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💡 Example 💡 yellowly
yellowly (adv): After rice appeared the much-dreaded pie, glaring yellowly, with its coarse pretentious outside—prototype of many a living humbug—veiling one knows not what of false and vile.
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yellowly (adv): After rice appeared the much-dreaded pie, glaring yellowly, with its coarse pretentious outside—prototype of many a living humbug—veiling one knows not what of false and vile.
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🌜 Future Perfect 🌛
In five years, they will have established a charitable foundation to help the needy.
In five years, they will have established a charitable foundation to help the needy.
🗣 Conversation 🗣
- We will go to climb up the hill tomorrow. Let's go to supermarket to buy some food.
- Yes, we can have a picnic on the top of the hill.
- What should we buy?
- Let me see. We should go to buy some fruit first.
- It is heavy and not convenient to take them to the top.
- How about taking a cantaloupe? It is light and sweet. Children love it.
- Good idea. We can buy some candy and nuts for children.
- Yes. Look, cashew, peanuts, assorted biscuits, chocolate, canned goods, anything else?
- That's enough for the kids. Get some drinks.
- Definitely beer. Two bottles.
- Right. We should buy some yoghurt for kids.
- Yes. Shall we buy some saucers? It will be used during our picnic.
- OK. Four saucers. We can buy some custard tarts tomorrow morning.
- Let's go to queue up. There are so many people in the lines.
- We will go to climb up the hill tomorrow. Let's go to supermarket to buy some food.
- Yes, we can have a picnic on the top of the hill.
- What should we buy?
- Let me see. We should go to buy some fruit first.
- It is heavy and not convenient to take them to the top.
- How about taking a cantaloupe? It is light and sweet. Children love it.
- Good idea. We can buy some candy and nuts for children.
- Yes. Look, cashew, peanuts, assorted biscuits, chocolate, canned goods, anything else?
- That's enough for the kids. Get some drinks.
- Definitely beer. Two bottles.
- Right. We should buy some yoghurt for kids.
- Yes. Shall we buy some saucers? It will be used during our picnic.
- OK. Four saucers. We can buy some custard tarts tomorrow morning.
- Let's go to queue up. There are so many people in the lines.
✳ typically (adv)
Sounds:
- /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kli/
- /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl.i/
Forms:
- more typically (comparative)
- most typically (superlative)
typically (adv) senses:
1. In a typical or common manner.
2. In an expected or customary manner.
Sounds:
- /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kli/
- /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl.i/
Forms:
- more typically (comparative)
- most typically (superlative)
typically (adv) senses:
1. In a typical or common manner.
2. In an expected or customary manner.
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🌜 Future Perfect Continuous 🌛
By the time they arrive, I will have been waiting for hours.
By the time they arrive, I will have been waiting for hours.
🗣 Conversation 🗣
Riley enjoyed playing with her friend, they played board games and checkers.
- (Riley) I played board games and checkers with my friends last night.
- Did you have game night?
- We gather weekly at someone's else and play games and have drinks.
- Sounds like a good time.
- It really is. It allows me time to catch up with my friends while having fun at the same time.
- Who's hosting the next game night?
Riley enjoyed playing with her friend, they played board games and checkers.
- (Riley) I played board games and checkers with my friends last night.
- Did you have game night?
- We gather weekly at someone's else and play games and have drinks.
- Sounds like a good time.
- It really is. It allows me time to catch up with my friends while having fun at the same time.
- Who's hosting the next game night?
💡 Example 💡 summer
summer (noun): At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the luncheon crumbs.
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summer (noun): At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the luncheon crumbs.
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✳ cup (noun)
Sounds:
- /kʌp/
Forms:
- cups (plural)
cup (noun) senses:
1. A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
2. The contents of said vessel.
3. (US) A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces (¹⁄₁₆ of a US gallon; 236.5882365 mL) or 240 mL.
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Sounds:
- /kʌp/
Forms:
- cups (plural)
cup (noun) senses:
1. A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
2. The contents of said vessel.
3. (US) A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces (¹⁄₁₆ of a US gallon; 236.5882365 mL) or 240 mL.
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✳ cup (verb)
Forms:
- cups (present, singular, third-person)
- cupping (participle, present)
- cupped (participle, past)
- cupped (past)
cup (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.
2. (transitive) To hold something in cupped hands.
3. (transitive) To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup.
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Forms:
- cups (present, singular, third-person)
- cupping (participle, present)
- cupped (participle, past)
- cupped (past)
cup (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.
2. (transitive) To hold something in cupped hands.
3. (transitive) To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup.
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