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A main idea is the brief summary of the most important concept or concepts in a passage. There can be a main idea, sometimes called a central idea, in a paragraph or a section of a text as well.
by RV Staff Writer J. C.
A brave fighter pilot faces a new enemy in an air ba...
by J.M. Barrie from Peter Pan
Chapter 6 Passage: J.M. Barrie's 1911 classic novel ...
by John Strange Winter from The Children’s Book of Christmas Stories
“A Christmas Fairy” is a short story published in 19...
by Ohiye S’a/Charles Alexander Eastman from Indian Boyhood
Chapter X Passage: Ohiye S’a, whose English name was...
by Aesop from The Aesop for Children
The Greek author Aesop wrote fables centuries ago th...
Although they were written centuries ago, Aesop's fa...
Aesop is the well-loved writer of fables. Even thoug...
Aesop's fables are much beloved stories written cent...
Aesop was an ancient Greek storyteller who wrote his...
by Benjamin Franklin from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was one of the most co...