Jumpstart 6-12
Doesn't a bowling ball have to be the right weight for the bowler, and don't the holes in the ball have to fit your fingers properly? Yes, and you need to keep the bowling ball out of the gutter most of the time?
Doesn't a bowling ball have to be the right weight for the bowler, and don't the holes in the ball have to fit your fingers properly?
Because Eva rarely practices, how she became a first-rate bowler is a mystery to me? By knocking down all ten pins on your first roll of any frame, you score a strike.
By knocking down all ten pins on your first roll of any frame, you score a strike.
I asked my father why the originators of golf divided the golf course into eighteen segments? He didn't know the answer, but he plays eighteen holes of golf every chance he gets.
He didn't know the answer, but he plays eighteen holes of golf every chance he gets.
Anyone who has ever gone bowling can understand why the sport is sometimes referred to as tenpins! Josh can't decide which kind of bowling ball would improve his game?
Neither is correct.
Bicyclists must be dedicated to race where fences, streams, and mud are typical obstacles! Serena wondered what the difference was between a road-racing bicycle and a track-racing bicycle?
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Edward Arlington Robinson's "Collected Poems" was the first book to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, in 1922 My favorite poems by Robinson are Miniver Cheevy and Mr. Flood's Party.
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Garry Wills, author of Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America, uses the word telegraphic to describe the style of the Gettysburg Address. In his "Letter from Birmingham Jail," Martin Luther King Jr. often uses the word hope while he explains his principles.
Neither is correct.
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In America, as in other countries, holidays are often linked to specific songs ["God Bless America" on July 4th, for example].
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My uncle asked which years Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France? Sports enthusiasts question whether bicyclists and other athletes will stop using performance-enhancing drugs.
Sports enthusiasts question whether bicyclists and other athletes will stop using performance-enhancing drugs.
The corporate headquarters remains in Georgia in two high rise buildings outside Atlanta.
high-rise
While Lowe's began as a small-town operation, it adopted the big-box format in the 1980s on account of the competitive pressures from Home Depot.
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Wicked, Peter and the Starcatcher, and The Book of Mormon are a few Broadway hits from recent years. Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" is one of the most popular American dramas ever written.
Neither is correct.
The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC), formed during World War I, is commemorated on April 25.
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The speaker made the following announcement: "Despite what some in our community believe, this organization [the League of Women Voters] is committed to treating every candidate from every political party in a fair and unbiased way."
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For the many do-it-yourselfers who spend their spare time completing home repairs, remodeling, and landscaping, three major retailers compete to serve their needs.
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Can you figure out why the Tour de France was not held from 1940 to 1946? The answer, of course, is that World War II was being fought in Europe during that period!
Can you figure out why the Tour de France was not held from 1940 to 1946?
According to Emily Post, it is acceptable for a guest to give money in an envelope to a bride during a wedding reception—the bride should not open the envelope until after the reception.
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Twelfth Night is celebrated in England on January 5. [It is also known as Wassail Eve or Eve of Epiphany.]
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"Besides celebrating January 1 as New Year's Day, the Republic of China—Taiwan—celebrates that day as its founding.
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She (Senator Warren) has become the leading voice in Congress for stricter federal regulation of the financial industry."
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Biting into a valentine chocolate, Lena savored the bittersweet filling and (crunch!) the sparkling diamond ring inside.
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My instructor has a degree from Yale, but the other day he said, "Between you and I (sic), if you revise your paper one more time, it could be the best one in the class."
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These big box outlets are Home Depot, Lowe's, and Menards.
big-box
The largest of these home improvement retailers is Home Depot;
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of the home repair retailers is Menards, founded in 1959 and headquartered in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
home-repair
The second largest and oldest of the companies is Lowe's, founded in 1946 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
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