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eat - ate irregular verb used in dialogues # 1 & 3 | |
get dressed - got dressed get -> got: irregular verb with hundreds of meanings used in dialogue # 7 | |
hands-on science (for children) used in dialogue # 2 | |
Mat's girlfriend picks him up every morning to go to work. Yesterday, she picked him up. pick up: phrasal verb, regular used in dialogue # 7 | |
John reads a red book everyday. Yesterday, he read a red book. irregular verb Note that the past of "read" is pronounced like "red". Click again to listen. used in dialogue # 5 | |
rest - rested regular verb used in dialogues # 5 & 11 | |
sleep in - slept in to sleep until late morning, for example used in dialogue # 4 | |
go - went The Village = Greenwich Village, residential section of the borough of Manhattan, NYC. Beginning in 1900, Greenwich Village attracted artists and writers from all parts of the U.S.A. This trend continues today. "went" used in dialogues # 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 14 | |
work out - worked out phrasal verb, regular to exercise - to practice any form of physical exercise used in dialogue # 1 | |
Mary remained in the house and cooked. regular verbs: remain -> remained cook -> cooked used in dialogue # 6 | |
Rebecca attended a speech regular verb: attend -> attended She was present and she listened to the speech. used in dialogue # 10 | |
Roberta packed her suitcase regular verb: pack -> packed She put her things in her suitcase to prepare for a trip. used in dialogue # 11 | |
Henry put some things together to keep the house in order. For example, he repaired a chair and a table. irregular verb: put -> put used in dialogue # 6 | |
Liz says: "I worked yesterday". Mark worked also. He says "So did I." So did I. = I did the same as you. used in dialogue # 8 | |
Roberta "caught a cab" to get to the airport. Note: a cab is a taxi, or "taxi cab". irregular verb: catch -> caught used in dialogue # 11 | |
recruit to enroll or take on somebody as a student in a university, for example. regular verb: recruit -> recruited Roberta recruited this student. used in dialogue # 11 | |
shrink (noun - slang) psychiatrist used in dialogue # 14 | |
intern (noun) trainee An intern is a person who works as a low-level assistant or trainee in a job in order to gain practical experience. "Intern" is used for ANY profession, not only the medical profession. For example, Sharon started her professional career as an intern in an advertising agency. used in dialogue # 13 | |
account representative (noun) commercial agent or salesperson for a company used in dialogue # 13 | |
steel company (noun used as adjective + noun) a company that makes or sells steel products used in dialogue # 13 | |
overachiever (noun) a person who performs better or who is more successful than expected used in dialogue # 14 | |
deliver babies (verb + object) This is what Richard did when he finished medical school and became a doctor (dialogue # 15). regular verb: deliver -> delivered | |
publicist (noun) a person who is responsible for obtaining media publicity for a client used in dialogue # 14 |