🗣 Conversation 🗣

- Could you tell me the time?
- Pardon?
- What time is it, please?
- It's 9:30.

🌜 Present Continuous 🌛

The construction workers are building a new house.

💡 Example 💡 sinsemilla

sinsemilla (noun): […] Tatum, who wears a different color Danskin every day, or Wayne, who grows sinsemilla in his actual closet, or Boomer, who's always hugging everyone since his family did EST.

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✳ threat (noun)

Sounds:
- /θɹɛt/ (UK, US)
- /ˈθɹet/ (General-Australian)
- /ˈtɹɛt/ (Ireland)

Forms:
- threats (plural)

threat (noun) senses:
1. An expression of intent to injure or punish another.
2. An indication of potential or imminent danger.
3. A person or object that is regarded as a danger; a menace.

✳ threat (verb)

Forms:
- threats (present, singular, third-person)
- threating (participle, present)
- threated (participle, past)
- threated (past)

threat (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To press; urge; compel.
2. (transitive, archaic) To threaten.
3. (intransitive) To use threats; act or speak menacingly; threaten.

Audio (US)

🌜 Present Perfect Continuous 🌛

We have been celebrating cultural festivals.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

Lee found it in Tracy's closet and Tracy was mad that lee was looking in there.
- (Lee) Hey, what is this dress doing in here?
- Um, I bought it. I mean...yeah, I decided to buy it last minute.
- I thought you said it was way out of your price range?
- It was, but I used a credit card. Why do you care anyway? You shouldn't even be looking in my closet!
- I'm looking for a dress to wear to the dance. Your clothes are better than mine. Usually you don't care. I'm sorry.
- No, it's ok. Sorry I overreacted. You can borrow anything of mine. Even the new dress if you want.

🌜 Present Perfect Continuous 🌛

The company has been promoting telecommuting to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

✳ generally (adv)

Sounds:
- /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɹə.liː/ (UK)
- /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹə.li/ (UK)
- /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.li/ (US)
- /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɚ.ə.li/ (US)

Forms:
- most generally (superlative)

generally (adv) senses:
1. Popularly or widely.
2. As a rule; usually.
3. Without reference to specific details.
...

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💡 Example 💡 illegality

illegality (noun): When sued for refusing to pay for services provided by a prostitute, the customer raised the defense of illegality.

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