✳ portrait (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈpɔːtɹɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpɔːtɹeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpɔɹtɹət/ (General-American)
- /ˈpɔɹtɹeɪt/ (General-American)
- /ˈpoʊɹtɹət/
- /ˈpoʊɹtɹeɪt/
- /ˈpoətɹɪt/
- /ˈpoətɹeɪt/

Forms:
- portraits (plural)

portrait (noun) senses:
1. (countable) A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
2. (countable, figuratively) An accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.
3. (computing, printing) A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.

✳ portrait (verb)

Forms:
- portraits (present, singular, third-person)
- portraiting (participle, present)
- portraited (participle, past)
- portraited (past)

portrait (verb) senses:
1. (obsolete) To portray; to draw.

✳ portrait (adj)

portrait (adj) senses:
1. Representing the actual features of an individual; not ideal.

Audio (US)

🌜 Past Perfect Continuous 🌛

After many attempts, the scientist was excited as he had been making progress.

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- how far away is it?

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🌜 Past Perfect 🌛

They had left the party before the fireworks started.

✳ capture (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈkæp.ʃɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈkæp.t͡ʃɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈkæp.ʃə/ (General-Australian, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkæp.t͡ʃə/ (General-Australian, Received-Pronunciation)

Forms:
- captures (plural)

capture (noun) senses:
1. An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
2. The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
3. Something that has been captured; a captive.
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✳ capture (verb)

Forms:
- captures (present, singular, third-person)
- capturing (participle, present)
- captured (participle, past)
- captured (past)

capture (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
2. (transitive) To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation.
3. (transitive) To reproduce convincingly.
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🌜 Future Simple 🌛

Tomorrow, I will surprise my sibling with a heartfelt letter expressing my appreciation.

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- We ' re going to the movies. Will you join us?
- I ' m very sorry I can ' t.
- Why not?
- I ' m afraid I have some business to attend to.
- Then would you like to have lunch with us?
- I ' d love to but I have to help John with his math problems right now.
- Would you like me to give you a lift?
- No, thanks. His home is not far and I can walk there.
- Come on. It ' s no trouble at all.
- Ok, thank you.

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✳ American (noun)

Sounds:
- /əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kən/
- /əˈmɜɹ.ə.kən/

Forms:
- Americans (plural)

American (noun) senses:
1. Any inhabitant of the Americas.
2. (historical) A citizen or inhabitant of British North America.
3. (archaic) Synonym of American Indian or Native American, an indigenous inhabitant of the Americas.
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✳ American (adj)

Forms:
- more American (comparative)
- most American (superlative)

American (adj) senses:
1. Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, its people, or its culture.
2. (uncommon) Of, from, or pertaining to the Americas.
3. (historical) Of, from, or pertaining to British North America.
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