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go
Verb
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To move; to move away from a place; to move farther from the person who is talking; to move from one place to another place.
I go to the seashore every summer.
Kathy goes to the seashore every summer, too.
I went to the seashore last year.
She's gone to the seashore.
I'm going to the seashore next year.
upon
Preposition
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on or onto
The police were called upon to save him.
The snow fell gently upon the lake.
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going to happen
Christmas is almost upon us.
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at (a time)
Upon his death, she became the owner of the store.
tick
Noun
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A tick is a mark, used to show that something is right.
The teacher put a tick on the correct answer.
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A tick is a small bug.
The dog was scratching because it had a tick in its ear.
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A tick is a clicking noise that keeps going.
It was very quiet, and the only sound she could hear was the tick of the old clock.
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A tick is small line used to show a measure or a count.
tick
Verb
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If something ticks, it is making clicking noises.
The clocked ticked on as I waited.
Its a ticking time-bomb. (It is like the clock on the bomb is ticking as time runs out.)