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Berry, Chuck
(Encyclopedia) Berry, Chuck (Charles Edward Anderson Berry), 1926–2017, American rock music guitarist, singer, and songwriter, b. San Jose, Calif. Berry is widely regarded as one of the leading…whiskey
(Encyclopedia) whiskey [from the Gaelic for “water of life”], spirituous liquor distilled from a fermented mash of grains, usually rye, barley, oats, wheat, or corn. Inferior whiskeys are made from…pea
(Encyclopedia) pea, hardy, annual, climbing leguminous plant (Pisum sativum) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), grown for food by humans at least since the early Bronze Age; no longer known in…pasta
(Encyclopedia) pasta, generic name for thin pieces of hardened, unleavened dough that are molded into various shapes and boiled, not baked. Pasta is commonly associated with Italian cuisine, though…recorder
(Encyclopedia) recorder, musical wind instrument of the flute family, made of wood, varying in length, and having an inverted conical bore (largest end near the mouthpiece). Its tone is produced by…reed
(Encyclopedia) reed, name used for several plants of the family Graminae (grass family). The common American reed, also called reedgrass and canegrass, is a tall perennial grass (Phragmites australis…Amy Lowell: Part First
Part FirstFrau Concert-Meister Altgelt shut the door. A storm was rising, heavy gusts of wind Swirled through the trees, and scattered leaves before Her on the clean, flagged path. The sky…U.S. News: The U.S. Government Is Closed for Business
Standoff over Obamacare results in 16-day government shutdown. U.S. Capital Photo Credit: Carol Highsmith Related Links 2013 Year in Review 2013 News of the…Baron Munchausen: The effects of great activi...
by Rudolph Erich Raspe Reflections on Saint Hubert... The Baron is made a prisone... The effects of great activi... The effects of great activity and presence of mind-A…Poem: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
Poem 12 Poem 14 The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock S'io credesse che mia risposta fosse A persona che mai tornasse al mondo, Questa fiamma staria senza piu scosse. Ma perciocche…Trending
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