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Thomas Huxley believed that if schools did not ground their pupils in common sense, life’s examinations would be painful.
Posted October 11 2024
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A hymn addressed to the Holy Spirit as God’s royal seal upon the heart.
Posted October 10 2024
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As penance for involuntary manslaughter, Heracles was sentenced to slavery under the playful rod of Omphale, Queen of Lydia.
Posted October 7 2024
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Sir Philip Sidney reminded comedians that when the audience is laughing they aren’t necessarily the better for it.
Posted October 7 2024
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Complete each of these statements with a little request for confirmation.
Tag questions are those little questions such as aren’t I? or wouldn’t you? that we attach to the end of a statement in the hope of confirmation. See if you can dream up tags for these sentences. The sentences come from the novels of Agatha Christie.
1 “Life is full of trials, ________?”
2 “She’s not been kidnapped, ________?”
3 “They keep it in the Tower, ________?”
4 “You'd think so, ________?”
5 “So we can’t go and ask the dog, ________?”
Now see if you can make up sentences for these tags.
Do we. Isn’t it. Wouldn’t she. Must I. Haven’t we. Were we. Has he. Have they. Didn’t he. Oughtn’t it. Can you.
Posted October 7 2024
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Fill an empty grid with words, using the clues provided to help you.
A new crossword for the collection.
Fill the empty boxes with letters to make words running across and down. Use the numbered clues to help you find the right words. Click any box to get started.
2 across A sudden flood of e.g. river water, burglaries. 5 letters
4 across Unwise. 7 letters
5 across Mark of punctuation. 5 letters
1 down Former name for Iran. 6 letters
2 down Lazy, drooping posture. 6 letters
3 down Apparently effortless skill or style. 6 letters
Posted October 5 2024
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