✳ jet (adj)

Forms:
- jetter (comparative)
- more jet (comparative)
- jettest (superlative)
- most jet (superlative)

jet (adj) senses:
1. Propelled by turbine engines.
2. Very dark black in colour.

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Kendall improved their quality of life by making the job pay a bit more that year.
- (Kendall) The job raising my pay is going to improve the quality of life over here.
- Yeah, more money makes things easier.
- It sure does.
- Well done for securing more pay.

💡 Example 💡 welfare mother

welfare mother (noun): Welfare mothers who stay in school and finish their high school education secure a stable job and exit welfare rapidly.

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🌜 Future Simple 🌛

She will run a successful humanitarian organization.

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- why are there still so many people overweight despite the current fitness craze?
- well, there are certain factors that effect people's size and weight.
- what are they?
- one study said that low-income groups have a higher percentage of over-weight people than higher income families.
- why?
- the survey said that the low, income groups eat more junk food on a daily basis.
- that makes sense. Probably less time to make dinner and the junk food is cheaper.
- and junk food contains lots of fat and oil. There is one final reason why so many people are fat.
- what's that?
- nobody exercises anymore-not even kids! The average american home has the TV on for 6 hours a day!
- wow! No wonder people are so fat. Say, Carl, looks like you could be doing a bit more exercising.
- yeah, I guess so.
- you should consider eating healthier food and getting some more exercise.
- hey, I started a diet and lost 10 pounds.
- so what happened?
- well, I quit and gained it back plus 5 pounds.
- you should have kept trying.

🌜 Past Perfect 🌛

He had already run a marathon before joining the running club.

✳ monitor (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈmɒ.nɨˌtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈmɔn.ɪˌtɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈmɔn.əˌtɚ/ (General-American)

Forms:
- monitors (plural)

monitor (noun) senses:
1. Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.
2. A device that detects and informs on the presence, quantity, etc., of something.
3. (computing) A device similar to a television set used as to give a graphical display of the output from a computer.
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✳ monitor (verb)

Forms:
- monitors (present, singular, third-person)
- monitoring (participle, present)
- monitored (participle, past)
- monitored (past)

monitor (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To watch over; to guard.

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💡 Example 💡 plebeian

plebeian (adj): […] told me love was too plebeian / told me you were through with me

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🌜 Past Simple 🌛

The students solved challenging math problems.

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Kendall said that nobody was to use their phone. Jesse used Kendall's phone anyway.
- (Kendall) I had to collect everyone's phones since no one followed rules.
- Really Kendall? Jesse said she had an emergency message from home.
- You know, they are supposed to call the office, not her directly.
- Even when it is an urgent call?
- Yes, especially since that was her eighth emergency this week. She even tried to use my phone.
- I see why you had to collect all the phones to have your students stop using them.

✳ tragedy (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈtɹæd͡ʒɛdi/
- /ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪdi/

Forms:
- tragedies (plural)

tragedy (noun) senses:
1. A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.
2. The genre of such works, and the art of producing them.
3. A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.

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