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  • 11English for Children (Arizona Proposition 203, 2000) — Arizona Proposition 203, English for Children, is an initiative that was passed by 63% of Arizona voters on November 7, 2000. This piece of legislation limits the types of instruction available to English Language Learner (ELL) students. In… …

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  • 12Ell — An ell (from Proto Indo European *el elbow, forearm ), is a unit of measurement, approximating the distance from the elbow to the wrist.Several different national forms existed, with different lengths, including the Scottish ell (approximately 37 …

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  • 13Ell (Scots) — A Scottish ell (Scottish Gaelic: slat thomhais ) was a measurement of length. It was standardised in 1661. It was generally assumed to be the length of someone s average arm, and came from the Latin ulnia , rather than elbow (or Scots elbuck ).It …

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  • 14ell — I. noun Etymology: Middle English eln, from Old English; akin to Old High German elina ell, Latin ulna forearm, Greek ōlenē elbow, Sanskrit aratni Date: before 12th century a former English unit of length (as for cloth) equal to 45 inches (about… …

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  • 15Ell — A standard length of 45 inches, used of cloth; a ruler of that length was known as an ell wand . This measure applied only in England; in Flanders the equivalent measure was somewhat over half the English, i.e. 27 inches. Cf. Aulnage …

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  • 16ell — /ɛl/ (say el) noun a former measure of length, varying in different countries, but often about 115 cm. {Middle English and Old English eln, originally meaning arm, forearm, distantly related to Latin ulna. See elbow} …

  • 17ELL — abbr. English Language Laboratory …

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  • 18Pe Ell, Washington — Infobox Settlement official name = Pe Ell, Washington settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Location of Pe Ell, Washington mapsize1 = map… …

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  • 19Old English phonology — This article is part of a series on: Old English Dialects …

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  • 20Paul Ell — Dr Paul S Ell is an academic at the [http://www.qub.ac.uk Queen s University of Belfast] . He is Director of [http://www.qub.ac.uk the Centre for Data Digitisation and Analysis] within the [http://www.qub.ac.uk/gap School of Geography,… …

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