeare Vocab
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" is one of the best-loved of Shakepeare's plays and now you can learn the vocabulary you need to know to read it fluently or see it performed.
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