ESL LV3 Unit 1 Flashcards
leave
(verb)
go away from.
“she left New York on June 6”
arrive
(verb)
reach a place at the end of a journey or a stage in a journey.
“we arrived at his house and knocked at the door”
after
(preposition)
in the time following (an event or another period of time).
“shortly after their marriage they moved to Colorado”
past
(adjective)
gone by in time and no longer existing.
“the danger is now past”
before
(adverb)
during the period of time preceding a particular event or time.
“my playing days had ended six years before”
every
used to refer to all the individual members of a set without exception.
“the hotel assures every guest of personal attention
every other
each second in a series; each alternate.
“I train with weights every other day”
marry
(verb)
join in marriage.
“I was married in church”
born
(adjective)
existing as a result of birth.
“he was born in Seattle”
immigrant
(verb) “NORTH AMERICAN”
come to live permanently in a foreign country.
“the Mennonites immigrated to western Canada in the 1870s”
shift
(verb)
move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance.
“I shift the weight back to the other leg”
weather
(noun)
the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
“if the weather’s good we can go for a walk”
cool
(adjective)
of or at a fairly low temperature.
“it’ll be a cool afternoon”
warm
(adjective)
of or at a fairly or comfortably high temperature.
“a warm September evening”
hot
(adjective)
having a high degree of heat or a high temperature.
“it was hot inside the hall”
