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- what else?
- i like all my classmates, too.

🌜 Present Perfect Continuous 🌛

The chefs have been experimenting with unique recipes.

💡 Example 💡 long

long (adv): My liefe (ſayd ſhe) ye know, that long ygo, / Whileſt ye in durance dwelt, ye to me gaue / A little mayde, the which ye chylded tho ; / The ſame againe if now ye liſt to haue, / The ſame is yonder Lady, whom high God did ſaue.

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- Are you the loan officer of this bank?
- I certainly am. What can I do for you?
- I was wondering if I could ask you some questions about a loan I want to make.
- Sure. By all means please do. Please take a seat.
- Thank you. See, I ' m planning to buy a car here and I ' m planning to use my time deposit here as the collateral.

✳ federal (adj)

Sounds:
- /ˈfɛdəɹəl/
- /ˈfɛdɹəl/

federal (adj) senses:
1. Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.
2. Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.

✳ federal (noun)

Forms:
- federals (plural)

federal (noun) senses:
1. (US) A law-enforcement official of the FBI
2. (historical) A unionist soldier in the American Civil War.
3. A supporter of federation.

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🌜 Future Simple 🌛

He will become a world-renowned chef with Michelin-starred restaurants.

💡 Example 💡 moccasin telegraph

moccasin telegraph (noun): Most had refused to believe the gruesome news brought to the stockade walls by the moccasin telegraph of the Crow, Sioux and Cheyenne.

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🌜 Present Perfect 🌛

He has completed a marathon run.

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Riley was diagnosed with cancer and Kendall quit her job in order to provide Riley with an improved quality of life in his last year at home.
- (Riley) Thank goodness for Kendall, She made the past year tolerable.
- What did she do?
- Kendall quit her job and took care of me at home.
- That is amazing of her, not many people would quit and take care of someone else.
- Yes, I am forever grateful.

🌜 Present Perfect Continuous 🌛

They have been practicing mindfulness meditation every morning.

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- Why are you reading the classifieds? What do you need?
- I'm looking for a bookcase, but I don't want to buy a new one.
- Are you having any luck?
- Not really. There aren't any used bookcases listed. But there are a few rummage sales on Saturday. I think I'll go to them.
- Do you mind if I go with you?
- Not at all. These private sales are great places to bargain. And sometimes you can find terrific things among all the junk.
- I learned to negotiate from my mother. I thought I was pretty good at bargaining, but I had a problem the other day at Kimble's Department Store.
- What happened?
- I wanted to buy a beautiful wool sweater for my girlfriend. It was priced at forty dollars, so I started by offering the salesclerk thirty.

💡 Example 💡 parkish

parkish (adj): Among them a parkish-looking place, on the left bank, caught my attention, and I walked along a good road, not merely to get a nearer view of it, but also to take a look at the salmon-leap, which I knew to be about the spot.

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Alex was coming over for a birthday party. Alex walked in and gave Lee's son hugs.
- (Lee) Hello Alex, thank you for coming!! Need a drink?
- Sure, I'll take a diet Coke and some pretzels if you have them.
- Billy is in the room with his buddies if you want to say hello.
- Hello buddy, come give uncle Alex a hug. I got you that pellet gun you wanted.
- Alex!! What the hell are you doing.
- It was either that or a Winchester. We need to take baby steps.

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- This small town has many serious problems.
- What's the cause?
- The mayor and high official practice crony is mand a large number of guys who are good at nothing occupy many important positions.
- I see why it lags behind other towns.