tithing
/ˈtaɪðɪŋ/noun
Middle School
1
The tithe given as an offering to the church.
2
The payment of tithes.
3
The collection of tithes.
4
Ten sheaves of wheat (originally set up as such for the tithe proctor).
5
A body of households (originally a tenth of a hundred or ten households) bound by frankpledge to collective responsibility and punishment for each other's behavior.
6
A part of the hundred as a rural division of territory.
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Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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