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11committee of correspondence — a body established by various towns or assemblies of the American colonies to exchange information with each other, mold public opinion, and take joint action against the British * * * Amer. Hist. 1. an intercolonial committee organized 1772 by… …
12Committee of Correspondence — Amer. Hist. 1. an intercolonial committee organized 1772 by Samuel Adams in Massachusetts to keep colonists informed of British anticolonial actions and to plan colonial resistance or countermeasures. 2. (sometimes l.c.) any of various similar… …
13Rose Wilder Lane — (b. December 5 1886, De Smet, Dakota Territory – d. October 30 1968, Danbury, Connecticut) was an American journalist, travel writer, novelist, and political theorist. She is noted (with Ayn Rand and Isabel Paterson) as one of the founding… …
14Washington Irving — This article is about the writer. For the cricketer, see Irving Washington. Washington Irving Daguerreotype of Washington Irving Born April 3, 1783(1783 04 03) New York City …
15Samuel Elbert — Infobox Military Person name=Samuel Elbert caption=Samuel Elbert born= 1740 died= death date|1778|11|1 placeofbirth= Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A. placeofdeath= nickname= allegiance= flagicon|United States United States branch= serviceyears=… …
16Chrysostom, Saint John — born 347, Antioch, Syria died Sept. 14, 407, Comana, Helenopontus; Western feast day September 13; Eastern feast day November 13 Early Church Father, biblical interpreter, and archbishop of Constantinople. He was raised as a Christian and lived… …
17of course — /. ./ adverb 1 certainly: Of course I ll give you your money back. | “Were you glad to leave?” “Of course not!” | Of course you must make a profit, but not if it involves exploiting people. 2 used when you think that someone should know something …
18literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
19education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
20biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
