📣📣 Vocabulary in short stories 📣📣 ARABY by James Joyce 🌟 Part 5 🌟 What innumerable follies laid was…
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📣📣 Vocabulary in short stories 📣📣 ARABY by James Joyce 🌟 Part 5 🌟 What innumerable follies laid waste my waking and sleeping thoughts after that evening! I wished to annihilate the tedious intervening days. I chafed against the work of school. At night…📣📣 Vocabulary in short stories 📣📣ARABY by James Joyce 🌟 Part 6 🌟When I came home to dinner my uncle had not yet been home. Still it was early. I sat staring at the clock for some time and, when its ticking began to irritate me, I left the room. I mounted the staircase and gained the upper part of the house. The high cold empty gloomy rooms liberated me and I went from room to room singing. From the front window I saw my companions playing below in the street. Their cries reached me weakened and indistinct and, leaning my forehead against the cool glass, I looked over at the dark house where she lived. I may have stood there for an hour, seeing nothing but the brown-clad figure cast by my imagination, touched discreetly by the lamplight at the curved neck, at the hand upon the railings and at the border below the dress.When I came downstairs again I found Mrs Mercer sitting at the fire. She was an old garrulous woman, a pawnbroker’s widow, who collected used stamps for some pious purpose. I had to endure the gossip of the tea-table. The meal was prolonged beyond an hour and still my uncle did not come. Mrs Mercer stood up to go: she was sorry she couldn’t wait any longer, but it was after eight o’clock and she did not like to be out late, as the night air was bad for her. When she had gone I began to walk up and down the room, clenching my fists. My aunt said:—I’m afraid you may put off your bazaar for this night of Our Lord.To be continued...@AdvancedEng💎 Definitions 🗝 :🌟 mount (v): to go up a step or stairs🌟 gloomy (adj): making you feel that things will not improve Synonym: depressing- dark, especially in a way that makes you feel sad🌟 liberate (v): to free someone from feelings or conditions that make their life unhappy or difficult🌟 companion (n): someone you spend a lot of time with, especially a friend🌟 indistinct (adj): an indistinct sound, image, or memory cannot be seen, heard, or remembered clearly🌟 lean (v): to support yourself in a sloping position against a wall or other surface🌟 clad (adj): wearing a particular kind of clothing🌟 discreetly(adv): Discreet(adj): tactful, careful, cautious, circumspect, considerate, diplomatic, guarded, judicious, prudent, wary🌟 garrulous (adj): always talking a lot Synonym: talkative🌟 pawnbroker (n): someone whose business is to lend people money in exchange for valuable objects. If the money is not paid back, the pawnbroker can sell the object.🌟 pious (adj): having strong religious beliefs, and showing this in the way you behave🌟 endure (v): to be in a difficult or painful situation for a long time without complaining- bear, cope with, experience, stand, suffer, sustain, undergo, withstand🌟 prolong (v): to deliberately make something such as a feeling or an activity last longer Synonym : lengthen🌟 clench (v): to hold your hands together tightly, usually because you feel angry or determined🌟 fist (n): the hand when it is tightly closed, so that the fingers are curled in towards the palm. @AdvancedEng
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🔮The difference between Proof & Free 💡Proof means having a great Resistance Against the thing Mentioned.💡Free means Without the thing Mentioned.Briefly ;✳️ Proof 👉 Resistance Against✳️ Free 👉 Lack of, WithoutExamples:1⃣ A water-proof coat Doesn't Let Water Through.2⃣ A Sound-proof Room Doesn't Let Sound Through.3⃣ A Trouble-free life is a life Without any worry or anxiety.4⃣ A sugar-free drink is a drink Without any sugar.@AdvancedEng
The difference between By & Near 👉 Distance✳️ Both are used for close positions toward Something or Someone Else.💡When we Use By it means that you're Exactly beside it and There is No Difficulty in Seeing it.💡When we Use Near it means it's Not far and you Don't have a lot to Reach it.Briefly,"By" is Closer in comparison to "Near".✳️ There are two Famous examples which will definitely clarify the point.1⃣ We are by the sea.(we can Easily See it.)2⃣ We are near the sea.(maybe 10 Kilometres Away.)@AdvancedEng
📣📣Vocabulary lesson📣📣 Based on the book "1100 Words You Need To Know❗️ " 🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃 🔅Lesson 13🔅 Mullins a K.O. Victim When the bell sounded, K.O. Mullins responded with alacrity. He sprang from his stool and charged across the ring, showing…📣📣Vocabulary lesson📣📣Based on the book "1100 Words You Need To Know ❗" 🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🔅Lesson 14🔅 Mullins Throws Down the GauntletThe pugnacious K.O. Mullins demanded a rematch. He took a full-page newspaper advertisement to promulgate his challenge. When the champ's manager saw the brash announcement, he accosted Mullins, who was surrounded by a throng of newsmen. The manager openly scoffed at Mullins and belittled his fighting ability. Mullins then lost his temper and fearlessly punched the manager, knocking him from his wheelchair.@AdvancedEng🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃🍃New Words :🔴 pugnacious (adj): /pʌɡˈneɪʃəs/very eager to argue or fight with people🔺The professor had been pugnacious and irritable🔺 He had a walking stick and his whole manner was so pugnacious and focused.〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰🔴 promulgate (v): /ˈprɒməlɡeɪt $ ˈprɑː-/to spread an idea or belief to as many people as possible- make known, broadcast, circulate, communicate, disseminate, make public, proclaim, promote, publish, spread🔺Once the idea was promulgated, it was accepted as fact🔺 They are indeed good opinions, and they must be promulgated by the education group if it is to have any credibility@AdvancedEng〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 🔴 brash (adj): /bræʃ/behaving too confidently and speaking too loudly – used to show disapproval🔺 Some teenagers are rude, brash and nasty; some are not.🔺 Carl was now fully enraged with the audacity of the brash detective.〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰🔴 scoff (v): /skɒf/ to laugh at a person or idea, and talk about them in a way that shows you think they are stupid🔺 The critics scoff, but we find this to be a clue. 🔺 When I asked a friend if he thought he was able to still be friends with the love of his life because of that very fact, he scoffed at me.〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 🔴 belittle (v): /bɪˈlɪtl/to make someone or something seem small or unimportant🔺 Worse, mom constantly ridiculed Betty, belittling her long nose and unkempt manner of dress.🔺 She constantly criticizes and belittles the husband in screaming tones.#vocab_lesson_14@AdvancedEng
📙American Slang Up📙🔮To have a crush on somebody(verb)💡To have a crush on somebody is a great feeling and it means that you're attracted to somebody and would like them to be more than just your friend. And if somebody has a crush on you, well it's the same - they like you in a more intimate way.🙎 I have the biggest crush on Jack. He's so cute!🙎♂ Isn't he dating Jennifer?🙎 No, not anymore, apparently they broke up a few weeks ago!@AdvancedEng🔮 Geek(noun) :💡Depending on how you use this word will depend on whether you're being nice or not! If you refer to a person as a geek it's referring to a person in a negative critical way because they like to study too much or spend too much time on the computer and not socialize. But if you call your friend a geek it could be in a fun more playful way.EX 1:🙎♂ what do you think of the new girl Maria? 🙎 Not much, she seems like a geek. She spends all her time in the library!🙎♂ Maybe because she feels lonely. She's new!(Mean and negative meaning).EX 2:🙍 Let's go to John's house party tonight! Everyone's going to be there!🙍♂ I wish I could, but I have to study for my finals. 🙍 Ah, man, you're such a geek!🙍♂ I know. But if I don't pass coach Jones is going to kick me off the team!(Fun and more playful meaning).@AdvancedEng
📙Idioms📙🔮Pound the pavement: 💡To walk the streets looking for a job.🙎♂I'd been pounding the pavement for months before I found a job in a fastfood restaurant. @AdvancedEng🔮By the skin of your teeth: 💡When you do something by the skin of your teeth, you just succeed/nearly fail.🙎I hadn't studied much but passed the test by the skin of my teeth.🔮Pull a rabbit out of a hat:💡To do something unexpected that may have seemed impossible.👨💼I thought we were going bankrupt, but my partner pulled a rabbit out of his hat and we landed a major contract.@AdvancedEng