webster''s new world 575 + spanish verbs

... expression ir + a + infinitive (English equivalent: “to be going to”). 03 541579 Ch01.idd 19 12/18/03, 12:34:03 PM 20 / Webster’s New World 57 5+ Spanish Verbs Here are examples of these verbs in ... neighbors are awake . 03 541579 Ch01.idd 9 12/18/03, 12:33:52 PM 10 / Webster’s New World 57 5+ Spanish Verbs The Spanish Tenses Spanish has seven simple tenses...

Ngày tải lên: 06/05/2014, 11:25

... all with Webster’s New World Spanish Grammar Handbook. Writing Numbers Numbers are written slightly differently in the Spanish- speaking world than in the English-speaking world: Put a small ... following formula to give an appropriate reply: Es (Estamos a) day + (el) + cardinal number (except for primero) + de + month + de + year Example: Es (Estamos a) l...

Ngày tải lên: 04/05/2014, 14:41

... property is seen as a good thing for Easton. • Tania’s acquisition of a new PDA made her very happy. • Ali’s acquisition of a new chauffeur pleased her to no end. [acquisitive adj., acquisitively ... temper of a scorned woman is legendary both in litera- ture and in life. • Dylan greeted the news that his new DVD player did not work at all with considerable acrimony in his oaths. [acrim...

Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2012, 09:47

... fans and New York Yankee fans. • Veterans from Germany and America have met each other in the cemeter- ies of France to show that they have no animosity for each other left over from World War ... hours one works. • Sometimes it is difficult to correlate the amount of good someone does in the world with his or her reward. [-d, correlating] cosmos (KAHZ mohs) n. 1. the universe seen as a...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... FIB ee en) n. 1. any one of a class of cold-blooded vertebrates without scales (including frogs, newts, salamanders, and toads) that starts life with gills, living in the water, and later develops ... aid; auxiliary • On the Minnow, Gilligan was ancillary to the Skipper. • While the main body of a news article imparts primary information, side- bars usually contain ancillary or related facts....

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... During the Second World War, people at home received mail from their relatives in the armed forces that had whole paragraphs blacked out by the censors. • In the Soviet Union, every newspaper article ... the rather late hour. • The subpoena was compulsion enough for Bill to show up. • The news junkie watched one news broadcast after another, unable to shake the compulsion to stay informed....

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... hamburger is equivocal, but everyone attributes the origin of the ice-cream cone to the St. Louis World s Fair. • The shopkeeper called the police when he considered the behavior of the person hanging ... is so named because it tries to be faithful to the sound of the concert hall. • When one reads a news story, it is only right to expect the reporter to show fidelity to the actual facts. [S...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... paid first is often a divisive matter for newlyweds and longtime couples alike. divulge (div UHLDZH) vt. to make known; disclose; unveil; reveal • The newspaper reporter was obliged to not divulge ... slip away unnoticed. • After having survived frightful conditions while marooned on the island, the newly rescued sailor wandered around in a daze. [-dly adv.] debacle (di BAK il) n. 1. a torren...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... rather be living in Philadelphia.” (It is not on his tombstone.) • When World War II ended, its epitaph was splashed across newspaper front pages in every city. epitomize* (i PIT uh MYZ) vt. 1. ... character’s going to hell, Mozart felt obliged to add an epilogue that said the Don’s departure left the world a happier place. • Douglas MacArthur’s “Old Soldiers Never Die” speech to Congres...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20