🌜 Future Continuous 🌛
They will be refurbishing an old library to make it a modern learning space.
They will be refurbishing an old library to make it a modern learning space.
🗣 Conversation 🗣
- that was a really good meal, Gordon.
- It sure was. I couldn't eat another bite.
- well, it is getting pretty late. I think we should go home.
- you're right. I have to get up early to go to work tomorrow.
- let's see how much the bill is.
- don't worry about it. Tonight is my treat.
- what are you talking about? We'll split the bill.
- no, I insist. I kept telling you that I would treat you to dinner but I still haven't.
- no way, Gordon. I know that you are a little short on cash at the moment. There's no need for you to pay for the whole bill.
- alright, if that's the way you are going to be, we'll split the bill.
- that's better. This way we will both have money to take a cab home, otherwise, you would probably have to walk.
- just promise you will let me treat you to dinner next week, ok?
- you've got a deal.
- great. Bye.
- bye.
- that was a really good meal, Gordon.
- It sure was. I couldn't eat another bite.
- well, it is getting pretty late. I think we should go home.
- you're right. I have to get up early to go to work tomorrow.
- let's see how much the bill is.
- don't worry about it. Tonight is my treat.
- what are you talking about? We'll split the bill.
- no, I insist. I kept telling you that I would treat you to dinner but I still haven't.
- no way, Gordon. I know that you are a little short on cash at the moment. There's no need for you to pay for the whole bill.
- alright, if that's the way you are going to be, we'll split the bill.
- that's better. This way we will both have money to take a cab home, otherwise, you would probably have to walk.
- just promise you will let me treat you to dinner next week, ok?
- you've got a deal.
- great. Bye.
- bye.
💡 Example 💡 Fediverse
Fediverse (name): Instead of creating a single unified platform, the the protocol that Mastodon uses, called ActivityPub, allows anyone to use open-source software to boot up a server that hosts a Twitter-style community with its own rules. Together those servers, and other, non-Mastodon ones, form a collective of interlinked communities dubbed the “Fediverse.”
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Fediverse (name): Instead of creating a single unified platform, the the protocol that Mastodon uses, called ActivityPub, allows anyone to use open-source software to boot up a server that hosts a Twitter-style community with its own rules. Together those servers, and other, non-Mastodon ones, form a collective of interlinked communities dubbed the “Fediverse.”
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✳ society (noun)
Sounds:
- /səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/
Forms:
- societies (plural)
society (noun) senses:
1. (countable) A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
2. (countable) A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.
3. (countable) The sum total of all voluntary interrelations between individuals.
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Sounds:
- /səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/
Forms:
- societies (plural)
society (noun) senses:
1. (countable) A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
2. (countable) A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.
3. (countable) The sum total of all voluntary interrelations between individuals.
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🗣 Conversation 🗣
- Mmm. Nice and crunchy. And they leave a space uncovered for you to hold ...
- They're so much fun to eat. You can suck all the coating off first ...
- Or just stuff the whole thing in your mouth at once!
- But that way you're not savoring it.
- Whatever. Give me another pack.
- Hey! The movie hasn't even started and they're almost gone!
- Mmm. Nice and crunchy. And they leave a space uncovered for you to hold ...
- They're so much fun to eat. You can suck all the coating off first ...
- Or just stuff the whole thing in your mouth at once!
- But that way you're not savoring it.
- Whatever. Give me another pack.
- Hey! The movie hasn't even started and they're almost gone!
🌜 Past Perfect Continuous 🌛
We had been planning the surprise party for weeks without her knowing.
We had been planning the surprise party for weeks without her knowing.
💡 Example 💡 solipsism
solipsism (noun): The solipsism that too frequently infects high commands has no place on a battlefield.
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solipsism (noun): The solipsism that too frequently infects high commands has no place on a battlefield.
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✳ recognize (verb)
Sounds:
- /ˈɹɛk.əɡ.naɪz/
- /ˈɹɛk.ən.aɪz/
- /ˈɹɛk.ɪɡ.naɪz/
Forms:
- recognizes (present, singular, third-person)
- recognizing (participle, present)
- recognized (participle, past)
- recognized (past)
recognize (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
2. (transitive) To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.
3. (transitive, or with clause) To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property).
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Sounds:
- /ˈɹɛk.əɡ.naɪz/
- /ˈɹɛk.ən.aɪz/
- /ˈɹɛk.ɪɡ.naɪz/
Forms:
- recognizes (present, singular, third-person)
- recognizing (participle, present)
- recognized (participle, past)
- recognized (past)
recognize (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
2. (transitive) To acknowledge the existence or legality of; to treat as valid or worthy of consideration.
3. (transitive, or with clause) To acknowledge or consider (as being a certain thing or having a certain quality or property).
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🗣 Conversation 🗣
- Hi, my name is Lean, and I'm from Russia.
- Nice to meet you, Lvan.My name is Alike. I'm from Japan.
- To me English is a difficult language.
- A second language is always difficult.
- True, but English is harder than most.It ' s a crazy language.
- A crazy language? Why do you say that?
- One letter can have several pronunciations and one word can have several meanings.
- No wonder you say English is a crazy language.
- Hi, my name is Lean, and I'm from Russia.
- Nice to meet you, Lvan.My name is Alike. I'm from Japan.
- To me English is a difficult language.
- A second language is always difficult.
- True, but English is harder than most.It ' s a crazy language.
- A crazy language? Why do you say that?
- One letter can have several pronunciations and one word can have several meanings.
- No wonder you say English is a crazy language.