✳ duty (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈdjuːti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /duːɾi/ (General-American)

Forms:
- duties (plural)

duty (noun) senses:
1. That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
2. The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.
3. A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
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🗣 Conversation 🗣

- Rachel? This is John Emory speaking.
- Yes, Mr. Emory?
- I ' Ve got some bad news. All the plans sent over to the McGrath Corporation have been rejected. We ' re going to have to start from scratch.
- I thought they had already agreed to everything. That ' s going to take weeks to rework.

🌜 Present Simple 🌛

She enjoys painting with oils.

💡 Example 💡 sistergirl

sistergirl (noun): "We are all so proud of you, sistergirl! Couldn't you tell at graduation?"

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🌜 Past Continuous 🌛

They were celebrating their anniversary with a party.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

Kai got out of a muddy pond. Kai got the dirty water off their chest.
- (Kai) This pond we are in is way too muddy.
- I know, mud is everywhere.
- We need to get the mud off ourselves.
- Try using this bottle of water.
- Ok, I will pour the bottle of water on both our chests.

✳ belong (verb)

Sounds:
- /bɪˈlɒŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /bɪˈlɔŋ/ (General-American)
- /bɪˈlɑŋ/ (cot-caught-merger)

Forms:
- belongs (present, singular, third-person)
- belonging (participle, present)
- belonged (participle, past)
- belonged (past)

belong (verb) senses:
1. (of a person) To be accepted in a group.
2. (followed by to) To be a part of a group.
3. (intransitive) To have its proper place.
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✳ belong (prep)

belong (prep) senses:
1. (Australian Aboriginal, optionally followed by to) Of, belonging to.

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🌜 Past Simple 🌛

I prepared a special surprise for the party.

💡 Example 💡 misfilm

misfilm (verb): Paul Dehn pulled no punches when he talked about 'Misfilming Shakespeare' on May 29th. He was vehement in his dislike of Orson Welles's versions of Macbeth and Othello.

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🗣 Conversation 🗣

Jesse was having a hard time understanding the situation, so Jesse sought Sasha's explanation.
- (Jesse) Sasha! Can you please explain to me what's going on here?
- Well, Jesse....ummm, Carlos was walking by and the floor was wet and he slipped and fell.
- Oh, ok. So Carlos was walking by, and he slipped on the wet floor, and then he fell ....
- That's right. And on the way down he pulled down my nightgown to try to catch himself, and he fell right on top of me!
- Oh, wow! That's awful! But why was Carlos walking by and slipping on the floor of our bedroom with the door locked from the inside?
- It was...uhh...I think...Oh look! A squirrel!

✳ free (adj)

Sounds:
- /fɹiː/
- [fɹɪi̯]

Forms:
- freer (comparative)
- free-er (comparative)
- freeër (comparative, rare)
- freest (superlative)
- free-est (superlative)
- freeëst (rare, superlative)

free (adj) senses:
1. Not imprisoned or enslaved.
2. Unconstrained by timidity or distrust
3. Generous; liberal.
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✳ free (adv)

Forms:
- more free (comparative)
- most free (superlative)

free (adv) senses:
1. Without needing to pay.
2. (obsolete) Freely; willingly.