🗣 Conversation 🗣

- Any questions?
- When will I know your decision?
- Can we get in touch with you by e-mail? Is this convenient for you?
- It ' s quite convenient.
- Thank you for your interest in our company.
- OK. Thank you very much.

🌜 Past Continuous 🌛

She was knitting a scarf for her best friend.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

- I need help finding a gift for my daughter.
- Would she like a laptop?
- That sounds like a good idea.
- A Mac is a very popular brand.
- She mentioned a Mac. How much is it?
- A 15 - inch Pro model is $ 2,100 plus tax.
- That sounds like a great price. I'll take one.
- This is a gift she'll cherish for years. How do you want to pay?
- I'll use my VISA.
- We're almost through. Just sign here, please.
- Just take it home and plug it in?
- She'll be online 20 minutes after she opens the box.
- She's going to be so pleased with this.
- Remember us for all your computer needs.

💡 Example 💡 mini-moon

mini-moon (noun): Over the weekend the Duke and Duchess have been enjoying a ‘mini-moon’ at a mystery location in the UK. They flew in the Queen’s helicopter from Buckingham Palace on Saturday for a two-night break.

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✳ voter (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈvəʊtə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- /ˈvoʊtɚ/ (US)

Forms:
- voters (plural)

voter (noun) senses:
1. Someone who votes.
2. In your opinion, should we allow 16 and 17 year olds to become voters?

Audio (Southern England)

🌜 Present Perfect Continuous 🌛

The team has been promoting the conservation of natural resources.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

- the next four years will be good years.
- i'll vote for him next time, too.

🌜 Present Simple 🌛

The chef prepares a delicious meal.

✳ store (noun)

Sounds:
- /stɔɹ/ (General-American)
- /stɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /sto(ː)ɹ/
- /stoə/

Forms:
- stores (plural)

store (noun) senses:
1. A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.
2. A supply held in storage.
3. (mainly North American) A place where items may be purchased; a shop.
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✳ store (verb)

Forms:
- stores (present, singular, third-person)
- storing (participle, present)
- stored (participle, past)
- stored (past)

store (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To keep (something) while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose.
2. Contain.
3. Have the capacity and capability to contain.
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Audio (US)

💡 Example 💡 rapprochement

rapprochement (noun): M. [Aristide] Briand, in a statement on the French foreign policy said a lasting European peace was impossible without a Franco-German rapprochement.

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