Hampton Roads

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a channel in SE Virginia between the mouth of the James River and Chesapeake Bay: battle between the Monitor and the Virginia 1862.

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

Thankfully, his assistant knows these roads like the back of his hand.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech|Liza Foreman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There are few paved roads, and at the airport, soldiers outnumber travelers.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All the roads into Iraqi Kurdistan and toward Baghdad are closed and now the road toward Syria is also blocked.
Has the Kurdish Victory at Sinjar Turned the Tide of ISIS War?|Niqash|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Environmentalists today generally prefer to limit roads and block new water projects, even in parched California.
Time to Bring Back the Truman Democrats|Joel Kotkin|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Going at a reasonable clip, my husband and I travel the trails and side roads near our house.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was a time when Aristide Pujol, in sole charge of an automobile, went gaily scuttering over the roads of France.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
It had been many a moon since we took different roads, but MacRae hadn't changed that I could see.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
To keep the roads fit for travelling on, requires about 60,000 tons of stone per year.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
The sun was palely shining upon dry, clean pavements and upon roads juicy with black mud.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
The day was hot and the roads dusty, and Lawrence favored the horses all possible, but they made good progress.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn