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Words of Cahpter 2 Part 20

monotony noun

/məˈnɒt.ən.i//-ˈnɑː.t̬ən-/ n [U] (also monotonousness)

when something stays the same and does not change and is therefore boring

The monotony of motorway driving causes many accidents.

The routine was the same every day, with nothing to br

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live up to something

live up to something: that means to fulfill expectations; to satisfy a goal or set of goals. (Often with one's reputation, promise, word, standards, etc.)

 

Examples:

1. Jack is a man of his word. He always lives up to

his promises. 

 

2. The band's new al

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The Word of December 25, 2010

Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “B” and has 3 letters long.

 

·          I b_ _ _ed him to come back to England with me.

·         She b_ _ _ed to be allowed to leave.

·         We are not going to b_ _ for help any more.

·         They dr

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seeing that

When you say seeing that, you are considering the fact of something.

Example:

Seeing that none of the students were prepared, the teacher gave them one more day to study for the test.

 

You can also say seeing as or seeing how instead. 

Examples:

1. Seeing

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The Word of December 23, 2010

Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “E” and has 10 letters long.

 

·          He thinks I’m e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ing his abilities.

·         She admitted that she did sometimes e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the demands of her job.

·         These figures e_

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The Word of December 22, 2010

Hint:

The word of the day begins with the letter “R” and has 8 letters long.

 

·          We will finally have to r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ our relationship with neighboring states in North Africa.

·         Feminist have r_ _ _ _ _ _ _d the role of women.

·        

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" The Alchemist " Chapter 2 Part 17

When the sun had set, and the first stars made their appearance, the boy started to walk to the south. He eventually sighted a single tent, and a group of Arabs passing by told the boy that it was a place inhabited by genies. But the boy sat down and

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sleep on it

sleep on it : that means to not make an immediate decision about a plan or idea, but to wait until the next day in order to have more time to think about it.

 

Examples:

1. I'll get back to you tomorrow. I have to sleep on it.

2. You don't have to give m

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Hello Sir Josef Essberger and EC Moderators and all the members..

The New comments box does not work easily with me ... I find it difficult to write message or send pictures,sometime I wrote just a sentences like(Have a nice day) I get a message you

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keep someone posted

keep someone posted:

1. to provide up-to-date information;

2. to make sure that someone always knows what is happening

 

Examples:

1. Keep me posted about your plans for the summer. If you're going to be at your cottage on the lake, I'd love to come visit

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English !!!!!!!!

For neutral singular words like "somebody", if we may be referring to
either male or female, we use the pronouns "they, their, etc." and the
reflexive "themselves" or even the singular "themself", though this last
one is considered by some people to be

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