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old English sheepdog
old English sheepdog breed of large, wiry working dog developed in England in the early 19th cent. It stands from 21 to 25 in. (53.3-63.5 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 55 to 65 lb (24.9-29.5 kg). Its double coat is composed of dense, water-resistant underhairs and a profuse, harsh, curl-free outercoat. It may be any shade of gray, grizzle, blue, or blue-merle, with or without white. The tail is bobbed to approximately 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm). The old English sheepdog was originally raised in W England as a drover of sheep and cattle. Today it is popular as a farm dog and show dog and as a pet. See dog .
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FOOTBALL; THANKSGIVING FOOTBALL 2002; ENGLISH-LATIN THROUGH THE YEARS.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 11/27/2002; 700+ words
; ...by-year of the Boston Latin-Boston English contest, the oldest continuous high school football rivalry...13) 1887: Boston Latin 16, Boston English 0 1888: Boston Latin 38, Boston English 0 1889: Boston English 10, Boston Latin...
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THANKSGIVING FOOTBALL 2003; LATIN-ENGLISH HISTORY.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 11/26/2003; 700+ words
; ...by-year of the Boston Latin-Boston English contest, the oldest continuous high school football rivalry...13) 1887: Boston Latin 16, Boston English 0 1888: Boston Latin 38, Boston English 0 1889: Boston English 10, Boston Latin...
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English made to feel like 'outsiders'in Scotland; Study highlights negative feelings
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald; 2/29/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...define themselves by not being English, according to the research...living in Scotland among the English- born is that they take on...According to one 46-year- old woman: "I've become quite...t stand the way the southern English felt they were far superior...
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English in fight for top
Newspaper article from: The Press; 10/25/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...a bid to retain his job, Mr English went on the attack last night...jerk pro-American". Mr English said he was concerned that some "old Right- wingers" in the National...within National about whether Mr English should continue. Yet Mr English...
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ENGLISH CAN BE A TONGUE TWISTER ROANOKE-AREA SCHOOLS HELP STUDENTS WHO NEED TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 1/28/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...said the soccer coach at his old school was shot to death in...years. All share one thing: English is not their native language, but they need to improve their English to graduate from high school. They study English nearly two hours a day, in...
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English Language Unity Act Receives Support from 100th Member of Congress.
Newspaper article from: Science Letter; 3/17/2009; 700+ words
; ...showing and include official English measures in any discussion...assimilation policy.o U.S. English, Inc. is the nationEs oldest and largest non-partisan...preserving the unifying role of the English language in the United States...
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English decor is the U.S. rage now
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/26/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...tea canisters in the Chinese fashion, the English hunt table and English brasses that good old Jeeves, the butler, can polish up for you at a moment's notice. The English love their brasses as much as they love tea...
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ENGLISH PERIOD ; Some educators say a state law pushing immersion before bilingual classes for immigrant students may be doing them more harm than good
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 9/25/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...indecipherable teacher's voice from old Charlie Brown cartoons? That...she understands almost no English. But during her first 30 days...immersing children quickly into the English language. That's one tough...Doyle. During the month of English-only instruction, there are...
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Whither English? Language shifts with cultural changes.(LIFE - SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 9/16/2004; 700+ words
; ...English vocabulary, other than native English, namely because England was invaded...11th century, Mr. Jasanoff says. English, like other European languages...Latin and Greek roots. In fact, Old English, dating from about 700, had inflections...
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English magazines get Japanese ladies talking - in English
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 12/12/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...was this determined to learn English was five years ago, but I gave...Okuda said. A 38-year-old nurse in Akita said she liked...through a magazine to study English in her free time. "There...read about your interests in English, and learn the words you want...
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IRISH ENGLISH
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
...English . Anglo-Irish is the oldest and has long been associated with the English language in Ireland, English people in Ireland, and British...a generic term. Hiberno-English avoids this difficulty and...contact languages used after the OLD ENGLISH dialects were established...
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ENGLISH LITERATURE
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
...and some of whom have seen English replace other languages important...them. The development of English literature Imaginative works have been written in English for over a thousand years...literature can be divided into Old, Middle, and Modern periods...
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English Language
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...call England (from Angle-land ). Old English, the language of the Anglo-Saxons...Beowulf (c. a.d. 800). Middle English developed following the Norman invasion...Canterbury Tales (c. 1400). Modern English, dating from the sixteenth century...
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English language
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History
...x2018;Hiberno‐English’, which is chiefly...such archaic or obsolescent English words as ‘cog...for boy), its retention of older pronunciations (e.g...possibilities in Hiberno‐English is also increased by its adoption...
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CANADIAN ENGLISH
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
CANADIAN ENGLISH Short form CanE . The English language as used in Canada, a country...French, which is almost a century older, as well as with a range of indigenous...Italian and Ukrainian. However, only English and French are official. It has...
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