SBS 3 Sentence mining Flashcards
Beethoven
Beethoven was a composer who went deaf.
Mozart
Mozart was a composer who wrote the music to “twinkle twinkle little star” when he was a child.
iron
I need to iron my clothes to get the creases out.
compose
I am composing a piece of music.
symphony
I am listening the Beethoven’s 5th symphony. I think it’s his best one.
athlete
Athletes at the Olympic games are so fast and strong.
fortnight
I’m going on holiday for a fortnight, see you in two weeks.
official
Is this information official? Has it been verified by the government.
assassin
Be careful, there is an assassin following you.
wart
He has warts all over his face.
dip
He likes to dip his cookies in milk.
skim
He throws flat rocks on the water to make them skim.
whirl
The water is whirling round and round.
salmon
The salmon is trying to jump up the waterfall.
metaphor
It’s not really raining cats and dogs, its just a metaphor.
axis
The axis is the line upon which the earth spins around.
rustling
I can hear rustling in the bushes
stealthy
I couldn’t hear her stealthy footprints.
blade
My knife has a sharp blade.
dwelling
Do you live in this dwelling?
ravenous
I’m ravenous, whats for dinner?
clearing
I saw a bear, in the clearing just over there.
investigate
We should investigate the claims against him.
snug
I’m snug as a bug. (I’m very comfortable.)
metallic
This paint looks metallic.
chain
Why do you have a gold chain around your neck?
spectacle
Don’t make a spectacle of yourself.
flowing
Her hair is flowing.
gown
Why is that man wearing a gown?
dunce
I’m the class dunce.
spectacles
The old man wore spectacles on the end of his nose.
whisker
Your whiskers are getting longer.
bird-droppings
There are bird droppings all over my car! What did you do?
streaked
Why is there poo streaked all over my sofa?
gaze
She gazed into the sunset.
nod
Nod for yes.
cottage
I live in a tiny cottage in the forest.
offer
What’s your best offer?
mutter
Stop muttering, I can’t hear myself think.
host
You’ve been a wonderful host, dinner was amazing.
marvelous / marvellous
You are a marvelous person.
rafter
The chicken is up in the rafters.
binding
Is this a binding agreement?
stuffed-bird
You have stuffed birds all over your house, how disgusting.
fossil
I found a fossil digging in the garden.
stiff
You look stiff, do you need a massage?
poker
Lets play poker!
slit
Her eyes were like slits.
peep
Don’t peep at me!
gingerly
He walked gingerly towards the dragon.
outstretched
He gave the dragon a banana on his outstretched arm.
rapture
The rapture is coming! Be good or God won’t want you.
morsel
Please, just a morsel of food, I’m so hungry.
stick of rock
Would you like a stick of rock?
nibble
Have a nibble on the stick of rock.
kidney
Ow, you punched me in the kidney!
waddle
Penguins waddle.
uncurl
She uncurled herself as she woke up.
courtesy
Show some courtesy and shake his hand.
exaggerated
I think you may have exaggerated the risks.
generous
He’s a very generous man, he gave me this car you know.
spoonful
A spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down.
beamed
He beamed as he heard the news.
strut
She likes to strut as she walks.
rap
Do you like rap music?
grudgingly
Yes, he said grudgingly, even though he didn’t like rsp music, he hated it, he had to pretend to like it.
inclined
What are you inclined to do?
scamper
There is a rat scampering through the bushes.
sentient
Is Jerry a sentient being? Yes he is, he can think.
hostage
If you want the hostage you’ll have to pay $10,000.
snoop
Hey, go away! Don’t snoop!
law of diminishing returns
If you have no money, $1 will feel important, but if you already have $1,000,000, one more dollar won’t feel important. This is because of the law of diminishing returns.
mediterranean
The Mediterranean sea is between Europe and Africa.
souvenirs
On holiday, I always like to buy lost of souvenirs to remind me of where I’ve been. Otherwise I might forget.
Vatican
The Vatican City is in Rome, its the smallest country in the world.
tourist
When I go on holiday, I become a tourist.
suggestible
If you do what people suggest you do, you are suggestible.
alliteration
Andy ate avocados and ants agreeably, is an example of alliteration.
broadway
Broadway is a street in New York City with many theaters.
theatre / theater
I went to a theater to see a play about cats.
semester
What are we going to learn about this semester?
overtime
I did six hours overtime today, I’m zonked!
insurance
How much will your insurance pay out?
hypothetical
Let me ask you a hypothetical question. If you had to choose, would you prefer to eat a snail or a slug?
gene editor
Gene editors can change an organisms DNA.
molecule
A molecule is made of lots of atoms.
generation
People born between 1980-2000 are called millenials, people born after 2000 belong to generation Z.
moratorium
I’m calling a moratorium, no one is allowed to use this technology.
species
There are over 20 different species of mosquito.
Homo sapien
Christina, Kiki and Jerry are homo sapiens.
race
Humans are divided in to various different races.
fertile
This field is fertile.
gold rush
There was a gold rush in the American west in the 1860’s.
brewing
My hobby is brewing beer.
trouble brewing
There’s trouble brewing in Wall Street.
robust
He’s a robust dog.
toil
The worker toiled under the hot sun.
frost
Frost covered the grass.
glimpses
I caught glimpses of his house.
veranda
I like to drink cola on the veranda.
approached
I was approached by the company last year.
graveled
I walked up the graveled driveway.
wound
The driveway wound around the lawn.
immaculate
The lawn was immaculate.
lawn
I water my lawn twice a day.
stable
There are four horses in the stables.
groom
The groom brushed the horse.
servant
I have many servants in my house because I’m rich.
cottage
I live in a beautiful little cottage.
grape vine
There are rows and rows of grape vines in the vineyard.
vineyard
Our vineyard is 300 years old.
pastures
The cows are grazing on the pastures.
patches
There are patches of grass in the desert.
cement
My apartment building is made of cement.
plunge
I plunged into the pool on a hot day.
rule
The King ruled his kingdom with an iron fist.
pug
Your pug is so cute.
fox terrier
My fox terrier is cuter than yours!
yelp
My dog yelped in excitement.
legion
I have four legions of men under my command.
armed
You can’t come to school armed!
housemaid
I have a housemaid to help me clean.
mop
Where’s the mop? I need to mop something up!
kennel dog
The kennel dog is not allowed in the house.
realm
This is my realm.
accompany
I was accompanied by my friends to the party.
roaring
I sat next to the roaring fire.
roll
I rolled down the hill.
guarded their footsteps
They guarded their footsteps as they snuck into the old castle.
paddock
The horses are in the paddock.
imperiously
He walked around the building imperiously.
stalk
If someone is stalking you, call the police!
utterly
I am utterly depressed.
ignore
Don’t ignore me!
creep
The spider was creeping towards her.
crawl
The cat is crawling on the table.
drag
I dragged her kicking and screaming to the hospital.
athletics
I like watching the athletics at the Olympics.
treachery
You are guilty of treachery.
merely
I am merely pointing out something you could do better, don’t be angry!
stroll
I’m taking a stroll in the forest.
chinked
The old rusty bell chinked instead of chiming.
gruffly
The old man spoke gruffly.
stout
The new teacher was short and stout.
choke
Don’t choke on your food! Chew it properly!
grunt
The thug grunted at the policeman
dignity
You can’t take away my dignity.
familiar
Are you familiar with algebra?
growl
The tiger growled at the little mouse.
unawares
The news caught me unawares.
outrage
I am outraged about Prince Andrew!
spring
The cheetah sprang out of the long grass and attacked the zebra.
grapple
The wrestlers grappled each other during the fight.
deft
He’s a deft guitarist.
mercilessly
Jerry mercilessly headbutted Sam’s nose.
futile
You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.
vilely
He treated the dog vilely.
ebb
My power slowly ebbed away, soon I was powerless.
glaze
Her eyes glazed over as she saw the work she had to do, she knew there was no point resisting, 200 hours of folding clothes awaited her.
baggage
Please check your baggage in before boarding the plane.
sun-kissed
Her sun-kissed skin was dark and itchy.
neatly
I folded my sheets neatly on my bed.
wintry
Expect winery showers later today.
twist
There was a twist at the end of the novel.
menacingly
He glared at me menacingly.
assimilate
You should assimilate into society.
splosh
I sploshed into the swimming pool.
onomatopoeia
Buzz, bang and pop are examples of onomatopoeia.
baton
I’ll pass the baton to you.
predictable
I think the plot of Frozen 2 was predictable.
catchy
Wow, that’s such a catchy song.
deliberate
That wasn’t an accident, it was deliberate.
custodian
Who is the custodian at this building?
guilty
Kiki Fu, I find you guilty of treason!
liberty
I love liberty, because it makes me free.
shelf stacker
I don’t want to be a supermarket shelf stacker when I grow up.
computer programmer
I want to be a computer programmer when I’m older.
guidance counselor
I went to see the guidance counselor for help.
stiff
My neck feels stiff.
timetable
Let’s check the timetable for our next class.
survey
I conducted a survey about people’s favorite bands.
sibling
I have two siblings.
fraction
1/2 is a simple fraction.
mode
Mode is a type of average.
instructions
Follow the instructions.
decimal
0.5 is 1/2 as a decimal.
cancel
Let’s cancel, I don’t want to go now.
registration
The registration period is over, if you want to study here, you’ll have to wait until next year.
mean
Mean mean’s average.
average
What is the average age of the students in your class?
adjust
How have you adjusted to life in China?
recent
Have you heard Alan Walker’s most recent song?
operate
We have to operate on this man to save his life.
time zone
There is only one time zone in China.
communication
Talking is the most basic form of communication.
manufacture
Jerry’s mom’s factory manufactures plastic bottles.
customer
The customer is always right.
fax
I will send you a fax.
carpenter
I wan’t to be a carpenter because I like wood.
dissect
Let’s dissect the dead frog and see what’s inside.
selective breeding
Different breeds of dog were created by selective breeding.
trombone
I can play the trombone.
saxophone
I can’t play the saxophone.
stock trader
I am a stock trader, I made money by buying and selling stocks.
loll
Don’t loll around, hurry up!
thatcher
Margaret Thatcher was the first female British Prime Minister.
refund
I wan’t a refund! Give me my money back!!!
filibustering
Stop filibustering, you’ve been talking for seven hours, I want to sleep.
direct traffic
The traffic lights are broken, who will direct traffic?
clumsy
I’m clumsy, I’m always breaking things.
mend
I will mend my bike.
loathe
I loathe my homework.
despise
I despise thieves.
detest
I detest bugs.
adore
I adore Alan Walker’s songs.
live for
I live for books.
crazy about
I’m crazy about the L.A. Lakers.
loathe
I loathe my homework.
despise
I despise thieves.
detest
I detest bugs.
adore
I adore Alan Walker’s songs.
live for
I live for books.
crazy about
I’m crazy about the L.A. Lakers.
loathe
I loathe my homework.
despise
I despise thieves.
detest
I detest bugs.
adore
I adore Alan Walker’s songs.
live for
I live for books.
crazy about
I’m crazy about the L.A. Lakers.
barber
The barber cuts your hair.
barber
The barber cuts your hair.
barber
The barber cuts your hair.
barber
The barber cuts your hair.
barber
The barber cuts your hair.
barber
The barber cuts your hair.
envy
I envy you, I have never run before.
polyglots
Polyglots can speak many languages.
controller
David has four PS4 controllers.
figure skating
Kiki used to go figure skating.
tap dancing
David likes tap dancing.
chimney
I have a chimney in my house.
concave
The building has a concave shape.
envy
I envy you, I have never run before.
polyglots
Polyglots can speak many languages.
controller
David has four PS4 controllers.
figure skating
Kiki used to go figure skating.
tap dancing
David likes tap dancing.
chimney
I have a chimney in my house.
concave
The building has a concave shape.
dodo
Jerry is as dead as a dodo. (not really)
organic
Organic means natural.
son in law
I’ve decided to quit complaining about my son in law.
headland
The headland juts out into the water.
accomplishment
What is your proudest accomlishment?