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🗣 Conversation 🗣

- I'm so hungry! Can you buy me a burrito?
- I don't have any money to buy you a burrito.
- Please? I haven't eaten anything all day.
- Look, I only have money to buy myself a burrito.
- I'm so hungry, I could eat a whole cow!
- If you're so hungry, why don't you ask someone else for money?
- I get paid on Friday, I'll pay you back then.
- Well, I guess on Friday, then you can eat.
- That's pretty messed up.
- Why don't you just go home and eat?
- I don't want to go all the way home just to eat.
- Well, I guess you're out of luck.

🌜 Present Continuous 🌛

I am working on a challenging puzzle.

🗣 Conversation 🗣

- Have you ever gotten a parking ticket?
- I've gotten a few.
- How many is a few?
- I've gotten about six.
- Have you paid all your tickets off?
- Yes, I've paid all of them off.
- How much is the fine?
- It's like $ 130 each ticket.
- That's not cheap at all.
- I got a parking ticket the other day.
- Pay it off, and they'll clear your record.
- I'm going to do that as soon as possible.

✳ revolution (noun)

Sounds:
- /ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃən/

Forms:
- revolutions (plural)

revolution (noun) senses:
1. A political upheaval in a government or state characterized by great change.
2. The removal and replacement of a government, especially by sudden violent action.
3. Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis, one complete turn of an object during rotation.
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💡 Example 💡 pretty

pretty (adj): In the end, however, it was a very pretty shot, right across the chasm; killed first fire, and the brute fell headlong into the brook […].

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🌜 Present Perfect Continuous 🌛

The chef has been introducing unique flavors in the dishes.

💡 Example 💡 upholdatory

upholdatory (adj): 16 [Friday] — Walked over to Bowood dinner — Lord L. showed me after dinner a letter he had received from Lord Anglesey, explaining the circumstances that led to his recall & to the publication of his letter to Curtis — very well written, & both the style & the feeling showing him to have been fully capable of the letter to the Archbishop — one word in it rather an odd coinage — “upholdatory of his government” — set off at nine for the Ball — the Houltons there, looking very handsome — Kerry, all happiness & I tant soi peu ennuyé — Got to Bowood between 2 & 3 — my intention was to return home, but Lady L. persuaded me to stay & sleep.

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🗣 Conversation 🗣

- What ' s wrong with you? Why are you scratching so much?
- I feel itchy! I can ' t stand it anymore! I think I may be coming down with something. I feel lightheaded and weak.
- Let me have a look. Whoa! Get away from me!
- What ' s wrong?
- I think you have chicken pox! You are contagious! Get away! Don ' t breathe on me!
- Maybe it ' s just a rash or an allergy! We can ' t be sure until I see a doctor.
- Well in the meantime you are a biohazard! I didn ' t get it when I was a kid and I ' Ve heard that you can even die if you get it as an adult!
- Are you serious? You always blow things out of proportion. In any case, I think I ' ll go take an oatmeal bath.

🌜 Present Perfect Continuous 🌛

The company has been promoting remote work options.

✳ barely (adv)

Sounds:
- /ˈbɛə(ɹ).li/ (UK)
- /ˈbɛɹ.li/ (US)

barely (adv) senses:
1. (degree) By a small margin.
2. (degree) Almost not at all.
3. (archaic) merely.

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🌜 Past Simple 🌛

They enjoyed a picnic in the park.