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Articles from 2019
The latest holiday no one gets off from work is National Fragrance Day — March 21. In the spirit of the smelliest of holidays, take a whiff of these odor-related words.
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Is Dreyer's English "utterly correct"? Of course not, as the author would be the first to acknowledge. But it's compulsively readable, thoroughly helpful, and delightfully funny. For anyone who cares about writing well, it's an utterly essential addition to your shelf of most-reached-for reference books.
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There's less than two months to go in the 2018-19 season. Find out which schools put the pedal to the metal in their race for the top spots on the leaderboards.
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A desert is a hot and dry place like the Sahara, but add an s and some whipped cream and you have a dessert, a sweet treat to eat. Dessert has two s's because you always want two. (If you prefer two arid ecosystems, that's on you.)
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In honor of National Inventor's Day, here's our salute to the ingenious vocabulary of new ideas.
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We're halfway through the 2018-19 Vocabulary Bowl season. Find out which schools cracked the Top 10 in their divisions last month.
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Tips & Tricks
Great Reads for Black History Month
Try Pairing These Titles with Our Ready-made Vocab Resources
Here's our shortlist of books to read with your students before, during, and after Black History Month, each paired with a ready-made vocab list.
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