Vocabulary from the Novel “Little Bee”
I need help this week in the vocabulary department. I’m not saying that the great Chris Cleave incorrectly used a word, but I don’t understand how ...
Category: Improving vocabulary
My fun new word: “Ersatz”
My end of summer read has been Little Bee by Chris Cleave, which, thankfully, moves much faster than Great Expectations. Indeed, it contains tragic violence, p...
Rosetta Stone: More Than a Language Learning Tool
Last Week’s Winners First, thanks to all of you who participated in the “Olympic Size Vocab Review” last week! I got lots of great answers, w...
July Vocabulary Review: Olympic Size!
It’s the end of the month, time again to review the vocabulary that we’ve learned during the previous weeks! In honor of the Olympic games, this mon...
Improving Vocab on the Beach
Sunset at Camp of the Woods On a good afternoon at Camp of the Woods, the adults relax under the beach tent and read while the kids splash in the lake. During ...
More Vocab from Dickens
Whew! I finished Great Expectations, a major accomplishment for the summer! And in the end, I’m very pleased I took the time to keep plugging through, f...