Until near... end of... 19th century it was the law in... England that if... man was unable to pay... debt, even... small one, he could be imprisoned. This imprisonment might very well be for... life, as it was impossible for... people in... prison to work at their ordinary occupations and so make... money to repay... sum they had borrowed. If they had... friends who could bring them... materials to work with, they might work with their hands sewing or making... boots, for instance.
... great English novelist Charles Dickens knew... great deal about... debtors' prisons from personal experience, for when he was about ten, his father was imprisoned for debt and... whole family had to go and live with him in... prison because they had nowhere else to live.... mother and... children, however, could leave... place when they wished; but at ten o'clock every evening... great gates were shut for the night, and no one could leave or enter until... morning. Dickens described... life in... debtors' prisons in some of his novels. It was largely because of... Dickers' sharp criticism that... English Government was finally forced to do away with... debtors' prisons.
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William Shakespeare, greatest English playwright, was born in 1564 at... Stradford-on-Avon in... England.... Stratford is small country town in farming district near centre of... England.... Avon, which is pretty river withgrass and... trees all along its banks, runs through Stratford. Not much is known of... Shakespeare's father. He was farmer who, at different times of his life, sold meat and bought and sold wool. He was poor and was often in... money difficulties. Very little is known about... life of his only son William also.... little house in which he was born still stands. It is now... museum. He went to... school in... Stratford. Shakespeare arrived in... London in 1586. Probably... first work he did there was at
one of... two theatres that there were in... London at that time. Then he became... actor and soon began to write... plays for... company of... actors to which he belonged. Shakespeare bought... largest house in his native town in 1597, but he did not spend much time there till 1610. He spent... last years of his life mostly at... Stratford, but he often visited... London. He died in, 1616.
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During... American war of... independence,... commander of... small unit of... soldiers was giving... orders to his men about... heavy cannon that they were trying to lift to its place at... top of some fortifications. It was almost beyond their power to lift... weight, and... commander kept shouting... encouraging words.... officer, not in uniform, was passing and asked... commander why he did not help... soldiers. Greatly surprised,... man turned round and said proudly: "Sir, I am... corporal!" "You are, are you?" replied... officer: "I did not know that. I beg your pardon, Mr. Corporal." Then he got off... horse he was riding and, taking hold of... rope that... men were pulling at, he pulled with all his strength. And when... cannon was in its place, he turned to... little great man and said: "Mr Corporal, when you have... other job like this and have not enough... men, send for your comrnaader-in-chief, and I shall gladly come and help you."... corporal was struck with... astonishment. It was... George Washington.
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, . (fine, sharp), (homeless, unhappy) (first-class, good-looking), (big, heavy) (wooden, square).
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This question is very difficult. .
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the rich (, ), the poor (, ), the sick (), the Russians (), the English ().
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a poor man two poor men
a Russian - two Germans
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, , : cold, interesting.
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cold colder the coldest
Interesting more interesting the most interesting
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good better the best
bad worse the worst
far farther the farthest ( )
many (much) more the most
little less the least
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as... as
not so... as
more/less... than /
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-ant important, distant -able hospitable, eatable
-ous famous, dangerous -ic historic, poetic
-ed strong-willed,talented -y rainy, sunny, dirty
-ing interesting, -less hopoless, useless
disappointing -ary revolutionary, ordinary
-al cultural, agricultural
-ent dependent, different -ive impressive
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) un- unhappy, ir- irregular, irrational
uncomfortable inter- international
in- independent, post- post-war
indirect
im- impossible, pre- pre-revolutionary
immortal
dis- discouraging, pre-war
dissapointing
non- non-governmental, pre-Christian
non-persistent
