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LANDOR'S COTTAGE Edgar Allan PoeA Pendant to “The Domain of Arnheim” DURING A pedestrian trip last summer, through one or two of the river counties of New York, I found myself, as the day declined, somewhat embarrassed about the road I was pursuing. The land undulated very remarkably; and my path, for the last hour, had wound about and about so confusedly, in its effort to keep in the valleys, that I no longer knew in what direction lay the sweet village of B-, where I had determined to stop for the night. The sun had scarcely shone—strictly speaking—during the day, which nevertheless, had been unpleasantly warm. A smoky mist, resembling that of the Indian summer, enveloped all things, and of course, added to my uncertainty. [ ... Читать дальше » |
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Introduction This time the Cheshire Cat vanished quite slowly. First its body went, then its legs. Then all of it vanished, and there was only its smile. 'There are a lot of cats without a smile, but a smile without a cat! Sow that's very strange! 'Alice said. One hot summer day, Alice and her sister are sitting under a tree. Alice sees a white rabbit and runs after it. The rabbit goes down a rabbit-hole and Alice follows it. Down the rabbit-hole, everything is different. Alice is in 'Wonderland'. Her size changes all the time. Caterpillars can talk and rabbits have watches. The Queen wants to cut off everybody's head. When the Queen sees the Cheshire Cat, she wants to cut off the Cat's head too. But there's a problem. The Cheshire Cat hasn't got a body ... What strange things happen to Alice, in Wonderland ? And how will she get back home again ? Charles Dodgson was born in 1838. He went to Oxford University and then he was a teacher there. He was a quiet man and did not talk to people easily. He wrote Alice in Wonderland in 1865. For him, Alice in Wonderland was not an important book, so he did not use his name for the book. He used the name Lewis Carroll. But the book sold very well and it was quickly very famous. At that time, children's books always tried to teach something. Lewis Carroll did not try to teach anything. He only wanted to tell a wonderful story. Carroll wrote a second story about Alice in 1871. He died in 1898. Today, Alice in Wonderland is one of the most famous children's stories in the world.
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HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS by J. K. Rowling CHAPTER ONE THE WORST BIRTHDAY Not for the first time, an argument had broken out over breakfast at number four, Privet Drive. Mr. Vernon Dursley had been woken in the early hours of the morning by a loud, hooting noise from his nephew Harry's room. "Third time this week!" he roared across the table. "If you can't control that owl, it'll have to go!" Harry tried, yet again, to explain. "She's bored," he said. "She's used to flying around outside. If I could just let her out at night" "Do I look stupid?" snarled Uncle Vernon, a bit of fried egg dangling from his bushy mustache. "I know what'll happen if that owl's let out." ... Читать дальше » |
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Art galleries of London Speaking about art
galleries of London we should first of all mention The national gallery, The
national portrait gallery and The state gallery. I would like to tell you about
National portrait gallery and about Tate gallery. The national gallery houses
one of the richest and most extensive collections of painting in the world. It
stands to the north of the Trafalgar Square. the gallery was designed by
William Wilkins and build in 1834-37. The collection covers all schools and
periods of painting, but is a specially famous for it's examples of Rembrandt
and Rubents. The British schools is only moderately represented as the national
collections are shared with the Tate gallery. The National gallery was founded
in 1824 when the government bought the collection of John Angerstein which
included 38 paintings.
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Theatre The New London Theatre is a West End theatre located
on the corner of Drury Lane and Parker Street in Covent Garden, in the London
Borough of Camden.Contents. History The modern theatre is built on the site of previous taverns and music hall theatres, where a place of entertainment has been located site since Elizabethan times. Nell Gwynn was associated with the tavern, which became known as the Great Mogul by the end of the 17th century, ... Читать дальше »
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The events that has burned its way into the consciousness of mankind. Everyone has heard of it and knows something about it, yet for all the wealth of contemporary accounts of the fire, and the detailed historical research that has been carried out down the centuries, much about the Great Fire remains misunderstood and many of the most intriguing questions remain unanswered. The fire and the era in which it occurred have interested me for years, and the more I read, the more intrigued I became.When I began researching the subject I soon discovered that, although one man was hanged for the crime of starting the fire, he was almost the least plausible among a score of suspects. These included the baker, Thomas Farriner, on whose premises the fire began, foreign agents, religious fanatics, political factions, the Duke of York, and even King Charles II himself.<
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Occult (adj.) Kept secret, esoteric; recondite, mysterious, beyond the range of ordinary knowledge; involving the supernatural,mystical, magical; not obvious on inspection. Occult (vb.) Conceal, cut off from view by passing in front, (usu.Astron., of concealing body much greater in apparent size than concealed body).1 London is a city whose origins remain obscure and whose identity remains bound up with the mythical and the legendary, the hidden and the occult. In the absence of any solid evidence, London’s pre-Roman history remains a mystery, the most influential voice belonging to the twelfth-century cleric Geoffrey of Monmouth, whose History of the Kings of Britain seeks to explain the origins of Roman Londinium through recourse to the city ofTroy and the figure of King Brutus: Once he had divided up his kingdom, Brutus decided to <
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It is not always necessary to change the verb when you use reported speech. If you are reporting something and you feel that it is still true, you do not need to change the tense of the verb: direct Tom said, "New York is bigger than London." reported Tom said (that) New York is (or was) bigger than London. direct Ann said, "I want to go to Turkey next year." reported Ann said (that) she wants (or wanted) to go to Turkey next year. Notice that it is also correct to change the verb into the past. But you must use a past tense when there is a difference between what was said and what is really true. Study this example situation: You met Ann. She said, "Jim is sick." (direct speech) Later that day you see Jim playing tennis and looking fine. You say: "I'm surprised to see you playing tennis, Jim. Ann said that you were sick." (not that you are sick, becaus
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II Study this example_situation: you use these to show it is direct speech You want to tell someone else what Tom said. There are two ways of doing this: You can repeat Tom's words (direct speech): Tom said, "I'm feeling sick." Or you can use reported speech: Tom said (that) he was feeling sick. Compare the two sentences: direct Tom said, "~~J f~eling sick." reported Tom said (that) ~l was feeling sick. I'm going to 1 can't come quit my to the party job. on Friday. Now you tell someone else what Tom said (in reported speech): • Tom said (that) his parents were very well. • Tom said (that) he was going to quit his job. • Tom said (that) Ann had bought a new car. • Tom said (that) he couldn't come to the party on Friday. • Tom said (that) he wanted to go on vacation, but he didn't know
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These are the passive forms of the present and past tenses: Simple present am/is/are + done/cleaned, etc. Active: Somebody cleans this room every day. Passive: This room is cleaned every day. Many accidents are caused by dangerous driving. I'm not often invited to parties. How many people are injured in car accidents every day? Simple past was/were + done/cleaned, etc. Active: Somebody cleaned this room yesterday. Passive: This room was cleaned yesterday. During the night we were all woken up by a loud explosion. When was that castle built? The house wasn't damaged in the storm, but a tree was blown down. Present continuous am/is/are being + done/cleaned, etc. Active: Somebody is cleaning the room right now. Passive: The room is being cleaned right now. Look at those old houses! They are being knocked down. (shop
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