literate
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One day, these dynastic annals may form part of the historically literate man or woman’s mental furniture—we are not there yet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Mr. Butler-Gallie, a parish priest in the Cotswolds in England and the author of “A Field Guide to the English Clergy,” is literate and entertaining.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
"This was a literate, urban society where people had separate spaces for habitation, burial practices and industrial work," Mr Kumar says, noting it's the first large, well-defined ancient urban settlement found in southern India.
From BBC • Jul. 27, 2025
"It's plain from looking at the letters that whoever made the die wasn't literate, the letters don't bear much resemblance to Latin - they're garbage really," he explained.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2025
Thus, what most literate people would consider strange lifestyles of remote prehistory are for me the most vivid part of my life.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing literate
March: Book Two
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"Shelter" by Harlan Coben, Chapters 1–6
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