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Learn Ten Words from The NY Times - May 29, 2013. 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.

In a review of The Golem and the Jinni, a first novel by Helene Wecker, Susann Cokal used biddable, a favorite word of dog breeders and trainers, to describe the character of a golem in Wecker's novel. Continue reading...

Learn Ten Words from The NY Times - May 22, 2013. 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.

Learn four new Vocabulary Lists from Jhumpa Lahiri's novel The Namesake: Chapters 1-3, Chapters 4-6, Chapters 7-9, Chapters 10-12.

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In "How I Became a Hipster," a New York Times account of a long weekend embedded "among the rooftop gardeners and the sustainability consultants and the chickeneers" of Brooklyn, humorist Henry Alford slips abattoir into conversation in an effort to pass as a local. Continue reading...

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Learn Ten Words from The NY Times - May 15, 2013. 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.

We've just added five new interactive lists of vocabulary from Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye. Continue reading...

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Ten Words from "The NY Times" - May 29, 2013

Ten Words from "The NY Times" - May 29, 2013

Vocabulary Shout-Out: Susann Cokal for "Biddable"

A favorite word of dog trainers and breeders.

Ten Words from "The NY Times" - May 22, 2013

Ten Words from "The NY Times" - May 22, 2013

List of the Week: Jhumpa Lahiri's "The Namesake"

Four new Vocabulary Lists!

Vocabulary Shout-Out: Henry Alford for "Abattoir"

A technical term with a rich history.

Ten Words from The NY Times - May 15, 2013

Ten Words from The NY Times - May 15, 2013

List of the Week: Toni Morrison Vocabulary

Learn words from "Sula" or "The Bluest Eye"

Ten Words from "The NY Times" - May 29, 2013

Ten Words from "The NY Times" - May 29, 2013

Ten Words from "The NY Times" - May 22, 2013

Ten Words from "The NY Times" - May 22, 2013

Ten Words from The NY Times - May 15, 2013

Ten Words from The NY Times - May 15, 2013

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