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💡 Example 💡 zef

zef (noun): My zef accent is very foreign / When I speak overseas they go "I beg your pardon?"

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ENABLE
enable (verb)

Sounds:
- /ɪˈneɪbəl/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Forms:
- enables (present, singular, third-person)
- enabling (participle, present)
- enabled (participle, past)
- enabled (past)

enable (verb) senses:
1. To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
2. To affirm; to make firm and strong.
3. To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.
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🌜 Past Perfect Continuous 🌛

By the time we arrived, they had been playing basketball for an hour.
🗣 Conversation 🗣

- I believe we ' Ve met before. My name's David.
- Yes, at your company, I think. I'm Frank.
- Oh, I remember now.Very nice to meet you again.
- Nice meeting you, too.
🌜 Present Simple 🌛

My sister dances ballet.
💡 Example 💡 hangtail

hangtail (adj): Most bridegrooms look ashamed and hangtail.

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ADVERTISING
advertising (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /ˈædvəˌtaɪzɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Forms:
- advertisings (plural)

advertising (noun) senses:
1. Communication whose purpose is to influence potential customers about products and services.
2. The industry or profession made up of such communications.
advertising (verb)

advertising (verb) senses:
1. present participle of advertise
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🗣 Conversation 🗣

Lee saw a trapped and hungry dog, so he pushed the fence open.
- (Lee) I was walking and saw a dog appear to be hungry in side a fence.
- what did you do about the dog?
- seem like no one was home, so I push the gate and went in.
- did you had any food to feed the dog?
- not at that time, so went to get some milk feed the dog before I got him proper food.
- that was so nice of you.
🌜 Present Perfect Continuous 🌛

We have been celebrating cultural diversity in our school.
SCHOLAR
scholar (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˈskɒlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈskɑlɚ/ (General-American)

Forms:
- scholars (plural)

scholar (noun) senses:
1. A student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.
2. A specialist in a particular branch of knowledge.
3. A learned person; a bookman.
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