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💡 Example 💡 guard of honour

guard of honour (noun): With such focus from within the footballing community this week on Remembrance Sunday, there was something appropriate about Colchester being the venue for last night’s game. Troops from the garrison town formed a guard of honour for both sets of players, who emerged for the national anthem with poppies proudly stitched into their tracksuit jackets.

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PLANE
plane (adj)

Sounds:
- /pleɪn/
- [pʰl̥eɪn]

Forms:
- planer (comparative)
- planest (superlative)

plane (adj) senses:
1. Of a surface: flat or level.
plane (noun)

Forms:
- planes (plural)

plane (noun) senses:
1. A level or flat surface.
2. (geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).
3. (anatomy) An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.
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plane (verb)

Forms:
- planes (present, singular, third-person)
- planing (participle, present)
- planed (participle, past)
- planed (past)

plane (verb) senses:
1. (transitive, carpentry) To smooth (wood) with a plane.
2. (nautical, of a boat) To move in a way that lifts the bow out of the water.
3. To glide or soar.
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🌜 Present Perfect 🌛

She has fostered a homeless pet.
🗣 Conversation 🗣

- Can I help you?
- I need some stamps for this letter.
- What kind of stamps do you want?
- How much do I need for this letter?
- I must weigh it first. Err ... It's five grams over weigh, Do you want to send it as an ordinary or registered letter?
- I want it registered. How much is it then?
- Registration plus overnight ... err ... seven dollars in all.
- Here's a 10 - dollar bill.
- Now, your receipt, and the change.
- Thanks. Good-bye.
WRITING
writing (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/

Forms:
- writings (plural)

writing (noun) senses:
1. (uncountable) Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
2. (countable) Something written, such as a document, article or book.
3. (uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.
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writing (verb)

writing (verb) senses:
1. present participle of write
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💡 Example 💡 babbit

babbit (noun): To pack the box, first insert next to the ring I a ring of round asbestos packing, then the smallest set of babbit metal rings; then insert alternately two coils of asbestos and the next smallest babbit ring, and so on, as shown on drawing, until the box is full, taking care to place the asbestos H and the metal rings G so that the joint spaces between the ends do not come together.

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🌜 Future Simple 🌛

In the future, nanotechnology will revolutionize medicine and materials.
🗣 Conversation 🗣

Jordan wanted to be the best student so she told her classmates the incorrect answers for the test and Jordan affected the children's grades.
- (Jordan) I got the best grade on the test.
- I guess that means you're the best student.
- I am, but I feel guilty about it.
- Did you sabotage the other children?
- Yes, I gave them the wrong answers to the test which affected their grades.
- I don't think you can be the best student unless you start acting more honestly.
🌜 Present Perfect 🌛

I have lived in this city for ten years.
LIVING