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Jacob

(Encyclopedia) JacobJacobjāˈkəb [key], in the Bible, ancestor of the Hebrews, the younger of Isaac and Rebecca's twin sons; the older was Esau. In exchange for a bowl of lentil soup, Jacob obtained…

saiga

(Encyclopedia) saiga,saiga,sīˈgə [key], Eurasian antelope, Saiga tatarica, found in steppes, grasslands, and semidesert regions in Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Kalmykia, Russia. Noted for its large,…

Slonimsky, Nicolas Leonidovich

(Encyclopedia) Slonimsky, Nicolas Leonidovich, 1894-1995, Russian-American musician, critic, composer, and lexicographer, b. Saint Petersburg.…

Ecclesiastes: 12

Ecclesiastes Chapter 12 1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them…

interstellar matter

(Encyclopedia) interstellar matter, matter in a galaxy between the stars, known also as the interstellar medium. The interstellar gas, which constitutes about 99% of the interstellar matter,…

Amy Lowell: The Fruit Shop

The Fruit ShopCross-ribboned shoes; a muslin gown, High-waisted, girdled with bright blue; A straw poke bonnet which hid the frown She pluckered her little brows into As she picked her dainty…

Lights! Camera! Learning! - American Classics

American Classics Peck's Atticus Finch in court To Kill a Mockingbird Though Gregory Peck won an Oscar for his subtle portrayal of Atticus Finch, the Southern lawyer who defends a black man…