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be
Verb
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This verb tells us that a thing is present, or in a place.
The book is on the table.
There was someone in the room.
Were you at the party?
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Happen
The party was on Saturday.
The next meeting will be here.
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Go somewhere; visit someone (only in the present perfect tense)
I've never been to Disneyland.
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A verb we use when describing.
The book is blue.
They were sad about losing the match.
John is 35 years old this year.
Im fine.
He'd like to be a doctor.
The film was terrible!
The book is 5 euro.
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Act like someone or something
Look, Mummy! I'm being a dog! Woof, woof!
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We use a form of be and a gerund-participle to make progressive verb forms.
He is sitting on the chair.
I've been waiting for half an hour.
They will be leaving on Tuesday.
as
Preposition
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A word that is used to compare two things that are equal.
As you know, we need more workers.
I baked the cake as my mother used to.
The room looks just as it did when I was a child.
The speech, as he remembered it, was very powerful.
Interesting as it seems, I don't think I'll get it.
He was as big as a mountain.
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A word that is used to show that two things happened at the same time.
Just as I went out, it started to rain.
We sleep as the world turns in darkness.
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A word that is used to show why something happens.
As I couldn't understand French, I didn't watch the film.
as
Adverb
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A word that is used to compare two things that are equal. (Used before adjectives)
You are younger than I am, but nearly as tall.
This is not as good as it was last time.
thick
Adjective
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If something is thick, there is some distance from one side to the other.
He was a workman with big hands and thick fingers.
The tree was too thick to put his arms around.
The ice on the lake is about 40 cm thick in the winter.
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If something is thick it has a lot of stuff in it.
I am warm because I have a thick coat.
The dog has beautiful, thick hair.
The oil moved slowly because it was so thick.
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If a liquid is thick, it can't flow very quickly.
two
Determiner
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The number 2. Two means more than one and less than three.
We have two eyes and two ears.
two
Noun
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The number 2.
One and one is two.
short
Adjective
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If something is short then there is a small distance from the bottom to the top. The opposite is tall.
I can't reach the table because I'm too short.
The more I use the pencil, the shorter it becomes.
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If something is short then there is a small distance from the one end to the other. The opposite is long.
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If something is short then it takes a little time.
plank
Noun
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A plank is a long, broad, and thick piece of timber.
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A plank is a policy position of a political party.
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A plank is when a person exercises and stays in a pushup position for a long amount of time.
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A plank is something that supports or upholds.
plank
Verb
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Planking is covering something with a group of planks.