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The Question: Please help me find a word spelled similar to adelpated that means absent-minded, scatter-brained, or forgetful. I've heard the word used but…John Donne: Expostulation XIX. Oceano tandem emenso
ExpostulationJohn Donne MY God, my God, thou art a direct God, may I not say a literal God, a God that wouldst be understood literally and according to the plain sense of all that thou sayest…Brutus XV (pt. 2)
Brutus XV (pt. 2)20 March 1788by BrutusSee also Federalist No. 78, Federalist No. 79, and Federalist No. 82(Continued.)I said in my last number, that the supreme court under this constitution…Theories of the Universe: The Relative Nature of Space and Time
The Relative Nature of Space and TimeTheories of the UniverseCracks in a Newtonian WorldFaster Than a Speeding Light WaveIt All Depends on Your PositionThe Relative Nature of Space and TimeGeological…Tonto
The Question: What does the term "kemosabe" mean? The name The Lone Ranger used to call his Indian friend, Tonto. I'm quite sure it doesn't mean "friend",…Brewer's: Brown Bess
means brown barrel. The barrels were browned to keep them from rusting. (Dutch, bus, a gun-barrel; Low German, büsse; Swedish, byssa. Our arquebus, blunderbuss.) In 1808 a process of…Brewer's: Whip
(A), in the Legislative Assemblies, is a person employed to whip up members on either side. The Whips give notice to members that a motion is expected…Brewer's: Worship
means state or condition of worth, hence the term “his worship,” meaning his worthyship. “Thou shalt have worship in the presence of them that…Brewer's: Tetragrammaton
The four letters, meaning the four which compose the name of Deity. The ancient Jews never pronounced the word Jehovah composed of the four sacred letters JHVH. The word means “I am,” or “…Verb Tenses: Verb Tense: Nothing a Little Prozac Wouldn't Cure
Verb Tense: Nothing a Little Prozac Wouldn't CureVerb TensesIntroductionVerb Tense: Nothing a Little Prozac Wouldn't CureAll Tensed Up: Using Verb Tense Correctly Like people, verbs show the…Trending
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