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Most of the warships of the era were distinguished by their names, which were compounds of a number and a suffix. Thus the English term quinquereme derives from Latin quīnquerēmis and has the Greek equivalent πεντήρης (pentḗrēs). Both are compounds featuring a prefix meaning "five": Latin quīnque, ancient Greek πέντε (pénte).
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Reading by using phonics is often referred to as decoding words, sounding-out words or using print-to-sound relationships.Since phonics focuses on the sounds and letters within words (i.e. sublexical), [13] it is often contrasted with whole language (a word-level-up philosophy for teaching reading) and a compromise approach called balanced literacy (the attempt to combine whole language and ...
The Battle of Mylae took place in 260 BC during the First Punic War and was the first real naval battle between Carthage and the Roman Republic.This battle was key in the Roman victory of Mylae (present-day Milazzo) as well as Sicily itself.
Pronunciation can change over time. Dictionaries may list the most commonly used forms of words, but as language changes, dictionaries change as well. At best, any guide to suggested pronunciation can reflect the preponderance of usage. A word like immediately, for example, is variously pronounced by Americans as: ihMEEdeeuhtlee; uhMEEdeeuhtlee
Story Teller, a magazine partwork published by Marshall Cavendish, sold as Story Time in Australia and New Zealand; Story Time, a 2001 satirical young adult novel by Edward Bloor; Story Time, a sculpture of children reading, in Corvallis, Oregon, United States
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During his time in Spain, he befriended the Venetian ambassador, Giovanni Badoer. [14] From 1513 to 1515, during the War of the League of Cambrai, Fausto served in the Venetian army in the Terraferma under Bartolomeo d'Alviano. His immediate superior was the condottiero Baldassare Scipione. In 1516, Badoer was named ambassador to France and ...