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hugo.<p>When you know that something bad is about to happen, you might say “I can see the writing on the wall.” It indicates that your statement is based on something more than just a feeling; it shows your awareness of a likely negative outcome.</p><p>Read the following post to learn more about this English expression and its fascinating cultural background.</p><p><a href="https://grammaticus.blog/2025/04/09/the-writing-on-the-wall/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammaticus.blog/2025/04/09/th</span><span class="invisible">e-writing-on-the-wall/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/learningenglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>learningenglish</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/englishteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>englishteacher</span></a></p>
hugo.<p>The famous poet Robert Frost was born <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OTD</span></a> in 1874. Visit the Grammaticus website and check out the following posts dedicated to him and his writings:</p><p>&quot;A Prayer in Spring&quot;: <a href="https://grammaticus.blog/2023/05/10/a-prayer-in-spring-by-robert-frost/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammaticus.blog/2023/05/10/a-</span><span class="invisible">prayer-in-spring-by-robert-frost/</span></a></p><p>Listening tips: The life and works of Robert Frost: <a href="https://grammaticus.blog/2024/03/06/listening-tips-robert-frost/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammaticus.blog/2024/03/06/li</span><span class="invisible">stening-tips-robert-frost/</span></a></p><p>Book review: &quot;Selected Poems of Robert Frost - Illustrated Edition:&quot; <a href="https://grammaticus.blog/2024/03/27/selected-poems-of-robert-frost/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammaticus.blog/2024/03/27/se</span><span class="invisible">lected-poems-of-robert-frost/</span></a></p><p>&quot;October:&quot; <a href="https://grammaticus.blog/2022/10/05/robert-frost-october/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammaticus.blog/2022/10/05/ro</span><span class="invisible">bert-frost-october/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/robertfrost" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>robertfrost</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/americanliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>americanliterature</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/learningenglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>learningenglish</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/englishteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>englishteacher</span></a></p>
IƧΛΛC<p>I love the English language 😇</p><p>By Linguist Gone Foreign <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/LearningEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LearningEnglish</span></a></p>
hugo.<p>With the arrival of <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spring</span></a>, it’s time for another quarterly <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ebook</span></a> from the Grammaticus Free Library series: “Four Stories for Spring” by Ellen Robena Field.</p><p>It contains four short stories, with the accompanying vocabulary notes and illustrations designed primarily for English language learners (levels B1 and above).</p><p><a href="https://grammaticus.blog/2025/03/19/free-ebook-four-stories-for-spring/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammaticus.blog/2025/03/19/fr</span><span class="invisible">ee-ebook-four-stories-for-spring/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/learningenglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>learningenglish</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/childrensbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>childrensbooks</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/shortstories" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>shortstories</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/readingcomprehension" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>readingcomprehension</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/americanliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>americanliterature</span></a></p>
grammaticus<p><strong>Free ebook: “Four Stories for Spring” by Ellen Robena&nbsp;Field</strong></p><p>Dear friends and followers of the Grammaticus blog,</p><p>With the arrival of spring, it’s time for another quarterly ebook from the <em>Grammaticus Free Library </em>series: “Four Stories for Spring.”&nbsp;</p><p>The author of these stories is Ellen Robena Field (1869–1957), a children’s writer and educator from Bangor, Maine. Nowadays sadly overlooked, she is best known for her collection of short stories “Buttercup Gold and Other Stories”, originally published by the Bangor Kindergarten Association in 1894.</p><p>The ebook here available contains four spring-themed stories from that collection, with the accompanying vocabulary notes and illustrations designed primarily for English language learners (levels B1 and above).</p><p>To download your PDF copy, click on the link below. To browse all the previous G<em>rammaticus Free Library </em>titles, visit the <a href="https://grammaticus.blog/library/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Library</a> section of this website.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/683fhy9x4z3ugdu93gwqj/Four-Stories-for-Spring-by-Ellen-Robena-Field.pdf?rlkey=mzx7nnbwnu4l0aodeuj5gpq6j&amp;st=xrz3s6f5&amp;dl=0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CLICK HERE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/683fhy9x4z3ugdu93gwqj/Four-Stories-for-Spring-by-Ellen-Robena-Field.pdf?rlkey=mzx7nnbwnu4l0aodeuj5gpq6j&amp;st=xrz3s6f5&amp;dl=0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a> <p><strong>NOTE</strong></p><p>If you wish to receive new content from the Grammaticus blog in your inbox, please enter your email address in the box below. You can also subscribe to my free monthly <a href="https://grammaticus.curated.co/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Newsletter</a>.</p> <p><strong>COVER IMAGE CREDIT</strong></p><p>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/de/@kiwihug?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kiwihug</a> via <a href="https://unsplash.com/de/fotos/makrofotografie-von-weissen-blumen-Cqkidu1WhqQ?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Unsplash</a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://grammaticus.blog/tag/american-literature/" target="_blank">#AmericanLiterature</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://grammaticus.blog/tag/childrens-literature/" target="_blank">#childrenSLiterature</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://grammaticus.blog/tag/ebook/" target="_blank">#ebook</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://grammaticus.blog/tag/ellen-robena-field/" target="_blank">#EllenRobenaField</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://grammaticus.blog/tag/english-literature/" target="_blank">#EnglishLiterature</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://grammaticus.blog/tag/english-vocabulary/" target="_blank">#EnglishVocabulary</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://grammaticus.blog/tag/free-download/" target="_blank">#freeDownload</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://grammaticus.blog/tag/freebie/" target="_blank">#freebie</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://grammaticus.blog/tag/learning-english/" target="_blank">#learningEnglish</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://grammaticus.blog/tag/literature/" target="_blank">#literature</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://grammaticus.blog/tag/reading-comprehension/" target="_blank">#readingComprehension</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://grammaticus.blog/tag/reading-skills/" target="_blank">#readingSkills</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://grammaticus.blog/tag/short-stories/" target="_blank">#shortStories</a></p>
Jori<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comedy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comedyvideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comedyvideo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/learningenglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learningenglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/englishtips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>englishtips</span></a></p>
hugo.<p>This week&#39;s featured poem on the Grammaticus blog is &quot;I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud&quot; by William Wordsworth - a wonderful ode to <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/daffodils" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>daffodils</span></a> </p><p>This poem speaks to me on a deeply intimate level. When I was a boy, a person very dear to me – my great-grandmother – passed away one springtime. Devastated by the sense of loss, I remember spending a lot of time in our backyard garden and sitting among the daffodils, telling them about my sadness. They were very good listeners!</p><p>Maybe I was just a weird kid, or maybe I saw in those golden flowers something that Wordsworth also recognized: their power to transform grief into joy.</p><p><a href="https://grammaticus.blog/2025/03/05/i-wandered-lonely-wordsworth/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammaticus.blog/2025/03/05/i-</span><span class="invisible">wandered-lonely-wordsworth/</span></a></p><p>Image credit: Andréas BRUN via Unsplash.</p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spring</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/williamwordsworth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>williamwordsworth</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/englishliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>englishliterature</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/learningenglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>learningenglish</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/englishteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>englishteacher</span></a></p>
hugo.<p>William Carlos Williams, died <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OTD</span></a> in 1963.</p><p>Visit the Grammaticus website and search for resources dedicated to this amazing poet, such as the blog post &quot;Spring Storm.&quot; It includes a brief introduction to his writings, as well as a simple vocabulary exercise for English language learners.</p><p><a href="https://grammaticus.blog/2023/04/19/spring-storm-williams/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammaticus.blog/2023/04/19/sp</span><span class="invisible">ring-storm-williams/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/americanliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>americanliterature</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/williamcarloswilliams" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>williamcarloswilliams</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/englishteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>englishteacher</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/learningenglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>learningenglish</span></a></p>
Peter J Fullagar 🌈<p>It's still <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LGBTQPlusHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQPlusHistoryMonth</span></a>, and I thought I'd share a little carousel about the work I've been doing over the last couple of years.</p><p> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ELT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ELT</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ESOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESOL</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/TEFL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEFL</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LearningEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LearningEnglish</span></a></p>
hugo.<p>Kate Chopin - born <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OTD</span></a> in 1850 - was one of the most important 19th century American women writers. Of Louisiana Creole background, she was an author ahead of her time, often writing on difficult and controversial topics in a unique narrative style.</p><p>On the Grammaticus website, you can download your free PDF copy of her short story A Morning Walk, which includes vocabulary notes for English language learners.</p><p>To access this and other available ebooks, visit <a href="https://grammaticus.blog/library/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">grammaticus.blog/library/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/KateChopin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KateChopin</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/AmericanLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmericanLiterature</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/EnglishTeacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EnglishTeacher</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/learningenglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>learningenglish</span></a></p>
hugo.<p>The poem presented in my latest blog post first appeared in William Carlos Williams’ book titled “Sour Grapes: A Book of Poems”, published in 1921. Like many other of his works, it’s wonderfully simple and minimalist: the poet uses an extremely common image only to transform it into something delightfully rich and filled with meaning.</p><p><a href="https://grammaticus.blog/2025/01/22/winter-trees-by-william-carlos-williams/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammaticus.blog/2025/01/22/wi</span><span class="invisible">nter-trees-by-william-carlos-williams/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/williamcarloswilliams" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>williamcarloswilliams</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/americanliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>americanliterature</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/learningenglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>learningenglish</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/englishteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>englishteacher</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Winter</span></a></p>
hugo.<p>On Edgar Allan Poe&#39;s birthday 🎂 (born OTD in 1809), you can visit my blog and read a post on his poem &quot;A Dream Within a Dream.&quot;</p><p>The post contains a vocabulary exercise for English language learners.</p><p><a href="https://grammaticus.blog/2023/01/18/poe-dream/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammaticus.blog/2023/01/18/po</span><span class="invisible">e-dream/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/edgarallanpoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>edgarallanpoe</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/americanliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>americanliterature</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/learningenglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>learningenglish</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/englishteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>englishteacher</span></a></p>
hugo.<p>It’s something of a tradition on my Grammaticus blog to start the New Year with a lexicographical recap of the previous year. If you’ve missed it in the news, here’s an overview of the words that marked the year 2024, chosen by the leading dictionary publishers from the English-speaking world.</p><p><a href="https://grammaticus.blog/2025/01/08/english-words-of-the-year-2024/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammaticus.blog/2025/01/08/en</span><span class="invisible">glish-words-of-the-year-2024/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/WOTY" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WOTY</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/englishvocabulary" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>englishvocabulary</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/englishlanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>englishlanguage</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>words</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/learningenglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>learningenglish</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/englishteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>englishteacher</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/dictionary" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dictionary</span></a></p>
hugo.<p>This poem by Tennyson is a classic New Year&#39;s Eve poem, filled with good wishes and hopeful pleas.</p><p>Read the following blog post to learn more about its structure and metre, and you can also do a simple vocabulary exercise!</p><p><a href="https://grammaticus.blog/2023/01/04/tennyson-ring-out-wild-bells/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammaticus.blog/2023/01/04/te</span><span class="invisible">nnyson-ring-out-wild-bells/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/englishliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>englishliterature</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/tennyson" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tennyson</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/newyear" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>newyear</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/englishteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>englishteacher</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/learningenglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>learningenglish</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/scansion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>scansion</span></a></p>
hugo.<p>Want to do some <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/listening" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>listening</span></a> practice on the topic of <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Christmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Christmas</span></a>? Have a look at a small selection of podcasts I’ve been using with my students - one for each level.</p><p><a href="https://grammaticus.blog/2024/12/25/listening-tips-christmas/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammaticus.blog/2024/12/25/li</span><span class="invisible">stening-tips-christmas/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/learningenglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>learningenglish</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/EFL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EFL</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/esl" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>esl</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/ListeningSkills" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ListeningSkills</span></a></p>
hugo.<p>Happy Winter Solstice! ❄️☀️</p><p>It&#39;s time for another free e-book in my Grammaticus Free Library series. Click on the link below to download &quot;Christmas at Red Butte&quot; by the celebrated Canadian writer Lucy Maud Montgomery.</p><p>It&#39;s a delightful tale that revolves around the themes of sacrifice and the spirit of Christmas. The narrative follows an orphaned girl named Theodora, who faces a challenging situation when a poor harvest on the Canadian prairie threatens to ruin Christmas for her cousins.</p><p>The ebook contains vocabulary notes and an extra exercise page for English language learners.</p><p><a href="https://grammaticus.blog/2024/12/20/free-ebook-christmas-at-red-butte/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammaticus.blog/2024/12/20/fr</span><span class="invisible">ee-ebook-christmas-at-red-butte/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ebook</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>shortstory</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>winter</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Christmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Christmas</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/canadianliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>canadianliterature</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/freebies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>freebies</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/learningenglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>learningenglish</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/readingskills" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>readingskills</span></a></p>
hugo.<p>In the latest blog post you can read a wonderful autumn-themed poem by one of my favourite authors, Sarah Orne Jewett. </p><p>Describing the scenery surrounding her hometown of South Berwick, Maine, the poet paints the picture of beauty and richness of a sunny November day.</p><p><a href="https://grammaticus.blog/2024/11/06/top-of-the-hill-by-sarah-orne-jewett/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammaticus.blog/2024/11/06/to</span><span class="invisible">p-of-the-hill-by-sarah-orne-jewett/</span></a></p><p>Image credit: Isakov Eldiiar via Unsplash.</p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/americanliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>americanliterature</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/autumn" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>autumn</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/autumnvibes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>autumnvibes</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/sarahornejewett" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sarahornejewett</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/learningenglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>learningenglish</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/englishteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>englishteacher</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/November" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>November</span></a></p>
hugo.<p>As another <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Halloween</span></a> is upon us, enjoy a selection of seasonal posts available on the Grammaticus blog! 🎃</p><p><a href="https://grammaticus.blog/2024/10/30/halloween-resources/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammaticus.blog/2024/10/30/ha</span><span class="invisible">lloween-resources/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/films" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>films</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/tvseries" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tvseries</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/booktips" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>booktips</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>podcasts</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/learningenglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>learningenglish</span></a></p>
hugo.<p>Some time ago, I presented a few listening tips on the subject of my favourite drink—tea—and tea culture. And in this blog post, I’m going to offer a few suggestions on the topic of the world’s second most popular drink: <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>coffee</span></a>. </p><p>From the history of coffee to its health benefits and tips on how to make the perfect cup of coffee… Here you’ll find everything you need to know, and then some more!</p><p><a href="https://grammaticus.blog/2024/10/09/listening-tips-coffee/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammaticus.blog/2024/10/09/li</span><span class="invisible">stening-tips-coffee/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/listeningtips" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>listeningtips</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/learningenglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>learningenglish</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>podcasts</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/publicradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>publicradio</span></a></p>
hugo.<p>On the anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe&#39;s death, join me in reading his poem &quot;A Dream Within a Dream.&quot; </p><p>First published in 1849, shortly before he died, this poem is often described as dreary and melancholic, and while we can certainly feel the despair in it, we should also recognise its philosophical nature. The poet wonders whether the world and life as we know it might actually be merely a dream—an illusion. Nightmarishly, even if we would wake up from this dream, we’d still find ourselves in another dream: there’s no waking up to actual, ‘real’ reality.</p><p><a href="https://grammaticus.blog/2023/01/18/poe-dream/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grammaticus.blog/2023/01/18/po</span><span class="invisible">e-dream/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>otd</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/edgarallanpoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>edgarallanpoe</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/americanliterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>americanliterature</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/learningenglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>learningenglish</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/englishteacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>englishteacher</span></a></p>
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