Word: silent
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...Catamount faithful, surprisingly silent due to the early Harvard lead, exploded, turning Gutterson Field House into the Crimson's worst nightmare...
Latin enthusiasts believe that if young students learn word roots, they will be able to decipher unfamiliar words. (By some estimates, 65% of all English words have Latin roots.) Latin is an almost purely phonetic language. There are no silent letters, and each letter represents a single sound. That makes it useful in teaching reading. And once kids master the grammatical structure of Latin--which is simple, logical and consistent--they will more easily grasp the many grammatical exceptions in English...
...Justices were reading the newspapers this weekend, they know that if the 5-4 split holds they'll be painted red and blue like everybody else, and the nation expects the Supreme Court to blanch at that political abyss. Scalia, along with his silent partner Clarence Thomas, has plenty of experience playing the role of Public Enemy No. 1 with half the nation. With a presidential election on the line and historians expecting something grand, he's likely to want to avoid sitting in that box this time around. So don't be surprised if he and Rehnquist, holding...
...silent film was to the stage, early photography was to painting, sometimes. Day's early work is full of classical, symbolic subject matter-in 1898 he starved himself for weeks and then put on a crown of thorns so that he could photograph himself as Jesus and lift the camera to the realm of religious...
...second surprise was pure delight and an unusual departure from the norm-the two Johns sharing center stage on a soulful rendition of Lesley Gore's "Maybe I Know." It was during this number that the entire hall fell silent to hear the lush harmony of the duo's powerful voices, with Linnell's throaty rasp a perfect complement to Flansburgh's depth. So the Giants have a sensitive side after...