Words#
blessing n. bless v.#
It was a blessing that no one was killed in the accident.
It is a blessing to have such supportive friends.
Losing that job turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
Do you think it’s a blessing to have such supportive friends?
tiny adj.#
He called at that tiny house yesterday.
I’ve never expected my tiny trunk to be found.
My brother found my tiny bag yesterday.
My brother was said to have found my tiny bag yesterday.
It was said that my brother found my tiny bag yesterday.
It was my brother who found my tiny bag yesterday.
It was yesterday that my brother found my tiny bag.
It was my tiny bag that my brother found yesterday.
possess v. + power/knowledge/skill#
The tiny village is said to possess a cursed tree.
It is said that the tiny village possesses a cursed tree.
The company possesses a gold mine.
How do you know that the company possesses a gold mine?
The gun is in my possession.
cursed adj. curse v. n.#
The cursed tree is in my possession.
Don’t touch it. It will curse you.
It is said that it was this tree that cursed the village.
The vicar hesitated to cut down the cursed tree.
increase v. + risk/number/price#
I noticed that the furniture that was up for sale had increased in price yesterday morning.
Why did the furniture increase in price yesterday?
The number of visitors to see the cursed tree has increased compared with usual.
The number of workers unloading the goods has increased compared with usual because many people have lost their jobs.
plant v.#
My grandfather used to plant potatoes in his courtyard.
Did your grandfather use to plant potatoes in his courtyard?
I served her by planting a tree in her courtyard.
What do you want to plant if you have a courtyard?
church n.#
I go to that small church every week.
The thief punished a victim in a small church.
She found the fur coat that she had lost for a long time on a chair in the church.
He is eager to visit the church.
Is he eager to visit the church?
evil adj. reputation n.#
have a good/bad reputation
If you usually help people, you will have a good reputation.
He is said to have a bad reputation.
It was said that he had a good reputation.
It was he who had a good reputation in our village.
The child is so evil that everyone doesn’t like him.
The child is so evil that nobody likes him.
claim v. victim n.#
The tree has already claimed a number of victims.
He claims that he can speak five languages.
She claimed she was innocent, but nobody believed her.
Why does he claim that he can speak five languages?
Do you see the victim?
The disaster claimed a great number of victims in a church yesterday.
vicar n.#
The vicar was asked to cut down the cursed tree.
The villager is eager to see the vicar.
Why is the villager eager to see the vicar?
A vicar was arrested due to his evil actions.
source n. income n.#
source of income / information
No one knows the source of information.
The vicar refused to cut down the cursed tree because it was the church’s main source of income.
Would you mind my asking you the source of your income?
You need to break it down into many sources of income.
trunk n.#
A lot of visitors cut their names on the tree trunk.
The chair is made from a tree trunk.
She looked at the tree trunk scornfully.
The tree trunk is so big that I need to find someone to help me move it.
Expressions#
a number of#
My parents asked me to plant a number of trees this spring.
Did your parents ask you to plant a number of trees this spring?
A number of victims were killed in a small church.
There were a number of coins stuck on her fingers.
sb. point out that#
She has just pointed out that you missed the entrance.
She was dismayed to point out that her boss was a fool.
He pointed out that she recognized a wrong person.
I pointed out that the doorknob was broken yesterday.