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Articles from August, 2012
What does a Hanseatic city have to do with America's most popular sandwich? How is the city of Mozart related to a ballpark favorite? And how did the names of these cities end up as common and productive English words? It's all because of Americans' love for an ethnic food that's so much a part of our diet that we might not even realize it's ethnic: namely, German cuisine.
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Ten Words from NY Times History
Ten Words from NY Times History
On this day in 1974, The New York Times carried the historic resignation of President Richard Milhous Nixon. Learn ten words used to tell this story here.
Then see Vocabulary Begets Vocabulary: The More You Know, the More You Learn to understand why learning these words will help you absorb others as you read.
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List of the Week: Macbeth Vocabulary by Kylie S.
List of the Week: Macbeth Vocabulary by Kylie S.
Brandish, harbinger, beguile... Vocabulary.com user Kylie S. made an interactive Vocabulary List using words from Macbeth, and you can too!
Check out Kylie's list, visit the Literature section of the Vocabulary Lists page to find more like it, or watch this short video on how to make your own.
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Ten Words from Today's NY Times - August 1, 2012
Ten Words from Today's NY Times - August 1, 2012
Learn Ten Words from Today's Times - August 1, 2012.
Then see Vocabulary Begets Vocabulary: The More You Know, the More You Learn to understand why learning these words will help you absorb even more as you read.
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