🗣 Conversation 🗣
- The woman was beaten again. Why didn ' t she call the police.
- Because it was her husband who beat her.
- It is incredible.
- She said that she didn ' t want to foul her own nest.
- The woman was beaten again. Why didn ' t she call the police.
- Because it was her husband who beat her.
- It is incredible.
- She said that she didn ' t want to foul her own nest.
✳ independence (noun)
Sounds:
- /ɪndɪˈpɛndəns/
Forms:
- independences (plural)
independence (noun) senses:
1. The quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others.
2. The state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.
Sounds:
- /ɪndɪˈpɛndəns/
Forms:
- independences (plural)
independence (noun) senses:
1. The quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others.
2. The state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.
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🌜 Future Simple 🌛
In the future, renewable energy will be widely accessible to remote communities.
In the future, renewable energy will be widely accessible to remote communities.
🗣 Conversation 🗣
Since everyone else turned around when they heard the loud noise, Quinn also turned her head and saw the car crash.
- (Quinn) Oh my goodness, I heard the screeching and it was so loud.
- Yes, that car could not put on the brakes fast enough.
- Then I turned and boom, the car just rolled into the intersection and crashed into the truck.
- It was very scary and the noise was devastating to hear.
- I ran over there to try to see how I could help.
- The police have been called and they are on the way.
Since everyone else turned around when they heard the loud noise, Quinn also turned her head and saw the car crash.
- (Quinn) Oh my goodness, I heard the screeching and it was so loud.
- Yes, that car could not put on the brakes fast enough.
- Then I turned and boom, the car just rolled into the intersection and crashed into the truck.
- It was very scary and the noise was devastating to hear.
- I ran over there to try to see how I could help.
- The police have been called and they are on the way.
✳ illustrate (verb)
Sounds:
- /ˈɪl.jʊˌstɹeɪt/ (UK)
- /ɪˈlʌsˌtɹeɪt/ (UK)
- /ˈɪl.əˌstɹeɪt/ (US)
Forms:
- illustrates (present, singular, third-person)
- illustrating (participle, present)
- illustrated (participle, past)
- illustrated (past)
illustrate (verb) senses:
1. (obsolete) To shed light upon.
2. (figuratively) To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison.
3. To provide a book or other publication with pictures, diagrams or other explanatory or decorative features.
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Sounds:
- /ˈɪl.jʊˌstɹeɪt/ (UK)
- /ɪˈlʌsˌtɹeɪt/ (UK)
- /ˈɪl.əˌstɹeɪt/ (US)
Forms:
- illustrates (present, singular, third-person)
- illustrating (participle, present)
- illustrated (participle, past)
- illustrated (past)
illustrate (verb) senses:
1. (obsolete) To shed light upon.
2. (figuratively) To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison.
3. To provide a book or other publication with pictures, diagrams or other explanatory or decorative features.
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🗣 Conversation 🗣
- You'd like coffee, wouldn't you?
- I think I'd rather have tea this morning.
- What else are you going to have?
- Just an English muffin. What are you going to have?
- That sounds good. I'm going to order the same thing.
- You'd like coffee, wouldn't you?
- I think I'd rather have tea this morning.
- What else are you going to have?
- Just an English muffin. What are you going to have?
- That sounds good. I'm going to order the same thing.
💡 Example 💡 anatopism
anatopism (noun): There is no anachronism in putting them together; it is a sort of anatopism rather; the painter has placed within our view two scenes which no mortal eye could have witnessed at the same time.
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anatopism (noun): There is no anachronism in putting them together; it is a sort of anatopism rather; the painter has placed within our view two scenes which no mortal eye could have witnessed at the same time.
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🌜 Past Perfect 🌛
By the time they arrived at the party, the music had stopped.
By the time they arrived at the party, the music had stopped.
✳ card (noun)
Sounds:
- /kɑːd/ (UK)
- [kʰɑːd] (UK)
- /kɑɹd/ (US)
- [kʰɑɹd] (US)
- /kaːd/ (General-Australian)
- [kʰäːd] (General-Australian)
- /kɐːd/ (New-Zealand)
- [kʰɐːd] (New-Zealand)
Forms:
- cards (plural)
card (noun) senses:
1. A playing card.
2. (in the plural) Any game using playing cards; a card game.
3. A resource or argument, used to achieve a purpose.
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Sounds:
- /kɑːd/ (UK)
- [kʰɑːd] (UK)
- /kɑɹd/ (US)
- [kʰɑɹd] (US)
- /kaːd/ (General-Australian)
- [kʰäːd] (General-Australian)
- /kɐːd/ (New-Zealand)
- [kʰɐːd] (New-Zealand)
Forms:
- cards (plural)
card (noun) senses:
1. A playing card.
2. (in the plural) Any game using playing cards; a card game.
3. A resource or argument, used to achieve a purpose.
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✳ card (verb)
Forms:
- cards (present, singular, third-person)
- carding (participle, present)
- carded (participle, past)
- carded (past)
card (verb) senses:
1. (US) To check IDs, especially against a minimum age requirement.
2. (dated) To play cards.
3. (golf) To make (a stated score), as recorded on a scoring card.
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Forms:
- cards (present, singular, third-person)
- carding (participle, present)
- carded (participle, past)
- carded (past)
card (verb) senses:
1. (US) To check IDs, especially against a minimum age requirement.
2. (dated) To play cards.
3. (golf) To make (a stated score), as recorded on a scoring card.
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