◎◎◎ aubergine ⪢⪢
Aubergine is more common in the UK. In America we usually say eggplants, EGGPLANT. Now the color of the eggplant is like purple so the
word aubergine is used to describe a color as well as a vegetable.
Have you ever eaten aubergine? Is it good?
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○○○ espouse ⪢⪢
Militant Islamic terrorists in Egypt
have left a bloody trail of destruction. The loss of inocent lives from deadly bombings and other attacks had led the government to condemn extremist Islamic terrorists that espouse violence.
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=7105
○○○ Hormuz ⪢⪢
Iranian media says Iranian forces
have seized a South Korean-registered oil ship in the Straight of Hormuz. The country also said it would begin producing highly enriched uranium.
2021-01-04
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○○○ miller ⪢⪢
And although my eyes were open. They might
have just as well been closed.
And so it was that later. As the _____ told his tale.
That her face, at first just ghostly. Turned a whiter shade of pale. #song #lyrics
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○○○ Mona Lisa ⪢⪢
This is perhaps the best known painting in the world. The Mona Lisa shows the head and shoulders of a dark-haired woman. When people look at this painting, they are often captivated by her smile and by her eyes which
have a look of mystery.
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○○○ token ⪢⪢
"As a _____ of your belief in me, Eurydice must walk behind you as you travel back to the upper world", Hades said, "and you must not look back at Eurydice until you
have exited the under world."
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○○○ third person ⪢⪢
He explains that English does not
have a third person singular pronoun that does not identify as male or female.
Zimmer says that more and more "they" is being used to replace the traditional phrase, "he or she".
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○○○ A.D.S. ⪢⪢
From VOA Learning English, this is the education report. American language experts
have chosen "they" as the 2015 word of the year. The American Dialect Society, or A.D.S., voted on the issue at a conference in Washington.
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○○○ pronoun ⪢⪢
"They" is a plural pronoun. For years, people speaking English
have used it as a singular pronoun. For example, "I am meeting a friend for coffee and I hope they are not late."
#singular_plural
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○○○ unto ⪢⪢
Do unto others what you would
have them do unto you. ┆ You would
have others do that unto you if you could. ￫ onto
#quote #conditional ▲￫▲ #bookmark
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○○○ sight ⪢⪢
No doubt he would
have thought that he had caught sight of two winged gods. ┆ If a fisherman or a shepherd had looked up just then, he would
have thought that he had caught sight of two winged gods.
#conditional ◁￫◁
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○○○ mortal ⪢⪢
Who could
have believed that a mortal father and son had mastered the art of flight? ┆ Who could
have believed that a mortal father and son had mastered the art of flight if anyone had looked up just then?
#conditional ◁￫◁
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○○○ erosion ⪢⪢
The reason we don't see the asteroid impacts on earth the same way we see the craters on the moon is because on earth those craters
have been wiped away by the action of weather and erosion and weathering and the movement of tectonic plates.
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○○○ withdraw ⪢⪢
Several European countries
have cut transportation ties with Britain over fears of a new kind of coronavirus. The move comes as Britain prepares to withdraw from the EU. 2020-12-21
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○○○ bestow ⪢⪢
Since we've been able to look up at the Sun, we've been aware of light. As darkness is one of very few things that we instinctually fear, we
have always bestowed light with godlike properties.
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○○○ metabolism ⪢⪢
This male booted racket-tailed hummingbird lives on the brink of starvation. Just 2 hours without nectar and he could die. Humming birds
have the fastest metabolisms on Earth. Some need to visit 2 thousand flowers a day just to keep going.
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=15340
○○○ envoy ⪢⪢
In New York, a special envoy tells the United Nations that 900,000 civilians
have fled fighting in northwest Syria in less than three months.
2020-02-19
￫ flee
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○○○ outlet ⪢⪢
Western media outlets
have finally begun reporting on the neo-nazi threat that is growing inside Ukraine which is a close Western ally against Russia.
2018-07-06
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=12933
○○○ oar ⪢⪢
Besides its streamline body, its most obvious adaptation into underwater life is a pair of feathered rear legs that
have evolved into oars and help it maneuver underwater.
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=15858
○○○ bedrock ⪢⪢
Finally and most importantly, mountains
have deformed bedrock, meaning the layers of rock beneath the surface
have been folded, faulted and tilted by the movement of Earth's crust.
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○○○ plateau ⪢⪢
Like a mountain a plateau tends to
have high elevation different though in that it has very little relief it tends to be fairly flat. Most importantly plateaus do not
have deformed bedrock rather they
have horizontal or flat bedrock layers.
￫ prairie
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○○○ genesis ⪢⪢
The origin of the universe is the origin of everything. Multiple scientic theories plus creation myths from around the world
have tried to explain its mysterious genesis.
#astronomy
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○○○ vertebrate ⪢⪢
Snakes are also vertebrates which means that they
have a backbone. Actually snakes are almost ALL backbone! A snake's skeleton is most made of its skull, the vertebrate (or bones of the spine) and ribs.
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○○○ jargon ⪢⪢
Again I'm sure you heard a teacher or a grammar book point out that with the third conditional you use if plus the past perfect, plus would or wouldn't
have and the past participle. That's a lot of jargon.
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○○○ cryogenic ⪢⪢
_____ engines are the most prestigious rocket engine technology. Due to their design and operational complexity, only a few countries
have actually been able to develop this intriguing engine. #bookmark
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○○○ Bastille ⪢⪢
The wands of smoke are rising from the walls of the Bastille and through the streets of Paris runs a sense of the unreal.
The Kings
have all departed.
Their servants are no where.
We burned out their mansions in the name of Robespierre. #song #lyrics
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○○○ host ⪢⪢
Have you ever looked up into the sky and wondered what was there? Higher than the birds, past the clouds and farther than the moon, a whole host of fascinating objects spin in outer space.
￫ wonder
#quote
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○○○ record ⪢⪢
And the U.S. government is selling wind energy development rights for areas of the East Coast. Companies
have offered to pay a record $1.5 billion so far.
2022-02-24
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=20152
○○○ USSR ⪢⪢
Ukraine shares borders with Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova, all countries that used to
have close ties to the former USSR.
￫ Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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○○○ turmoil ⪢⪢
An extraordinary situation in Seattle; Calls for racial justice and turmoil across the country
have resulted in a takeover of one part of Seattle as the standoff continues there's now a war of words between the President and local officials.
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=20171
○○○ 1962.08 ⪢⪢
The Cubans and Soviets began secretly establishing sites to launch nuclear missiles from Cuba. With the use of these missile bases, the Soviet Union could
have first strike capability against the United States.
￫ site
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○○○ ▽￫◁ ⪢⪢
○○○ epiphyte ⪢⪢
○○○ black box ⪢⪢
○○○ Bath ⪢⪢
○○○ logarithm ⪢⪢
○○○ look up ⪢⪢
○○○ Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word ⪢⪢
○○○ mythology ⪢⪢
○○○ prodigious ⪢⪢
○○○ delegate ⪢⪢
○○○ Manaus ⪢⪢
○○○ relief ⪢⪢
○○○ reactor ⪢⪢
○○○ just as well ⪢⪢
○○○ just as well ⪢⪢
○○○ Those who have seen your face draw back in fear. ⪢⪢
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