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  2. Reading comprehension - Wikipedia

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    Reading comprehension is a part of literacy. Some of the fundamental skills required in efficient reading comprehension are the ability to: [7] [8] [9] know the meaning of words, understand the meaning of a word from a discourse context, follow the organization of a passage and to identify antecedents and references in it,

  3. A Pickle for the Knowing Ones - Wikipedia

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    A Pickle for the Knowing Ones, also known as Plain Truths in a Homespun Dress, [1] is an 1802 autobiographical book written by American businessman Timothy Dexter. The book uses unorthodox spelling and grammar conventions, and contains almost no punctuation .

  4. Extensive reading - Wikipedia

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    ER pamphlet created by the Extensive Reading Foundation About half of all children in rural Laos speak a minority ethnic language at home, and have difficulty in school, which is taught only in the Lao language. This primary school in Laos began a daily reading period in September 2013, in which children select a book to read simply for enjoyment.

  5. The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man - Wikipedia

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    The lead story of Amazing #248 is Spider-Man's fight against Thunderball, but Stern's backup story is remembered much better than the main tale.According to Stern: Partly, I'm sure that it sprang from a desire on my part to do a short human-interest story in the style of Will Eisner - that's why the story is partially advanced through newspaper clippings...

  6. Ten Nights in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There - Wikipedia

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    Ten Nights in a Bar-room and What I Saw There is an 1854 novel written by American author Timothy Shay Arthur. The book is a temperance novel, written expressly to discourage readers from drinking alcohol. It was a commercial and popular success upon its release and was later adapted into other media.

  7. Adolf Hitler's private library - Wikipedia

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    According to Timothy Ryback, his collection is said to have included "first editions of works by philosophers, historians, poets, playwrights, and novelists." [ 3 ] He owned illustrated copies of Don Quixote and Robinson Crusoe , which he ranked—along with Gulliver's Travels and Uncle Tom's Cabin —as the great works of world literature.

  8. Thinking the Twentieth Century - Wikipedia

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    Thinking the Twentieth Century is a 2012 book by historians Timothy Snyder and Tony Judt. The book is based primarily on material by Judt, edited by Snyder. The book is based primarily on material by Judt, edited by Snyder.

  9. Famous Last Words (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Famous Last Words is a 1981 novel by Canadian author Timothy Findley, in which Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (originally from the Ezra Pound poem of the same name) is the main character. [ 1 ] In the book Findley poses a few ideas involving the flight of Rudolf Hess into Scotland .