Daily Content Archive as of Saturday, October 10, 2020

Daily Content Archive (as of Saturday, October 10, 2020)

Word of the Day Idiom of the Day

amicable in front of (one's) nose — Immediately obvious or clearly

apparent. More...
Definition: (adjective) Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness
or goodwill.
Synonyms: friendly, civil, peaceful, polite, harmonious, amiable, in front of (one's) nose
courteous, cordial, sociable, fraternal
Usage: Our dispute was finally settled in an amicable
manner, and we parted as friends.

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Daily Grammar Lesson

Defining Gerunds
A gerund is the "-ing" form of a verb when it functions
grammatically as a noun in a sentence. Gerunds can either stand
alone, or they can take a noun (the object of the gerund) and/or
 
modifier(s) to form what? More...
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The Vatican Library

Founded in the 4th century and re-established
in the 15th century by Pope Nicholas V, the
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Vatican Library is the oldest public library in
Europe and one of the chief libraries of the
world. Today, it holds more than 75,000 Today's Holiday
manuscripts and more than 1.1 million books,
including thousands from the dawn of printing. It has amassed Last Great Day (Eighth Day)
materials from the libraries of notable figures throughout history, (2020)
including the Dukes of Urbino and Queen Christina of Sweden. A one-day festival observed by the United
How old is the library building itself? More... Church of God, the Last Great Day
immediately follows the Feast of Tabernacles
in the seventh month of Tishri in the Hebrew
This Day in History
calendar. The Feast of Tabernacles and the
Last Great Day are Holy Days that represent
US Vice President Spiro Agnew
for believers the final steps of God's plan for the fate of the world
Resigns (1973)
and his people. As prescribed by the United Church of God,
After being investigated for extortion and
which is a Christian sect, believers observe all seven of the Holy
bribery allegedly committed while he was
Days. For the Last Great Day, they are invited to meditate on the
governor of Maryland, Agnew pleaded no
eternal life that awaits God's loyal followers. More...
contest to a charge of tax evasion and became
the second US vice president to resign.
President Richard Nixon then selected House Minority Leader Word Trivia
Gerald Ford to replace Agnew. The following year, Nixon himself
was forced to resign for his role in the Watergate scandal, making Today's topic: inn
Ford president. Agnew's portrait was removed from the Maryland
caravanserai - A type of inn in Eastern countries where caravans
State House in 1979. Who put it back? More...
are put up. More...
 harbergery - An inn or place of entertainment. More...

inn - Etymologically a place "in" which people live or stay, from

Proto-Germanic innam. More...

ostler - A stableman at an inn. More...

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Harold Pinter (1930) put 'em up

put 'em upRaise your hands in the air! Usually said by
One of the most important English playwrights someone with a gun during a robbery or arrest. Put
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rack out
The most useful thing about a principle is that rack outTo sleep or go to
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