🌜 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 (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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🌜 Present Perfect 🌛

She has fostered a homeless pet.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

Jesse loves trying new things. He saw that a new restaurant had opened, and contacted his friends to join him for dinner that night.
- (Jesse) I found out that new restaurant down the street from me finally opened up so I had to get everyone together and try it out.
- How was the food?
- It was really good and it seemed like everyone enjoyed the meal.
- I know you would be there if it was trying something new.
- Of course. You know how much I love trying new things.
- I am going to have to try that place out since you say it is so good.

🌜 Present Simple 🌛

The chef prepares a delicious meal.

✳ gene (noun)

Sounds:
- /d͡ʒiːn/

Forms:
- genes (plural)

gene (noun) senses:
1. (genetics) A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
2. (molecular biology) A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, in general the structure of a protein; locus.

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💡 Example 💡 gratis

gratis (adv): I know not how they sold themselves: but thou, like a kind fellow, gavest thyself away gratis; and I thank thee for thee.

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🗣 Conversation 🗣

- You hoo, anybody here?
- Over here, Betty!
- Hi, Rock Sam! Hey, I am surprised to see you doing so well.
- Haha. Don ' t worry, Betty. So tell me, what ' s the latest gossip? Unless you want to keep it to yourself.
- No way. Alisan Darling just got hitched in Vagas.
- No kidding! What happened to Ad?
- Darling found out he was having a fling, and one new girl found out about Darling she dumped him too.
- Was, talk about a double whammy.
- Ya. And now I can break this to you. Fanny is moving.
- Oh, right. What a load off my mind. I really don ' t like her.
- Well I have to go, Rock Sam. You take it easy, OK.
- Thanks for the visit, Betty.

🌜 Present Perfect 🌛

The scientist has conducted groundbreaking research.