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🌜 Future Continuous 🌛

By next month, she will be moving to a new city for her job.
🌜 Future Simple 🌛

They will develop a new vaccine that eradicates a deadly disease.
💡 Example 💡 fear

fear (verb): The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children: therefore, I promise ye, I fear you.

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🗣 Conversation 🗣

- because food and other stuff sticks in my beard.
- hmm. here's an idea. put cream on your face and have the cat lick it off.
TO
to (particle)

Sounds:
- /tuː/ (UK)
- [tʰu̟ː] (UK)
- /tu/ (US)
- [tʰu̟] (US)
- /tʉː/ (General-Australian, New-Zealand)
- [tʰʉː] (General-Australian, New-Zealand)
- /tə/
- [ɾə] (US)
- /tʊ/ (before-vowel)
- [ɾʊ] (US)

to (particle) senses:
1. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
2. As above, with the verb implied.
3. Used to indicate an obligation on the part of, or a directive given to, the subject.
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to (prep)

to (prep) senses:
1. Indicating destination: In the direction of, so as to arrive at.
2. Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.
3. Used to indicate result of action.
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to (adv)

to (adv) senses:
1. (regionalism) Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
2. (nautical) Into the wind.
3. Misspelling of too.
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🌜 Past Perfect Continuous 🌛

By the time she got home, her family had been preparing dinner for quite a while.
🗣 Conversation 🗣

- Hi, Mel, would you like to come and have a cup of coffee this afternoon?
- I ' d love to, but you know I ' Ve got another appointment. I ' m really sorry.
- I see. Then what about tomorrow, at Starbucks?
- I ' m afraid not, George. You gotta know something, I ' m not available any more. but I know Becky has a crush on ya.
- Are you kidding me? Becky? She ' s a real bitch.
💡 Example 💡 cloudlike

cloudlike (adj): Inside her chamber, the cushiony touch of her carpeted floor was cloudlike.

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SOLAR
solar (adj)

Sounds:
- /ˈsoʊlɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈsəʊlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

solar (adj) senses:
1. Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun
2. (astrology, obsolete) Born under the predominant influence of the sun.
3. Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year.
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solar (noun)

Forms:
- solars (plural)

solar (noun) senses:
1. solar energy
2. (obsolete) A loft or upper chamber forming the private accommodation of the head of the household in a medieval hall; a garret room.
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