Present participle for to sound a horn, siren, or steam whistle “The lights changed, cars began tohoot, and for a moment, they stood undecided in the middle of the road.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to make the cry of an owl ...
An object used for spraying, such as a spray bottle Verb ▲ To water or spray with a hose “Hosethe lawn with a fine spray to help settle the top-dressing.” Verb ▲ To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain “You have to figure out how to get from the airport to you...
verb (used with object), un·shack·led, un·shack·ling.to free from shackles; unfetter. to free from restraint, as conversation. How do you say free of cost? free of cost chargeless. complimentary. compliments of the house. free. free ride. freebie. gratis. gratuitous. What freebies ...
” 5 Somedevicesofrhetoricalrepeti- tion: 6 Anadiplosis.Repeatingthelastword ofoneclauseatthestartofthenext: “Hislifewasjust;justwillbehisre- ward.” Anaphora.Repeatingthesameword orwordsatthestartofsuccessive clauses.JusticeBlack:“Freedomto publishmeansfreedomforallandnot forsome.Freedomtopublishis...
One synonym for anxiety that we frequently come across is unease, which conveys a similar sense of nervousness and worry. Is there a more sophisticated term for the feeling of being scared? A more sophisticated or formal term for being scared could be “intimidated,” which implies a reaction...
When the Isley Brothers sang their hit, “Shout,” for the finale of one show, blacks and whites mingled and danced in the aisles. At the early age of 12, I noted how music could transcend the color line. During the summer months, my father, a massage therapist (mother was a housewi...
For instance in last week’s issue you misspelled the word “secretary” used a singular verb with a plural noun and used “it’s” as a possessive (所有格). And that was just in the lead story! In case you never went to elementary school “it’s” means “it is ”.It’s also ...
6 MainIdea 7 MainIdea •Anxiety,thefearofconfrontingsomethingnewanddifferent,isacommonhumanexperience.Inthisarticle,JamesCollier,presentshisviewthatanxietyproducingsituationscanbeanopportunityforgrowthandachie-vement.Asayoungmanhisanxietiesresultedinhismissingrealopportunitiesforenjoymentandpersonalgrowth.Heregretted...
34、ion (15minutes)In your opinion, what a university education for?Can you tell what your purpose of going to a university?Exercises on vocabulary (25 minutes)Word formation synonyms idiomatic expressions the phrasal verbs of “call”verb pattern: v+in doingcloze Exercises on grammar (25 minut...
Should the irregular forms be counted as a part of the same lemma as their base word or should they be put into separate lemmas? Lemmas also separate closely related items such as the adjective and noun uses of words like original, and the noun and verb uses of words like display. An ...