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Ghost of Christmas Yet-to-Come. (follower) The Ghost of Christmas Present is a fictional character in Charles Dickens ' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. The Ghost is one of three spirits that appear to miser Ebenezer Scrooge to offer him a chance of redemption. Following a visit from the ghost of his deceased business partner, Jacob Marley ...
A wolf in sheep's clothing is an idiom from Jesus 's Sermon on the Mount as narrated in the Gospel of Matthew. It warns against individuals who play a duplicitous role. The gospel regards such individuals (particularly false teachers) as dangerous. Fables based on the idiom, dated no earlier than the 12th century CE, have been falsely credited ...
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
An American-style crossword grid layout. A crossword(or crossword puzzle) is a word gameconsisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one letter ...
October 3, 2024 at 8:00 AM. Shutterstock / Yury Nikolaev. At first, it seems like a bush slowly trotting your way, But upon closer inspection, this leafy bush has four furry, stubby legs, and a ...
A 15x15 lattice-style grid is common for cryptic crosswords. A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, [1] as well as Ireland, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations, including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, and South Africa.
In a post on Reddit's “,” a 31-year-old woman wrote that she had recently found her first gray hair and "couldn't be happier" about it. "I know this might sound a bit unusual, but I’ve ...
220422413. Look Homeward, Angel: A Story of the Buried Life is a 1929 novel by Thomas Wolfe. It is Wolfe's first novel, and is considered a highly autobiographical American coming-of-age story. [1] The character of Eugene Gant is generally believed to be a depiction of Wolfe himself. The novel briefly recounts Eugene's father's early life, but ...