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The sentences below are commonly used by
native speakers, so non-native speakers of English can make full use of
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I just have to
stop off
(
to visit or stay at a place briefly when you
are going somewhere else
) in the bathroom. |
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Shona : " Jeannie, may I use your bathroom ? "
Jeannie : Go
ahead, but
make it snappy,
okay ?
( to tell someone that you want them to do something
immediately and to do it quickly )
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You should have heard the fuss my mom
kicked up
! |
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And could I have a long-sleeved jacket this time ? The
short-sleeved ones are so
babyish. |
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Sorry, I am terrible
with
names ! |
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If
it's any consolation,
Mom yells the most at the students she thinks are the best. |
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I guess I'm grinning
because Jeannie didn't
holler very much for a change. |
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Hugh MacKendrick is a
real
slave driver. |
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He's so cute that
it's a shame
he's not nicer. |
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... even though Hugh
is obviously
out of my league.(
to be too good or too expensive for you )
The championship doesn't have to be .... |
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Oh, Shona. You are such a
party
pooper.
( someone who spoils
other people's enjoyment by disapproving of or not taking part
in a particular activity ) |
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You could if you
put
your mind to it. |
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I saw them going into
that pizza parlor on Austin Street.
Are they dating ? |
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..... hoping she
didn't sound too
breathless. |
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I thought it might
brighten up my practices. |
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Well, we're just
starting out,
so we foul up sometimes. |
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Don't you need a jacket or anything ? It's
freezing out. |
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Hugh : And here you are spending your coffee break with another
Highland dancer.
Shona : But that's
by
choice.
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If you keep working on it hard, I think you have
a real shot at it
this
year, ... |
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But I haven't been
very
up front about - somebody else. |
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..... maybe he just
wants more people to
fill out
the audience, but I am dying to
go. |
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I'll call you later
about Friday night, OK ? |
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You'd think I was
planning to
pull an all-nighter or something. |
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..... she was speechless
with delight. |
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I don't want to
gush or anything, -- but well, you are great. |
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You should come
jam with us sometime. |
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Bye, Mom don't
wait
up. |
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This girl definitely has
taste.
It's not fair, MacKendrick. You always hog all quality women. |
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This round's
on me. You
can get the next one if you want. |
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Myles seemed to be
a big hit
with all the girls. |
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Last Sunday I wanted to kiss you too, but I was afraid that if
I did, you'd think I was being
fresh.
( being too confident
and showing a lack of respect, or showing by your actions or
words that you want to have sex with someone ) |
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....
savoring
( to enjoy food or an
experience slowly, in order to appreciate it as much as
possible )
the memory of Hugh's kisses ...... |
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I was a total
wreck
( A person who is physically
or mentally broken down or worn out ) that
day. |
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I thought maybe you had an
ulterior
motive. |
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So you saw through my
diabolical
plot, uh ? |
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I understand you have a pretty
good shot at that second
runner-up again. |
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Shona has an even better shot at winning first place, Aynsley,
so you'd better be
on your toes. |
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Hugh let out a
whoop of laughter. |
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It's a lot of hard work
and
everything, but I really love it. |
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You can't risk it, not
with
the championships so close. |
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Finally they nodded their heads in
unison. |
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I wish you two wouldn't
holler at
me like that. It's awfully embarassing when I'm with a guy. |
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You better win that championship just to make up for all this
neglect. |
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Have you got your hooks
into
John Powell yet ? |
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Mom, you weren't supposed to
let on,
I wanted to surprise her. |
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You're really starting to show a lot of
poise, ....... |
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Pair that with poise, and in my opinion you've
got Aynsley
beat. |
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She's still
on my case for
coming home late the last couple of times we went out. |
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You'll have a whole week to
rest up
for it. |
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I fell on the way home, I didn't damage anything vital, but I
feel kind of
achy. |
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Will you please stop
channel-hopping
....... |
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In answer to her parents'
worried questions, she confessed that she and Hugh had broken
up. |
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I'm just picking up a pair of panty hose. would you believe
every pair I own
has a run.
( a long vertical hole in
tights and stockings ) |
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I bet she's planning on
making a big
play for him tonight at Cathy Davidson's very
exclusively party. |
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Now that Hugh's available, she'll probably be all over him,
trying to catch him on the rebound. |
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I don't like any of these dresses, they're really
tacky.
( of cheap quality or in bad
style ) |
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.... you should have seen him tripping all over his feet. He
simply couldn't keep time
with the music. |
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Afterward she ran some errands for her mother, then spent the
rest of the day working on an English paper, doing household
chores, and listening
for the phone. |
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Vandals is a new teen
club that just
opened up. |
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You're not much of a
talker, are you ? |
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Kim : I thought he'd be a refreshing change from you-know-who.
Shona : ' Refreshing ' is hardly the word
for it. |
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Can't you put a smile on your face and
make the best of it
for
tonight ? |
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I was feeling kind of lonely and
mixed up. |
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Her legs felt
rubbery
( weak ) as she climbed the stairs, as if ..... |
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You're not still
moping about Hugh, are you ? |
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He's bound to be there, whether he wants to come or not.
Jeannie and Christina wouldn't let him
wimp out.
( to decide not to do something
because you are too frightened ) |
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Ok that's enough
play-by-play
( A detailed commentary of an
event as it unfolds ), I don't want to know what
happens next ! |
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Are you two
up to joining me ? |
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Aynsley was
talking a blue streak
( to talk quickly and without
stopping )
, but Hugh didn't seem to be
paying much attention. |
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I can't believe she actually got him up
on his feet. |
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I think I just saw him heading for the refreshment
stand. |
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Your father just
threw his back out
( to injure one's back in some
way )
on the dancer floor. |
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I told you I was a
rotten
dancer. |
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Shona raced to the kitchen
on tiptoe
....... |
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I know I should have called you, but I guess my pride
got in the way. |
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I was so wrapped up in how important the championship is to me
that I didn't
spare a thought
for how important your gig was to you. |
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You'll need to be well
rested
for the competition tomorrow. |
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I'm just beginning to recuperate from an
overdose of it. |
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You absolutely
sparkled up
there onstage. |
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Oh please, you're going to give me a
swelled head. |
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She knew she stood a better chance of winning the championship
since her chief competitor wasn't
in
top form. |
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Today's competition
would determine whether she was a champion Highland dncer or
just an
also-ran.
( someone in a competition who
is unlikely to do well or who has failed ) |
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If you don't want me to coach you for the
nationals, I won't. |
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