Words#
tired adj.#
get/be tired of sth./doing sth.
I was tired of the noise, so I moved out of the community.
Why were you tired of the noise?
I’m getting tired of the project, so I need to rest for a while.
The porter is tired of being asked questions about the railway station.
No wonder the porter is so tired of the foreigners.
real adj.#
I bought a real bed and a real cup yesterday.
I finally went to the real railway station last night.
Do you think the cotton wool is real?
It is impossible for me to tell the difference between the fake one and the real one.
owner n. own v.#
He is the owner of a pub.
I was wondering who was the owner of the pub.
It’s possible for you to have this pub.
I was eating dinner. Meanwhile, the owner of the pub was washing dishes.
The owner of the library likes collecting books.
spring n.#
If he found all springs under the bed, I would ate them.
The owner of the bed suggests that we replace all the springs.
Do you have extra springs? I need them to replace the old ones in my bed.
She shook her head to answer my question.
mattress n.#
I’m look forward to buy a new mattress for my bed.
She couldn’t resist the temptation and bought the mattress.
When I was passing by the store, I noticed that the mattress that I had always wanted to buy was up for sale.
The policeman found the man in a box that had a pile of mattresses.
gust n. sweep swept v.#
A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof.
A gust of wind blew the papers off the table.
Strong gusts of wind made it difficult to walk along the street.
The sailors struggled to control the boat against the gusty sea.
courtyard n.#
He explained everything to me in the courtyard last night.
He had trouble parking his car in the courtyard.
I don’t know the way to your courtyard.
If you go straight for about 10 minutes, you will find my courtyard.
smash v.#
smash sth. to pieces
My bed was blown up by a gust of wind and struck the ground and was smashed to pieces.
A gust of wind blew my bed up, it hit the ground, and was smashed to pieces.
If you don’t follow my instructions, your car will be smashed to pieces.
miraculously adv. unhurt adj. hurt v.#
He had a car crash yesterday and was miraculously unhurt.
Miraculously, he didn’t pay any attention.
Was he miraculously unhurt in the car crash yesterday?
Miraculously, he found the way home.
glance v.#
He glanced at the woman but quickly looked away.
He glanced at his watch.
The thief glanced at a pile of books and intended to steal them.
Did the thief glance at the pile of books and intend to steal them?
Why did the thief glance at the pile of books?
promptly adv.#
He replied to the email promptly.
The worker unloaded the goods promptly.
Did he reply to the email promptly?
Why did he reply to the email promptly?
He must have left the house promptly.
Expressions#
save up for years to buy sth.#
The worker saved up for years to buy a comfortable bed.
It occurred to me that he saved up for years to buy this game.
I was astonished that he had saved up for years just to buy a game.
for the first time in sb.’s life#
For the first time in my life, I don’t have to live with the noise.
For the first time in his life, he cooked a full meal by himself.
Did he cook a full meal by himself for the first time in his life?
go to sleep#
I went to sleep very early last night.
Did you go to sleep very early last night?
Why did you go to sleep very early last night?
Who went to sleep early last night?