X Beginning Level 1 Deck 4 Flashcards
IDIOMS WITH SEE See / and Its Idioms
Of course you know this word but are you familar with its many idioms.
see about
To look into — Could you see about the reservations for tonight.
see after
To take care of: — Please see after your brother while I go to the store.
see off
To take leave of (someone): — saw the guests off at the station.
see out
To escort (a guest) to the door: — Will you please see Ms. Smith out?
see through
To understand the true character or nature of: — She saw through his sales pitch.
Or to work on (a project) until completion:
—I want to see the project through to the end.
see to
To attend to: — See to the chores, please.
Again, the idea is, that on some very simple words they have many forms of use.
See /and Its Idioms
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Excitement noun
The act or an instance of exciting or the state of being excited:
— In all of the excitement of the party, I couldn’t hear the phone ring.
Excitement noun
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Silent
adjective
1. Having no sound or noise; quiet: — the silent night.
2. Refraining from speech; saying nothing: — She remained respectfully silent.
3. Not disposed to speak; not talkative. — He tends to be a silient person
4. Not voiced or expressed; unspoken: — a silent admission of guilt.
5. Not pronounced or sounded, as the ‘k’ in knee or the ‘e’ in make.
Silent
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DESIRES / noun
Noun:
Your desires are wishing for certain things to happen.
– The desire to be liked is a very natural thing.
DESIRES
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DATA noun
Facts or figures from which conclusions can be determined.
– You need to access the database to figure it out.
– Census data show the country is growing.
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DATA noun
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BENEFIT noun / BENEFITS
Something that helps well-being or gives an advantage.
– The nurse explained the benefits of regular exercise.
– A benefit is a charitable event, usually a fundraiser.
Idiom: Giving a person’the benefit of the doubt’ — Means to believe something good about someone rather than something bad, even if you aren’t sure of the truth.
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INDIVIDUAL / noun / adjective
**As a Noun: ** it means a single person
– Each individual finds their path.
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And as an Adjective it means special; particular
– Each variety of melon has its individual flavor and texture.
– An individual effort is needed to learn vocabulary.
INDIVIDUAL / noun / adjective
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PRECIOUS / noun
If something is precious to you, it is important or valuable to you.
— Gollum, in the movie Lord of the Rings called his special ring” My Precious. . . . My Precious “
— Her eyes lingered on Ashley’s precious beads.
— The most precious metals gold and platiunm are abundant in South Africa. .
PRECIOUS / noun
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VERTICAL / adjective – HORIZONTAL / adjective
Being or situated at right angles to the horizon, directly upright.
– We packed half of vases horizontally and half vertically. That way, we could get more of them in the box.
– A horizontal line is a right angles to a vertical line.
VERTICAL / adjective – HORIZONTAL / adjective
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Syllable(s)
A single uninterrupted sound forming part of a word or in some cases an entire word..
Back in first grade we learned many sight words that were only one syllable long.
Water has two syllables.
Vowels and Consonants
Vowels are ‘a’~’i’~’o’~’u’ and sometimes ‘y’.
The rest of the letters are consonants.
a Query:How many syllables are in the word ‘consonant’.
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Vowels and Consonants
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run / verb & noun
runs, running, ran
Sasha is running for president in the school council election.
Run the company.
runabout
run amok
run a fever
running circles feels like all your suggestions seem to be
These simple words used in with somany ways and having so many different meanings.
Idiom: run a tight ship.Don’t lose you marbles over this happening so soon.
Beauty Beautiful / noun & adjective
Speak Spoken Speaking / verbs
Waste Wasted Wasting / verbs
Waste water
