by Dwane | Mar 5, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Adjective: In grammar, a word used with a noun, to express the quality of the noun. An adjective gives attributes to the noun. It limits, defines, or specifies the noun. Thus, in the phrase, a wise ruler, wise is the adjective. I am sorry. If you are an...
by Dwane | Mar 5, 2015 | Education, Motivation
Seven years ago, I was foreclosed on. My family had wiped out financially. My wife and I are extremely frugal. We always have been. I taught in a small private school. I earned about $28,000 a year. She stayed home with the kids. No matter how hard we tried, we...
by Dwane | Mar 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
A friend of my wife texted this. For a long time my wife was staring at her phone. When I asked what in the world she was doing, she showed me this.
by Dwane | Mar 4, 2015 | Ebook, English, Greek
Periphery: the circumference, outside the boundary, the edge, the outskirts. If something is in your peripheral vision, you see it in the side of your line of view. From Greek περιφέρεια: moving around. The Greek word comes from two smaller Greek words. The...
by Dwane | Mar 4, 2015 | Ebook, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Adhere: to stick to. This is the primary meaning. For example: The stamp adheres to the envelope. (If you are under 20 years of age, look it up.) There are several other meanings for adhere. Adhere also means, to be joined. Figuratively, the word means, to hold...
