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Verbs are another of the basic building blocks of languages. They are used to tell the reader about what something does. Verb Parts * Infinitive * For example, "to walk" * An infinitive has the word "to + a verb" * Present * For example, "walk(s)". * A present verb
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Nouns are one of the most basic building blocks of languages. In fact, you can make a sentence out of just a noun and a verb! Even though nouns may seem basic, many things can be done with them. Nouns are usually used to represent a person, place, thing (living
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William Shakespeare (April 23, 1564–April 23, 1616), was an English poet, playwright, and actor during the Renaissance period. He is well known for his comedies ("The Taming of the Shrew," "A Midsummer Night’s Dream"), historical ("Richard III") plays, tragedies ("Hamlet,"
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King Arthur is one of the most ancient and famous legends in English history. He is portrayed as the ideal king. Even though the first books to include his legend within their pages were history books, this king is just a legend, perhaps inspired by a fifth-century Briton prince who
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is an important Arthurian tale, in which Morgan Le Fay tests the noble Sir Gawain, to see if he will hold on to the chivalric code (bravery, self-control, honesty) under any circumstance. He passes the test, but not completely. [for a summary of the
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Some examples of irony in "The Gift of the Magi", "The Necklace", "The Cask of Amontillado", and "The Ransom of Redchief" are presented below: In "The Gift of the Magi" we find dramatic irony. This means that the reader knows
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is one of the most well-known Arthurian tales. It is a chivalric romance, first written by an unknown author in the late 14th century. The story's main theme is a quest: Sir Gawain has to find the Green Chapel and accept the
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Summary: Bill and Sam decided to kidnap a child from a prominent family in a rural town because rich people could afford ransom, and that they believed that “Philoprogenitiveness, is strong in semi-rural communities” meaning that people loved their children more in country towns. The kidnapped child at first struggles
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The author of this story was a man named Edger Allan Poe. He liked to write short stories that were of the genre horror and mystery. He wrote stories between 1846 and 1850. The main theme of this story is revenge. The main character, Montresor, had vowed to take revenge
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The author of this story was a man named William Sydney Porter, whose pen name was O. Henry. He wrote short stories about common people, focusing on the themes of struggles with life, love, and money. Most of his books were written in the 1900s. The Gift of The Magi
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In the first chapter of Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography, he writes to his son about his life experiences. He writes about his father, Josiah Franklin, and that he was the fifteenth child out of seventeen and about some of his childhood adventures, like the adventure of the dock. My
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The Canterbury Tales are a collection of fictional tales written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the Early Middle Ages. The book is important because it is the first work of literature written in English. It uses the format of tales told on a pilgrimage to bring together stories from all classes