Category: Daily Fix

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“She finally read aloud,

“You are not allowed to eat

ice cream before dinner.””

 

aloud {adv} [THINK: audibly; not silently or in a whisper]

allowed {verb} [THINK: admit as legal or acceptable]

 

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“The first phase of drama training is

to learn how not to let improv faze you.”

faze {verb} [THINK: disturb or disconcert (someone)]

phase {noun & verb} [THINK: a distinct period or stage in a process of change]

 

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“As he walked by the store,

he saw her buy the jersey;

it was his team’s bye week.”

 

by {preposition} [THINK: identifying the agent performing an action]

buy {noun & verb} [THINK: obtain in exchange for payment]

bye {noun} [THINK: short for goodbye]

 

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“The coarse green turf on the

mini-golf course was hurting his feet.”

 

coarse {adj} [THINK: rough or loose texture]

course {noun & verb} [THINK: route or direction]

 

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“When he tried to brake, the wheels locked;

he survived the wreck, but he did break his leg.”

 

brake {noun & verb} [THINK: device for slowing or stopping]

break {noun & verb} [THINK: separate, fracture; interruption of continuity]