✳ 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.

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🌜 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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🗣 Conversation 🗣

Addison worked hard and at the end of each month, gave the landlord their money for rent.
- (Addison) I am paying rent every month.
- Good for you.
- I have to work a lot, but it's worth it.
- Your apartment is pretty nice.
- Yeah, I don't have much money left at the end of the month.
- At least you have a roof over your head.

🌜 Past Simple 🌛

We visited the zoo and saw exotic animals.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

- Hi, Helen! how is it going?
- I'm very busy these days. It seems I can never finish my work.
- Well, take it easy! Don't let it get on top of you.
- I'll try. I'm under a lot of pressure right now.
- Why don't you take a few days off?
- I can't. I am really behind of my work.

✳ story (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈstɔː.ɹi/ (UK)
- /ˈstɔɹ.i/ (US)

Forms:
- stories (plural)

story (noun) senses:
1. A sequence of real or fictional events; or, an account of such a sequence.
2. A lie, fiction.
3. (US, colloquial, usually pluralized) A soap opera.
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✳ story (verb)

Forms:
- stories (present, singular, third-person)
- storying (participle, present)
- storied (participle, past)
- storied (past)

story (verb) senses:
1. To tell as a story; to relate or narrate about.