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007- Telling the Time

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quarter
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past
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minute
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a.m.
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morning
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midday
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noon
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nearly
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almost
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afternoon
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evening
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midnight
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night
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o'clock
o'clock
Adverb
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/əˈklɑk/
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put after the numbers one to twelve to show or tell what time it is, only when it is at that exact hour

incomparable
quarter
quarter
noun
q
k
u
w
a
ɔ
r
r
t
t
e
ɜ
r
r

a measure of time that equals 15 minutes

past
Adverb
p
p
a
æ
s
s
t
t

used to indicate that a particular time has already gone by

Grammatical Information:

adverb of time
minute
minute
noun
m
m
i
ɪ
n
n
u
ɪ
t
t
e

each of the sixty parts that creates one hour and is made up of sixty seconds

a.m.
a.m.
Adverb
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/ˌeɪˈɛm/

between midnight and noon

incomparable
p.m.
p.m.
Adverb
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/ˌpiˈɛm/

after noon and before midnight

incomparable
morning
morning
noun
m
m
o
ɔ
r
r
n
n
i
ɪ
n
n
g
g

the time of day that is between when the sun starts to rise and the middle of the day at twelve o'clock

midday
midday
noun
m
m
i
ɪ
dd
d
a
e
y
ɪ

at or around 12 o’clock in the middle of the day

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compound noun
noon
noon
noun
n
n
oo
u
n
n

the time of day when the sun is at its highest point in the sky, typically around 12 o'clock

nearly
Adverb
n
n
ea
ɪ
r
r
l
l
y
i

in a manner that is close

almost
almost
Adverb
a
ɔ
l
l
m
m
o
s
s
t
t

used to say that something is nearly the case but not completely

Grammatical Information:

incomparable
adverb of degree
afternoon
afternoon
noun
a
æ
f
f
t
t
e
ə
r
r
n
n
oo
u:
n
n

the time of day that is between twelve o'clock and the time that the sun starts to set

evening
evening
noun
e
i
v
v
e
n
n
i
ɪ
n
n
g
g

the time of day that is between the time that the sun starts to set and when the sky becomes completely dark

midnight
midnight
noun
m
m
i
ɪ
d
d
n
n
i
gh
t
t

the middle of the night when the clock shows 12 AM

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compound noun
night
night
noun
n
n
i
gh
t
t

the time when the sun goes down, it gets dark outside, and we sleep

day
half
half
noun
h
h
a
æ
l
f
f

either one of two equal parts of a thing

to
preposition
t
t
o
u:

used to show how much time remains until a certain hour

Grammatical Information:

Preposition of Time
just
Adverb
j
ʤ
u
ʌ
s
s
t
t

at the very instant referred to or in close proximity to that time

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interrogative adverb
before
preposition
b
b
e
ɪ
f
f
o
ɔ:
r
r
e

at a time earlier than something

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preposition of agent
after
preposition
a
æ
f
f
t
t
e
ə
r
r

used to indicate time past a specific hour

Grammatical Information:

Preposition of Time

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