to become
/bɪˈkəm/
verb
to start or grow to be
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1Measuring time became important when people lived in towns and cities.
2One day one of the girls in her class said to her, "Miss Smith, why does a man's hair become gray before his mustache and beard do?"
3In the past, they were a major stabilizing force during downturns, but during the Great Recession, they became a big drag because of this.
4Becoming none of them.
5The male bottlenose dolphin becomes sexually mature at 14 1/2 years.
famous
/ˈfeɪməs/
adjective
known by a lot of people
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1Bugs is famous.
2Afghan cuisine is very famous.
3Some kids said "famous."
4Some diary writers are famous.
5Franklin’s experiment is quite famous.
to get
/ˈɡɛt/, /ˈɡɪt/
verb
to receive or come to have something
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1Have you got any hobbies?
2My sister's got a little hotel by the sea.
3- You get a whole bunch of clothes in that washing machine!
4We just got a really good photographer.
5It got a laugh.
a
/ˈeɪ/, /ə/
determiner
used when we want to talk about a person or thing for the first time or when other people may not know who or what they are
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1A girl brings back some oranges.
2A woman brings back some bananas.
3His most successful business as a teenager was running a lottery.
4Every grain tells a story.
5A colleague was physically there.
new
/ˈnju/, /ˈnu/
adjective
recently built, invented, made, etc.
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1Their new house had a garden, but the garden was very small.
2I must start a new life among strangers.'
3His new mommy had medical professional training and it's a really good fit.
4I bought new equipment.
5Purchase prices have stabilized recently due to new policies, political unrest, and the global pandemic.
job
/ˈdʒɑb/, /ˈdʒoʊb/
noun
the work that we do regularly to earn money
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1Money from a city job helped them buy these things.
2Lack of jobs and new marriage patterns are causing changes in many countries.
3Spain experienced the country's single biggest job loss on record.
4The decline in trading jobs and revenue hurt the big banks and large investment firms.
5You now have a broader portfolio after a sojourn in Seattle in a similar job.
to get married
/ɡɛt mˈæɹɪd/
phrase
to legally become someone's wife or husband
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1You've seen people accomplish dreams, Get Married, MOVE into their houses.
2You've seen people accomplish dreams, Get Married, MOVE into their houses.
to meet
/ˈmit/
verb
to be introduced to a person; to see and talk to a person for the first time
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1Merchants from all over the continent met to trade their goods, but there was one problem: too many currencies in circulation.
2Meanwhile his halting, gauche attempts to seduce women were met by ridicule and rejection.
3Guys, meet video game researcher and level-30 demon slayer, Dr. Patrick Markey.
4yes guys, meet my blogging camera. -
5- Meet a giant fish like a boss.
somebody
/ˈsəmˌbɑdi/, /ˈsəmbəˌdi/
pronoun
a person whose identity is not specified or known
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1Somebody get these proteins a movie contract.
2"Somebody That I Used To Know."
3They bilked people out of a million dollars, and when they just went broke recently, they still owe somebody else another million euros.
4- Somebody lost their thing.
5Somebody sent our condolences card.
to fall in love
/fˈɔːl ɪn lˈʌv/
phrase
to start loving someone deeply
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1You can see me kind of fall in love with her on camera.
2She's gonna fall in love with me, as every actress I've ever worked with falls in love with me.
3And just when it seems like the SPELL is BROKEN for HARLEY, the JOKER sends her a get-well soon CARD, which makes her fall in love all over again, resetting the deeply disturbing cycle.
4Where am I supposed to watch Charlotte fall in love now, The Learning Annex?
5The worst thing you can do is fall in love with a crown PRINCE.
a lot of
/ɐ lˈɑːt ʌv/
phrase
people or things in large numbers or amounts
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1These guesses make a lot of sense.
2They went to a lot of shops, and Mrs Hermann bought a lot of things.
3The dentist did a lot of work in his mouth for a long time.
4A lot of Scottish Americans go back to Scotland as tourists.
5That message obviously is not reaching a lot of migrants.
money
/ˈməni/
noun
something that people use to buy and sell goods and services, can be in the form of coins or paper bills
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1They saw many ways to earn money in a city.
2Money from a city job helped them buy these things.
3The amount of money in circulation continues to grow.
4Money runs out fast.
5Maybe today's grads are at least making more money.
to have
/ˈhæv/
verb
to undergo or experience something
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1The arrangement had mutual benefits for the public and the museum.
2Apparently, the human nose has about one thousand different types of olfactory neurons.
3One clan in the USA - Clan Donald - has 4,000 families.
4Another brilliant physicist, Alexander Friedmann, had also reached the same conclusion.
5The city has a massive migrant workforce.
surprise
/səˈpɹaɪz/, /sɝˈpɹaɪz/
noun
a mild feeling of shock we have when something unusual happens
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1Surprise calls attention.
2I surprise attack a demon army!
3after all, in the wild, surprises often mean death.
4In fact, North Korea’s sudden diplomatic effort surprises the U.S. negotiators.
5Sometimes, surprises happen.
to be
/bi/
verb
used when naming, or giving description or information about people, things, or situations
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1Lack of jobs and new marriage patterns are causing changes in many countries.
2A society of surveillance is just one step away from a society of submission.
3One farm in Sweden is even making moose cheese.
4The lunatics are running the asylum.
5A colleague was physically there.
lucky
/ˈɫəki/
adjective
having or bringing good luck
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1Humans got lucky.
2That one got lucky.
3Maybe this onesie is lucky.
4This ant is lucky.
5The team was lucky.
to travel
/ˈtɹævəɫ/
verb
to go from one location to another, particularly to a far location
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1Some cities have even passed laws that allow Segways to travel only on sidewalks.
2He is travelling to Paris on the Eurostar train.
3I'm a travel writer, and I'm doing a book on mountains in North America.
4Or some people just travel the world and stuff.
5- Travel the world.
to move
/ˈmuv/
verb
to go from one place to another; to change position
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1As the earth turns each day, the sun appears to move across the sky.
2His determination and devotion moved the princess.
3Now, they chain them at the neck so tightly because they don't want them to move.
4Pollen is moved from the male part of a flower to the female part of a flower, then fertilisation can happen causing fruit to grow.
5Move my phone please.
house
/ˈhaʊs/
noun
a building where people live, especially as a family
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1Their new house had a garden, but the garden was very small.
2'Why don't we go to a warm room in my house for a talk then?
3There's a party at my house tonight.
4If the President vetoes a law, Congress, with a two thirds vote in both houses, can override the veto.
5Its 18 levels could house 20,000 people!

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