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It will be spent on projects on the River Stour, with Kent the home to England's largest population of wild beavers, and ancient woodland at the Blean, near Canterbury.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026
Meterchen means "mother goose" in ancient Greek, while luti is Latin for "of the mud."
From Science Daily • Jul. 11, 2026
Hewing is the ancient art of cutting logs into beams or planks for timber frames.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026
They settled on Ronnie Wood, a former member of the Faces who, ever since then, has engaged in the ancient art of guitar weaving with Keith Richards.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026
I’m enchanted by the ancient stone houses, still standing tall after the passage of so much time.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Vocabulary lists containing ancient
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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"The People Could Fly," Vocabulary from the folk tale
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