From late 12c. as "originate, be the originator of;" from c. 1200 as "take the first step in, start to deal with." Intransitive sense "come into existence" is from mid-13c. engine(n.) c. 1300, "mechanical device," especially one used in war; "manner of construction," also "ski...
For quite a few years now, reading aloud with other people has been a pleasurable — as well as educational — part of my life. Every week, I join several other folks over Zoom, to take turns reading some classic literary work to each other. [If you would like to join us, look for...
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the word “hella” has made its way into the common Washington vernacular. The band,No Doubt, made that word popular, too, with their hit song, "Hella Good."
In 1870, George must have been in Walla Walla. In his book he talks about horses being quite cheap there and that he had decided to take the opportunity to build a small herd for himself with a view toward renting, or selling them, to the railroad folks when they came into the area....
Almost surely we do not; we are quite familiar with this sort of behavior, and we take it for granted that this is what the weather often does. Consider now a second scenario where a succession of ten or more decades without extreme global-average temperatures is followed by two decades wi...
it would take too long. By the time I’ve done that, it’ll be when I’ll have my paycheck anyway. In the meantime, I worry about whether he’s getting the messages I’m sending, or seeing that I’m trying so hard to schedule calls and visits with him. He’s young and scared...
And in a background briefing given to CNN, Malaysian investigators said they believed the plane was “flown by someone with good flying knowledge of the aircraft.” video Related video Could plane ditch into ocean intact? Several friends of Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah said they refuse to believe...