This is arguably the best website for information on grammar, research, and writing. 

Learn Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes  to strengthen your vocabulary. 

A dictionary to research the origin and history of a word. 

Learn how to build an argument through the rhetorical triangle: ethos, pathos, and logos. 

No, it is not about the Black Death. 

Read the short story of the day or find an author. This page has a wide variety of short stories, poems, and novels. It has recently expanded beyond American Literature.