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✳ early (adv)

Forms:
- earlier (comparative)
- earliest (superlative)

early (adv) senses:
1. At a time before expected; sooner than usual.
2. Soon; in good time; seasonably.
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🗣 Conversation 🗣

- I am thinking about resigning from my current job.
- Have you thought about it seriously?
- Yes, I have been thinking about it for quite a while. Now I finally make up my mind to leave. I have given my resignation letter to our boss last Friday.
- Ok, did you find a new company?
- Yes, I will move on to XYZ Company.
- Good for you, but your leaving will be a great loss to us. It is so nice to work with you.
- Thanks. I had learned so much from you and our colleagues.
🌜 Future Perfect 🌛

By the time I retire, I will have worked at this company for 30 years.
💡 Example 💡 radiculose

radiculose (adj): Look at all the rootlets on this plant! It's absolutely radiculose.

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🗣 Conversation 🗣

Although there were instances throughout where she treated the others poorly. They understood that it was Aubrey's wedding day.
- (Aubrey) I think the drink really got to me on my wedding day. Then the stress of it all made me lash out at my guests.
- Aubrey, Aubrey. You really need to watch it, you're a married woman now!
- I know! I felt awful because it was meant to be a day of celebration and it just turned sour.
- I hope your guests understood the stress you were under.
- Yeah they did, and thankfully they accepted my apology.
- That's nice of them.
🌜 Present Perfect 🌛

He has received a promotion at work.
✴ EIGHT
✳ eight (num)

Sounds:
- /eɪt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

eight (num) senses:
1. A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.
2. Describing a group or set with eight elements.
✳ eight (noun)

Forms:
- eights (plural)

eight (noun) senses:
1. The digit/figure 8.
2. (playing cards) Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.
3. (nautical) A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.
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✳ eight (adj)

eight (adj) senses:
1. Obsolete spelling of eighth
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🌜 Past Simple 🌛

I wrote a heartfelt letter to my friend.
🗣 Conversation 🗣

Cameron got a new puppy for their birthday. Cameron screamed with joy.
- (Cameron) I have always wanted a puppy.
- Then head to the store and adopt a pet.
- I overheard my parents planning on getting me one on my birthday.
- That is awesome.
- Oh my gosh! I'm so excited!
- I'm so happy for you.
💡 Example 💡 make peace

make peace (verb): I've finally made peace with the fact that having diabetes means no more sugar.

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✴ TRAIL
✳ trail (verb)

Sounds:
- /tɹeɪl/

Forms:
- trails (present, singular, third-person)
- trailing (participle, present)
- trailed (participle, past)
- trailed (past)

trail (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
2. (transitive) To drag (something) behind on the ground.
3. (transitive) To leave (a trail of).
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