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In General American English (GA), /r/ is pronounced as an approximant [ ɹ] or [ ɻ] in most positions, but after some vowels, it is pronounced as r -coloring. In Scottish English, /r/ is traditionally pronounced as a flap [ ɾ] or trill [ r], and there are no r -colored vowels. In non-rhotic dialects like Received Pronunciation (RP), historic ...
Mary Wollstonecraft (/ ˈ w ʊ l s t ən k r æ f t /, also UK: /-k r ɑː f t /; [1] 27 April 1759 – 10 September 1797) was a British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. [2] [3] Until the late 20th century, Wollstonecraft's life, which encompassed several unconventional personal relationships at the time, received more attention than her writing.
Born. 18 March 1867. Died. 5 January 1932. Occupation. Writer. Genre. Gothic novels. Mildred Darby ( née Dill; 18 March 1867 – 5 January 1932) was an Anglo-Irish novelist in the Gothic genre and owner of Leap Castle, considered the most haunted castle in Ireland partly due to her input.
The letters were found in Upper Egypt at el-Amarna, the modern name for the ancient Egyptian capital of Akhetaten, founded by pharaoh Akhenaten (c. 1351–1334 BC) during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt . The Amarna letters are unusual in Egyptological research, because they are written not in the language of ancient Egypt, but in cuneiform ...
I’ve been waiting all year for your Christmas cooking, Mom! (And Dad, you’re on wine duty.) Wishing you the merriest Christmas, ‘rents! May every year be better than the last. Joy to the ...
2. Merry Christmas! May your happiness be large and your bills be small. 3. Wishing you a wonderful holiday season. 4. May your holidays sparkle with joy and laughter! 5. Merry Christmas with lots ...
Position held. ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the United States (1803–1806), ambassador of the United Kingdom to Denmark (1807–1807), ambassador of the United Kingdom to Sweden (1808–1809) Anthony Merry (2 August 1756 – 14 June 1835) was a British diplomat. He was Britain 's representative to the United ...
The Scouring of the Shire. " The Scouring of the Shire " is the penultimate chapter of J. R. R. Tolkien 's fantasy The Lord of the Rings. The Fellowship hobbits, Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin, return home to the Shire to find that it is under the brutal control of ruffians and their leader "Sharkey", revealed to be the Wizard Saruman.