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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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🌜 Present Perfect Continuous πŸŒ›

The kids have been playing hide-and-seek in the backyard.
πŸ—£ Conversation πŸ—£

- Have you received your TOWEL test results yet?
- Yes, I did. I passed!
- Congratulations! I knew you could do it.
- Well, I certainly couldn't have done it without your help. You are the best tutor I've ever had.
- Thank you, but it was your hard work that did it.
- You deserve credit, too. I've learned so much from You.
🌜 Future Continuous πŸŒ›

She will be taking up photography as a hobby to capture the beauty of nature and life in all its intricacies and moments of brilliance, preserving memories and sharing her unique perspective with others.
✴ E-MAIL
✳ e-mail (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈiːmeΙͺl/

Forms:
- e-mails (plural)

e-mail (noun) senses:
1. Alternative spelling of email.
✳ e-mail (verb)

Forms:
- e-mails (present, singular, third-person)
- e-mailing (participle, present)
- e-mailed (participle, past)
- e-mailed (past)

e-mail (verb) senses:
1. Alternative spelling of email
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πŸ’‘ Example πŸ’‘ foil

foil (noun): As she a black silk cap on him begun / To set, for foil of his milk-white to serve.

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πŸ—£ Conversation πŸ—£

- John, it ' s time to get up.
- It can ' t be time to get up yet.
- It is. Hurry up! You ' ll be late for school.
- What ' s the time?
- It ' s nearly half past seven.
- My watch says ten past.
- It ' s slow. Hurry up! The bus goes at twenty to eight.
- Are you sure half past seven?
- Positive. I ' ll put the radio on.
- ( And here is the seven o ' clock news ) It ' s only seven o ' clock. Your watch is fast.
- No, it isn ' t. It ' s stopped. I forgot to wind it up last night.
- I could have stayed in bed for another half hour.
🌜 Future Perfect Continuous πŸŒ›

By the time you finish your studies, I will have been retired for five years.
✴ MILK
✳ milk (noun)

Sounds:
- /mΙͺlk/
- [mΙ›lk] (Canada, Inland-Northern-American, uncommon)

Forms:
- milks (plural)

milk (noun) senses:
1. (uncountable) A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals, especially cows, it is also called dairy milk and is a common food for humans as a beverage or used to produce various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt.
2. (uncountable, by extension) A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, and/or soy beans.
3. (countable, informal) An individual serving of milk.
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✳ milk (verb)

Forms:
- milks (present, singular, third-person)
- milking (participle, present)
- milked (participle, past)
- milked (past)

milk (verb) senses:
1. (transitive) To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).
2. (transitive, intransitive) To draw (milk) from the breasts or udder.
3. (intransitive, transitive, rare) To secrete (milk) from the breasts or udder.
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