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Learning English with English Clubs
Images Can Help You Retain Vocabulary
Raise Your English Level with More Vocabulary
How to Write a Good Email
Scientists with Disabilities Seek Changes to Improve their Work
Make a Memory Palace to Improve Your English
Students with Disabilities Praise Assistive Technology Using AI
Learn New Skills with Microcredentials
Start New Year by Setting Reasonable Learning Goals
In Uganda, Cost of Attending School Keeps Children Home
Learning How to Ask Questions
Tips for Better Writing
Improve Your Pronunciation By 'Shadowing' Others
Learn about US Presidential Campaigns
Use a Language Corpus to Improve Your Vocabulary
How to Create Many Activities from One Video
Give a Persuasive Speech
Create an English Language Immersion Experience
Tips to Address Cyberbullying
Watch Movie Trailers to Improve Your English
Improve Your Learning By Teaching
Four Ways to Find an English Speaking Partner
How to Gain Confidence in Your English Speaking
Tips for Better Conversations in English at Work
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Science and technology
Wilbur and Orville Wright: The First Airplane
Methods for Protecting Earth against an Asteroid Strike
Total Lunar Eclipse to Turn Moon Red
Study Shows How Earth’s Orbit Affects Ice Ages
A Short History of Spacecraft Landings on the Moon
Scientists Link Gene to Human Speech
Private Lander Carrying NASA Experiments Lands on the Moon
New Discovery Could Explain What Gives Mars its Red Color
Scientists Discover Stonehenge-like Circle in Denmark
The Planets Gather for a Show in the Evening Sky
Japan’s Toyota Builds a City-like Center to Test Robotics, AI
American Inventors: Rocket Scientist Robert Goddard
What Is the Polar Vortex Weather System?
Space Agencies Report Increased Risk of Space Rock Striking Earth in 2032
Researchers Use Chemical Examinations and Human Smell to Study Ancient Remains
Tech Tip: How to Block Location Tracking on your Phone
Airbus Delays Development of Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft
Thomas Edison: Inventor and Busy Team Leader
European Telescope Discovers ‘Einstein Ring’ in Nearby Galaxy
Important Terms and Ideas for Describing Artificial Intelligence
American Inventions: The Television
Researchers in Michigan Aim to Grow Stronger Apple Trees
Researchers: Oldest Evidence of Lead Pollution Found in Greece
Study: Asteroid Hit Created Two ‘Grand Canyons’ on Moon
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Words and their stories
'Watching the Grass Grow' Is Not Fun
Green Means Spring and Other Things
How to 'Dish Up' Something Good
The Importance of Being ‘Dialed In’
Don't Miss a Thing With 'Eagle Eyes'
What Does It Take to Be a 'Power Couple'?
‘Kitchen-Table’ Is a Type of Politics
Sometimes We 'Spread Ourself Too Thin'
Knee Jerk and Gut Reactions: When We Are Not in Control
The Story of Jack Frost
'Kicking Off' a New Year
Expressions for New Year's Resolution
Expressions That ‘Stop You Cold’
For Words of the Year: Brat, Brain Rot, Polarization
'Show Your Hand', other Card Idioms
What Does ‘Like Gangbusters’ Mean?
Learn 'Rub Elbows,' Other 'Rub' Expressions
What Does It Mean to ‘Hit Pay Dirt'?
Have You Ever Felt the ‘Long Arm of the Law?’
For When You Do Something Wrong: Mea Culpa
Exploring the 'Butterfly Effect'
Expressions Using Our Head and Shoulders
When in Rome …
Is ‘Pie in the Sky’ Just a Dream?
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American Stories
'The Open Boat' by Stephen Crane, Part Two
'The Open Boat' by Stephen Crane, Part One
'Rappaccini’s Daughter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Part Two
Rappaccini’s Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Part One
'The Fall of the House of Usher,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part Three
'The Fall of the House of Usher,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part Two
'The Fall of the House of Usher,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part One
'The Blue Hotel,' by Stephen Crane, Part Four
'The Blue Hotel,' by Stephen Crane, Part Three
'The Blue Hotel,' by Stephen Crane, Part Two
'The Blue Hotel,' by Stephen Crane, Part One
'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,' by Mark Twain
'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry
Chicken Little
How the Animals Lost Their Tails by Carl Sandburg
The Cask of Amontillado
'Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen,' by O. Henry
The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe
'The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe
'The Boy on Graves-End Road,' by Caty Weaver
'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,' by Washington Irving
'Mammon and the Archer' by O. Henry
'Transients in Arcadia' by O. Henry
A Municipal Report by O. Henry
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Sew and Knit
Beach, Coast, Shore
Appeal
Extend, Expand, etc.
Regimen
Regarding and Regardless
Accountability, Responsibility, Liability
Minimal Pairs for Pronunciation
Apply and Application
Remaining, Remainder, and Rest of
How to Summon Others
Do People Still Say That?
Kinds and Types
Using the Phonetic Alphabet
Notes about ‘Being’
It and That
Learning Prepositions
Most and Almost
Practice Your Listening
Near and Nearby
Thinking in English
Legal and Law
How to Improve Your Spelling
Obviously and Apparently
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As it is
Researchers: South Korea’s Birth Rate Increase Last Year Unclear
Australian Navy Rescues Rower Crossing Pacific from California
Pearl S. Buck: The First American Woman to Win a Nobel Prize in Literature
France Sets New Record in Hunt for Nuclear Fusion
Senegal Starts Introducing English in Preschools
WHO Launches New Cancer Drug Plan for Children
Yellowstone: The World’s First National Park
Monarch Butterfly Count Nears 30-Year Low
Nepal Increases Cost of Permits to Climb Everest
Cambodia Warns of ‘Aggressive’ Monkeys around Angkor Wat
George Washington – the First President
American Places – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Norway Nears Goal to Sell only Electric New Cars
Japan Launches New Satellite to Improve Navigation System
New Zealand Recognizes a Mountain as a Legal Person
US Approves Treatment for Severe High Blood Pressure
US Company Gives Over 18,000 Kilograms of Salmon to Food Bank
Conflict Complicates Environmental Problems at the Dead Sea
Last Four Monkeys Return to ‘Monkey Farm’ in South Carolina
In India, Sudden Sea Turtle Deaths Cause Concern
Is the Pink Substance Dropped on LA Fires Safe?
Taiwan to Kill Tens of Thousands of Iguanas to Protect Farmland
Colorado Court Rules Elephants Barred from Seeking Zoo Release, Are Not Humans
UN Says 250 million Students Missed School in 2024 Because of Weather
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Health and lifestyle
How Physical Therapists Can Prevent Future Health Problems
How Daylight Saving Time Affects Health
New Flowering Plants for Gardeners to Try
Rise in ADHD Cases Raises Questions
How to Reduce Risks of Bad Air Quality
New Fruits and Vegetables for Gardeners to Try
Experts Provide Tips for Avoiding Computer-linked Vision Trouble
Study: Electrical Medical Device Helps Improve Muscle Strength
Saying ‘No’ at Work Can Be Good for Your Health
WHO Launches New Cancer Drug Plan for Children
What Is the healthiest way to prepare vegetables?
How to Lower Your Risk of Dementia Starting in Middle Age
Health Experts Seek New Ways to Identify and Treat Obesity
How to Protect Against Increased Viral Spread in Winter
Get Ready for Spring Planting in Winter
Red Coloring Linked to Cancer Risk Banned in US Foods
Learn to Have Better Balance and Prevent Falls as You Age
No Soil Needed to Grow Air Plants at Home
People in China Swim in Freezing River for Health, Happiness
Advice on Successfully Keeping New Year’s Promises
Doctors Concerned about Return of Iodine Deficiency
How Does Drinking Alcohol Affect Your Health?
Do Weighted Blankets Have Health Benefits?
How Serious Is Bird Flu Outbreak?
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Arts and cultrure
Knitting While Watching Movies Gains Popularity
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, the ‘Super Bowl’ of Dog Shows
Mary Kay: A Leader in the Beauty Product Industry
Visitors Laugh Away Troubles at the HaHaHouse Museum
The Paradox Museum Miami Aims to Trick the Eye
What is the Super Bowl?
What is the Best Kind of Yoga for Beginners?
Using Real Trees to Bring Nature Indoors
Researchers Uncover a Bathhouse Complex in Ancient Pompeii
What Is Art Deco and Why Is It Popular Again?
Danish-Swedish Farmdog Is American Kennel Club’s Newest Breed
Buddhist Women in Nepal Practice Kung Fu for Self-Defense, Strength
Bosnia's ‘Balkan Blues’ Music Honored by UNESCO
Game Born in Mexican Prisons Brings People Together
1929 Books, Films, More to Enter Public Domain Next Month
A History of Christmas in America
Japanese Artist Finds Peace in Cutting Leaves
Youth Church Orchestra Aims to Help Musicians of Color
Spanish Scrabble Winner Does Not Speak Spanish
Mayans Ask Mexican Court to Recognize Lakes as Legal Persons
Oldest Pet Burial Ground in America Is Final Resting Place for Thousands
Handwriting Might Have Identified Famous Byzantine Artist
Peruvian Women Heal Themselves with Song, Art
Vienna Sausage Stand Gets UNESCO Recognition
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Teach us about ukraine
My Wonderful Kyrylivka
Bakota: Beautiful Place with a Frightening History
Berdychiv: Town of Greatness
Berdiansk: Ukrainian City at Crossroads
Tupychiv
A Walk in Kyiv
Mykolaiv Is a City on the Wave!
Skhidnytsia: My Beloved Retreat
The Pearl of Ukraine
Lviv: Coffee Capital of Ukraine
My Ukraine
Kherson's Resilience
How Ukrainian Schools Are Changing
A Taste of Unity
Lessons From Flowers
Shevchenko Garden: A Peaceful Oasis in Kharkiv
Dovbush Rocks: Secrets of the Stone Giants
Popasna - A Town Which Doesn't Exist
Three Lessons from the War in Ukraine
Nizhyn Pickles
The Moment that Changed Our Lives
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America's national parks
A National Park for the Father of Parks
A Visit with History: Gettysburg National Military Park
Acadia: An East Coast Treasure
America's Birthplace: Independence National Historical Park
An Underground World: Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Big Bend National Park: A Texas Treasure
Crater Lake National Park: A Blue Jewel
Denali: The Alaskan Wild
Desert Diversity at Joshua Tree National Park
Everglades National Park: 'The Liquid Heart of Florida'
Glacier Bay: A Land Reborn
Grand Teton National Park is for Exploring
Great Smoky Mountains: America's Most Popular National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: A Fiery World
History and Nature at Dry Tortugas National Park
Life in Death Valley National Park
Mammoth Cave: Grand and Gloomy
Mesa Verde National Park: Protecting an Ancient Culture
National Park in New Orleans Celebrates Jazz
National Park Week Features Free Park Entry
National Parks Traveler Relives History in Southeastern US
Obama Names New National Monument in Maine
Peace and Quiet at Isle Royale National Park
Petrified Forest National Park: Ancient and Spectacular
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America's presidents
Abraham Lincoln: Martyr
Andrew Jackson: Loved/Hated
Andrew Johnson: Impeached
Barack Obama: African-American
Benjamin Harrison: Grandson
Bill Clinton: Survivor
Calvin Coolidge: Silent
Chester A. Arthur: Surprisingly Good
Donald Trump: Unusual
Dwight Eisenhower: Cold Warrior
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Powerful
Franklin Pierce: Ineffective
Franklin Roosevelt: Powerful (Part 2)
George H.W. Bush: Cautious
George W. Bush: Wartime President
George Washington: Reluctant
Gerald Ford: Unelected
Grover Cleveland: Repeated
Harry Truman: Atomic
Herbert Hoover: Blamed
James Buchanan: Passive
James Garfield: Assassinated
James K. Polk: Dark Horse
James Madison: Scholar
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Everyday grammar - fun with grammer
A Close Reading of 'Looking for America,' Part 2
A Close Reading of 'Looking for America'
Bob Dylan Teaches You about Questions, Count Nouns
Can You Catch These Native Speaker Mistakes?
Elton John Song Teaches about Future Time
Everyday Grammar: Pow! Whizz! What Are Onomatopoeia?
Giving Reasons
Grammar Games at Home: Jeopardy
Grammar Games at Home: Simon Says
Grammar, Language in 'Take Me Home, Country Roads'
It Sounds Like...Onomatopoeia!
Lana Del Rey Song Teaches about Figurative Language
Language Variation in the US
Learn Indefinite Pronouns with 'Fast Car'
More Tenses in 'We Didn’t Start the Fire'
Nine Surprising Facts About the English Language
Old Grammar Rules You Can Break
Personification, Adjectives in 'Take Me Home, Country Roads'
Present Tense in 'We Didn’t Start the Fire'
Science Fiction and the Passive Voice
Six Differences Between British and American English
Talking about Sports Teams
Tech, Communication Apps, and Grammar
The Grammar of Star Wars
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Everyday grammar - verbs
A Journey with the Present Perfect, Part One
A Journey with the Present Perfect, Part Two
An Introduction to Verb Tenses
Are Infinitives Really Verbs?
Are you in the Mood to Learn the Subjunctive?
Are You Learning the Progressive Tenses?
Common Ways to Express Purpose
Don't Be Afraid of Contractions!
Elton John Song Teaches about Future Time
Everyday Grammar: Gerunds and Infinitives
Fun with Future Tenses
Getting to Know Gerunds and Infinitives
Have You Met the Perfect Tenses?
How to Split Infinitives
Infinitives in Everyday Speech
More Tenses in 'We Didn’t Start the Fire'
Past Ability: Could, Was Able To, Managed To
Present Progressive Tense and Showing Annoyance
Present Tense in 'We Didn’t Start the Fire'
Reported Speech and the 'Historic Present' Tense
Shortened Statements with the Word 'To'
Simple Past and Present Perfect
The Perfect Progressive Tenses
The Progressive: Activities and Places
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Everyday grammar adjectives
A Common Form: Be + Adjective + Infinitive
A Reason to Understand Adjective Clauses
Adverb and Adjective Choices in Conversation
Describing Your Day: Midday Activities
Describing Your Day: Mornings
Describing Your Day: The Evening
Everyday Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives
Fiction, Adjective Phrases and Adjective Clauses
Good and Nice: Common Adjectives with Many Uses
Part 1: Making Comparisons with As...As
Part 2: Comparing Equal Amounts with As…As
Phrases, Adjectives, Determiners to Describe Autumn
Taking Adjectives to the Extreme
The Exciting World of Participial Adjectives
What Is the Word Order of Adjectives?
Why Is the News Always Breaking?
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Everyday grammar adverbs
Adverb and Adjective Choices in Conversation
Common Adverbs in Conversation: Amplifiers, Downtoners
Everyday Grammar: Beating Problems with Adverbs
Four Adverbs: Just, Already, Still, Yet
Function Words in Everyday Speech
Understanding Adverbs: Always
What’s the Difference? ‘So’ and ‘So That’
When You See an Adverb Clause, You'll Know
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Everyday grammar conditionals and voice
'If You Learn Conditionals, You'll Be Glad'
Action Movie Teaches You about Conditional Statements
Am I Being Watched? The Continuous Passive Form
Everyday Grammar: Advanced Conditionals
Just in Case You Don't Use 'If'...
Past Unreal Conditional, Contractions in ‘Citizen Kane’
Past Unreal Conditionals
Science Fiction and the Passive Voice
The Language of International Conflicts
The Passive Voice with 'Get'
Using the Passive Voice
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Everyday grammar holidays special days
'Happy Thanksgiving'
Describing Your Birthday
Grammar and Christmas
Grammar and Halloween
Grammar for a Gift-giving Season
Grammar for Giving Gifts
Grammar for Making New Year’s Resolutions
Memorial Day and Grammar
Memories, Mother’s Day and Grammar
Questions, Answers about Holiday Activities
Reviewing Your Birthday Message
September 11th, Memories, Verb Forms
Thanksgiving and English Grammar
What Can Thanksgiving Teach You About English Grammar?
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Everyday grammar modal verbs
Advice, Modals, and Coronavirus
Can I, Could I, May I?
Could Have, Would Have, and Should Have
Everyday Grammar: The 'Should' vs. 'Shall' Debate
Grammar for Giving Gifts
How to Talk About Preferences
Learning Passive Modals: It Can Be Done!
May, Might, and Must
Modal Verbs and Phone Calls
Modals for Asking Permission
The Many Uses of 'Would' in Everyday Speech, Part 1
Would You Like to Know More About 'Would'? Part 2
Would You Like to Learn About Modal Auxiliaries?
You Really Should Learn Modals!
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Everyday grammar modifiers
Diminutives Make Many Things Smaller
Grammar for Science, Technology: Prefixes, Measurements
Grammar, the Olympics: Ordinal Numbers, Expressions of Surprise
Is Grammar Cool?
Is It Harris' or Harris's?
It’s 'Kind of Just' Hedging
Mmm, That's Good! Using Interjections
Modifiers in Science Writing
The Many Ways to Say 'Okay'
The Many Ways We Use ‘Of Course’
The More I Practice, the More I Remember
The Road Signs of English
Using Discourse Markers in American English
What are Intensifiers?
What Do You Know About 'You Know?'
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Everyday grammar nouns and pronouns
Appositives: Renaming Words and Other Terms
Are ‘Me and My Friends’ Breaking Grammar Rules?
Blend Words: Portmanteaus
Breaking the Rules with Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’
Commonly Used Nouns
Compound Nouns: Putting Words Together
Definitions, Nouns, and Politics
Different Areas in America, Different Second-person Plural Pronouns
Everyday Grammar: Problems with Pronouns and Gender
Everyday Grammar: Relative Pronouns
Everyday Grammar: Unusual Plurals
Everyday Grammar: When Nouns Act Like Adjectives
Finding Participles in News Headlines
Grammar and Attention
Grammar and Optimism
Grammar and Pessimism
Grammar and the News: Nouns Modifying Nouns
How 'So' Can Replace a Lot of Information
How to Replace That-Clauses with 'So'
Identify With Relative Pronouns
Imprecise Noun Phrases in Conversation
Indefinite Pronouns in Negative Sentences
Is a Situation a Condition?
Is It Harris' or Harris's?
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Everyday grammar particles
But: a Small, Common, and Important Word
Contractions with Question Words
Demonstrating How to Use Demonstratives
Disagreements in Everyday Conversation
Disagreements in Everyday Conversation, Part Two
Expletives Are Not Always Bad Words
How Much Do You Know about Quantifiers?
If and Whether, Part 1
If and Whether, Part 2
Improving Your Grammar and Pronunciation
Reviewing Prefixes in Protest Stories
Starting Sentences With Conjunctions
The Many Reasons for the Word 'The'
The Mysterious Word ‘Whose’
Use -Ever Words Whenever You Like
Using Definite Articles before Comparative Adjectives
Using the Right Article
What Is the 'Zero Article'?
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Everyday grammar phrazsal verbs
30 Phrasal Verbs to Help You With Technology
Are You Hungry for Food Phrasals? Part 1
Cheer Up! Phrasal Verbs and Emotions
Common Phrasal Verbs with ‘Go’
Cooking with Phrasal Verbs
Everyday Grammar: Our Top 10 Separable Phrasal Verbs
Four Common Phrasal Verbs with ‘Off’
Grammar and Libraries
Grammar and Talking about Hot Weather
Grammar for Exercise
Grammar for Exercise, Part 2
Learn 10 Separable Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs and Elections
Phrasal Verbs with 'Take'
Phrasal Verbs with Fall
Phrasal Verbs with Spring in Them
Phrasal Verbs, Phrasal Nouns, and Speaking
Phrasal Verbs, Problem Solving and Grammar
Phrasal Verbs: Come Back, Come Up
Talking about Hot Weather Around the World
TED Talks Teach You About Phrasal Verbs
The Excitement of Three-Part Phrasal Verbs
Three Phrasal Verbs with 'Along'
Three Useful Phrasal Expressions
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Everyday grammar prepositions
'Providing' More Assistance With Prepositions
Apologies and Prepositions
Changing Prepositions With 'Provide'
For or Since: What Is the Difference?
Grammar, Quantities, and Public Health
In, On and At: Prepositions of Time and Place
Talking about What We See in Space
Test Yourself with This Everyday Grammar Quiz
Two-word Prepositions in Learning English Stories
Under, Below, Beneath and Underneath
What Are You Excited About Learning?
When Not to Use the Word 'To'
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Everyday grammar questions
Contractions with Question Words
Do You Know What an Indirect Question Is?
Forming Questions, Part 1: Subject Questions
Forming Questions, Part 2: Yes or No Questions
Grammar and Scary Movies
How to Ask for Clarification
Question Words
Short Form Yes, No Questions
Where Did You Learn English? Forming Questions, Part 3
You Want to Learn about Tag Questions, Don't You?
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Everyday grammar sentence patterns
A Simple Sentence with Seven Meanings
Academic Writing: Common Sentence Patterns, Part Four
Academic Writing: Common Sentence Patterns, Part One
Academic Writing: Common Sentence Patterns, Part Three
Academic Writing: Common Sentence Patterns, Part Two
Cleft Sentences in Speaking, Writing
Common Transition Words
Improve Your Writing with Inversion, Part 1
Indefinite Pronouns in Negative Sentences
Popular Culture and Academic Writing
Sentence Length: Are Short Sentences Childish?
Sentence Relatives: Showing Feeling, Interpreting Information
Short Sentences in Books, Movies, and Speech
So and Neither: Short Responses of Agreement
Starting Sentences With Conjunctions
Studying Sentence Patterns to Improve Your Writing, Part One
Studying Sentence Patterns to Improve Your Writing, Part Two
The Power of Parallelism
Use Fewer Words but Say More
What Are Elliptical Structures?
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Everyday grammar writing topics tips
A Trip Around the World
Describing Pets
Describing Your Birthday
Describing Your Favorite Book
Describing Your Favorite Character
Describing Your Favorite Character, Part 2
Feedback: Writing About Your Living Space
Giving Writers Helpful Feedback
Grammar for Guests
Improve Your Writing With Contrast and Concession
Large Numbers, Count Nouns in the News
Making Polite Requests in Email
Making Polite Requests in Email, Part 2
More Writing Feedback: What is Your National Dish?
Parts of Speech and Poetry
Poetry and Syllables
Popular Culture and Academic Writing
Population, Overpopulation, Underpopulation
Reviewing Pet Descriptions
Reviewing Your Birthday Message
Reviewing Your Favorite Character Description
Reviewing Your Message about Guests
Reviewing Your Message about Guests, Part 2
Reviewing Your Poetry
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US Congress
Built, Burned, Bakery: A Short History of the US Capitol Building
How Laws Are Made in the US
United States Congress Explained
What Is the US Capitol Building?
What Is the US Senate?
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US Constitution
George Washington: President, Man, Myth
James Madison: Father of the Constitution
Martha Washington: First First Lady
The U.S. Constitution
Trump Defends Travel Ban Despite Protests, Legal Action
US Has Long History of Restricting Immigrants
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US supreme court
Brown v. Board of Education Helps Launch Civil Rights Movement
Can the Media Criticize Government Officials?
Groups Say Decision in Favor of Praying Coach Could Harm Students
How the Supreme Court Makes Decisions
Is Burning the American Flag Legal?
Mixed-Race Marriage Illegal in the US Until 1967
Roe v. Wade Aimed to Settle Dispute About Abortion. It Didn't.
The Rise of the US Supreme Court
US Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade, Ending Abortion Right
US Supreme Court Places Limits on Environmental Agency
US Supreme Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal in 2015
US Supreme Court Strikes Down New York Limit on Guns in Public
What 'Separation Between Church and State' Means
What Does Separation of Church and State Mean?
What Does the US Supreme Court Say About Guns?
What Happens If You Are Arrested in the US
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