Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania.
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The expression in a nutshell is used when you are saying something in the shortest possible way because you can't fit much into a nutshell.
Example: Do you enjoy learning English?
In a nutshell, no.
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wife, husband or defacto partner
Example: I'll have to talk to my other half to make sure it's alright.
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She means that he gets enough sunshine to stay healthy. A fair share is an adequete, expected or desired amount.
Example: I've had my fair share of colds this year.
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Here,
whose is a
relative pronoun and is spelled
w-h-o-s-e (whose). The next time a word pronounced the same way is used in the story it is spelled
w-h-o-'-s (who's) because this time it is the
contracted form of
who is. Follow the link below for some more examples.
even if it's difficult; in any circumstances
Example: I'm going to finish this job no matter what.
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happening
Example: What's going on?
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phrasal verb go on, follow the link below to our language library.
Here,
w-h-o-'-s (who's) is the
contracted form of
who is and is spelled
w-h-o-s-e (whose). The next time a word pronounced the same way is used in the story it is spelled
whose because this time it is a
relative pronoun. Follow the link below for some more examples.
continuously; without stopping
Example: The traffic noise in the city goes on and on.
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tolerate it
Example: After a while she couldn't take it and left the job.
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changing from children to adults
Example: I loved growing up in the country.
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phrasal verb grow up, follow the link below to our language library.
Here
met is the
past tense of the
irregular verb meet. Follow the link below to find out more and to listen to some examples.
Knew is the
past tense of the
irregular verb know. Follow the link below to find out more and to listen to some examples.
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phrasal verb come out, follow the link below to our language library.
For more meanings of the
phrasal verb get out, follow the link below to our language library.
Breaking wind is a polite way of saying farting.
Example: It's best not to break wind during a job interview.
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The expresssion that's it is used to say that something is finished.
Example: Well, that's it for the notes today.