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Brewer's: Nous Avons Change Tout Cela

A facetious reproof to a dogmatic prig who wants to lay down the law upon everything, and talks contemptuously of old customs, old authors, old artists, and old everything. The phrase is…

Brewer's: Mare's Nest

To find a mare's nest is to make what you suppose to be a great discovery, but which turns out to be all moonshine. Why dost thou laugh? What mare's nest hast thou found? Beaumont and…

The Largest States in the U.S. by Area

The United States of America is a country of immense geographical diversity, with a landscape that spans from snow-capped mountains to sun-kissed beaches, arid deserts to lush forests. The country's…

Flame and Shadow, by Sara Teasdale

  Sara Teasdale Dedication To E. "Recois la flamme ou l'ombre De tous mes jours." Contents Part I Blue Squills Stars "What Do I Care?" Meadowlarks Driftwood "I…

glider

(Encyclopedia) glider, type of aircraft resembling an airplane but having at most a small auxiliary propulsion plant and usually no means of propulsion at all. The typical modern glider has very…

Turenne, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de

(Encyclopedia) Turenne, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte deTurenne, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte deäNrēˈ də lä t&oomacr;r dōvĕrˈnyə vēkôNtˈ də tərĕnˈ [key], 1611–75, marshal of France…

Colorado

  Colorado State Information Capital: Denver Official Name: State of Colorado  Organized as a territory/republic: February 28, 1861 Entered Union (rank): August 1, 1876 (38th) Present…

Sam's Time Travel Essay

Sam witnesses the parting of the Red Sea and other miracles Related Links Moses How to Write a Five Paragraph Essay Punctuation…

sand

(Encyclopedia) sand, rock material occurring in the form of loose, rounded or angular grains, varying in size from .06 mm to 2 mm in diameter, the particles being smaller than those of gravel and…

The Song of Hiawatha: Vocabulary

Vocabulary Adjidau'mo, the red squirrel Ahdeek', the reindeer Ahmeek', the beaver Annemee'kee, the thunder Apuk'wa. a bulrush Baim-wa'wa, the sound of the thunder Bemah'gut, the grape-…