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"Article uniformly contain an outline, **glossary**, defining paragraph, essay, cross-references, and bibliography, and range from 10-15 pages in length."

"The abrupt rush of air into the lungs causes the **epiglottis** to close, creating the 'hic' sound."

"As the most over-examined generation, which invests the most money into its education, **polyglots** should get more recognition for their language skills."

"Panglossian reappeared in my head and as I walked quickly along Whitechapel Road, choosing to conceal myself in the crowds of the busy thoroughfare, I attempted to analyze the reason."

"To pursue this a little farther, if our neophyte, strong in the newborn love of antiquity, were to undertake to imitate what he had learned to admire, it must be allowed he would act very injudiciously, if he were to select from the **Glossary** the obsolete words which it contains, and employ those exclusively of all others." T//he Edinburgh edition of the Waverley novels, Volume 8//