🌜 Past Perfect Continuous 🌛
They had been arguing about the issue for hours before they finally reached a compromise.
They had been arguing about the issue for hours before they finally reached a compromise.
🗣 Conversation 🗣
- Are your ready to go to the supermarket?
- Yes, are you?
- I've got my money and my keys, so I'm ready.
- You do know that it's absolutely freezing out, don't you? I'd put a coat on if I were you.
- It wasn't cold out this morning.
- Well, it's started raining since then. Look out the window! It's pouring rain out there!
- Have a look outside for me. Does that look like hail to you?
- It does, actually. Maybe we should wait for it to clear up before we go shopping.
- That's a good idea. But maybe we should move the car so that the hail doesn't dent it.
- Ok. I'll go move the car if you turn the heat on. It's a bit chilly in here.
- How long do you think this hailstorm is supposed to last?
- I don't know. The weatherman didn't say anything about this in his weather report last night.
- Maybe we should turn on the news in case it's supposed to get worse.
- I don't think we have anything to worry about. Do you want to put on a cup of tea as well?
- Good idea. That will help us to warm up.
- If I'm not back in ten minutes, come and find me.
- Alright. I'll have a cup of tea waiting for you.
- Are your ready to go to the supermarket?
- Yes, are you?
- I've got my money and my keys, so I'm ready.
- You do know that it's absolutely freezing out, don't you? I'd put a coat on if I were you.
- It wasn't cold out this morning.
- Well, it's started raining since then. Look out the window! It's pouring rain out there!
- Have a look outside for me. Does that look like hail to you?
- It does, actually. Maybe we should wait for it to clear up before we go shopping.
- That's a good idea. But maybe we should move the car so that the hail doesn't dent it.
- Ok. I'll go move the car if you turn the heat on. It's a bit chilly in here.
- How long do you think this hailstorm is supposed to last?
- I don't know. The weatherman didn't say anything about this in his weather report last night.
- Maybe we should turn on the news in case it's supposed to get worse.
- I don't think we have anything to worry about. Do you want to put on a cup of tea as well?
- Good idea. That will help us to warm up.
- If I'm not back in ten minutes, come and find me.
- Alright. I'll have a cup of tea waiting for you.
🌜 Present Continuous 🌛
The musicians are composing a new piece of music.
The musicians are composing a new piece of music.
💡 Example 💡 Bolognese
Bolognese (noun): Although their appearance might suggest that they are playful and rather happygolucky dogs, Bologneses are among the most serious and intelligent of breeds.
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Bolognese (noun): Although their appearance might suggest that they are playful and rather happygolucky dogs, Bologneses are among the most serious and intelligent of breeds.
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🗣 Conversation 🗣
- I'm so angry at Bob for buying a new bike.
- What's the big deal?
- I'm so angry at Bob for buying a new bike.
- What's the big deal?
✳ bake (verb)
Sounds:
- /beɪk/
Forms:
- bakes (present, singular, third-person)
- baking (participle, present)
- baked (past)
- book (dialectal, past)
- baked (participle, past)
- baken (dialectal, participle, past)
bake (verb) senses:
1. (transitive or intransitive or ditransitive, with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
2. (intransitive, with baked thing as subject) To be cooked in an oven.
3. (intransitive) To be warmed to drying and hardening.
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Sounds:
- /beɪk/
Forms:
- bakes (present, singular, third-person)
- baking (participle, present)
- baked (past)
- book (dialectal, past)
- baked (participle, past)
- baken (dialectal, participle, past)
bake (verb) senses:
1. (transitive or intransitive or ditransitive, with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
2. (intransitive, with baked thing as subject) To be cooked in an oven.
3. (intransitive) To be warmed to drying and hardening.
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✳ bake (noun)
Forms:
- bakes (plural)
bake (noun) senses:
1. The act of cooking food by baking.
2. (especially UK, Australia, New Zealand) Any of various baked dishes resembling casserole.
3. Any food item that is baked.
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Forms:
- bakes (plural)
bake (noun) senses:
1. The act of cooking food by baking.
2. (especially UK, Australia, New Zealand) Any of various baked dishes resembling casserole.
3. Any food item that is baked.
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🗣 Conversation 🗣
- What are you guys doing over there?
- What do you mean, Janice?
- I ' Ve been waiting for a response on the Blake Building design for nearly two weeks.
- I ' m sorry, Janice. But we ' Ve been waiting on the client. It ' s out of our hands at the moment.
- What are you guys doing over there?
- What do you mean, Janice?
- I ' Ve been waiting for a response on the Blake Building design for nearly two weeks.
- I ' m sorry, Janice. But we ' Ve been waiting on the client. It ' s out of our hands at the moment.
💡 Example 💡 justly
justly (adv): But the city on the River Clyde can justly claim to have turned the tide.
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justly (adv): But the city on the River Clyde can justly claim to have turned the tide.
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✳ fact (noun)
Sounds:
- /fækt/
Forms:
- facts (plural)
fact (noun) senses:
1. Something actual as opposed to invented.
2. Something which is real.
3. Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
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Sounds:
- /fækt/
Forms:
- facts (plural)
fact (noun) senses:
1. Something actual as opposed to invented.
2. Something which is real.
3. Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
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✳ fact (intj)
fact (intj) senses:
1. Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.
fact (intj) senses:
1. Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.