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💡 Example 💡 eyefuck

eyefuck (verb): We eyefuck the area; a glimmer of chrome flashes from an officer's jeep.

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🌜 Present Continuous 🌛

They are hiking in the mountains.
✴ IRON
✳ iron (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈaɪ.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈaɪ.ɚn/ (General-American)
- /ˈaɪ.ɹən/ (dialectal)

Forms:
- irons (plural)

iron (noun) senses:
1. (uncountable) A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.
2. (uncountable, physics, chemistry, metallurgy) A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
3. (uncountable, countable, metallurgy) Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.
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✳ iron (adj)

iron (adj) senses:
1. (not comparable) Made of the metal iron.
2. (figuratively) Strong (as of will), inflexible.
✳ iron (verb)

Forms:
- irons (present, singular, third-person)
- ironing (participle, present)
- ironed (participle, past)
- ironed (past)

iron (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
2. (transitive, archaic) To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.
3. (transitive) To furnish or arm with iron.
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🗣 Conversation 🗣

Tiffany was moving to another apartment down the road. Robin came and helped.
- (Robin) I heard you were moving and I am here to lend a hand
- Oh hi Robin! I haven't seen you in years. It's great that you've come to help Tiffany move too!
- Has it been that long?
- I think so!
- Well what do you two need help with
- You can start with those boxes over there
🌜 Present Simple 🌛

The teacher motivates her students.
💡 Example 💡 begging the question

begging the question (noun): The begging-the-question fallacies are flawed because they assume, in a variety of ways, the truth of the conclusion in their premises. Hence, the premises provide no good reason to accept the conclusion.

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🗣 Conversation 🗣

- I can't decide whether to go to university or to get a job.
- Well, if I were you, I'd go on studying.
- But I don't even know what to study.
- If I had chance again, I'd major in English. You're good at language.
- That's what my parents want me to do.
- You should take their advice. They know what's best for you.But my friends will have jobs and lots of fun, while I spend all my time doing reading and writing.
- But if you go to university, you'll still have time for fun.
- Hm, what you say makes sense. But you know, I still have to ask my parents for pocket money, and I hate to do so at this age.
- And if you try to find a part-time job, you'll have some money too.
- You're right. Thank you for the advice.
✴ RAISE
✳ raise (verb)

Sounds:
- /ɹeɪz/

Forms:
- raises (present, singular, third-person)
- raising (participle, present)
- raised (participle, past)
- raised (past)

raise (verb) senses:
1. To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
2. To cause something to come to the surface of water.
3. (nautical) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.
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✳ raise (noun)

Forms:
- raises (plural)

raise (noun) senses:
1. (US) Ellipsis of pay raise.: an increase in wages or salary.
2. (weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
3. (curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
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🌜 Future Perfect Continuous 🌛

They will have been preparing for the exam for months when it arrives.
🗣 Conversation 🗣

Tracy had a bad flu so Alex came to look after Tracy. Alex fed Tracy soup then put Tracy to bed to get some rest.
- (Alex) I've been taking care of my daughter Tracy for the last couple of hours.
- Did something happen? Is she sick?
- Indeed, it's a bad case of the flu. Symptoms were a fever and a persistent cough.
- I know from experience how unpleasant the flu can be.
- I fed my daughter some soup and bread, gave some her some paracetamol then laid her down in bed to get some rest.
- The best way to recover from the flu is to rest and take in some electrolytes. Gatorade can help with that.
🌜 Past Simple 🌛

He swam in the pool.