On this breezy October morn, I walk
in the swift shadows of cloud-cursing rooks,
watching the world wake on the horizon.
Leo Yankevich
in the swift shadows of cloud-cursing rooks,
watching the world wake on the horizon.
Leo Yankevich
All houses wherein men have lived and died
Are haunted houses. Through the open doors
The harmless phantoms on their errands glide,
With feet that make no sound upon the floors.
We meet them at the doorway, on the stair,
Along the passages they come and go,
Impalpable impressions on the air,
A sense of something moving to and fro.
Are haunted houses. Through the open doors
The harmless phantoms on their errands glide,
With feet that make no sound upon the floors.
We meet them at the doorway, on the stair,
Along the passages they come and go,
Impalpable impressions on the air,
A sense of something moving to and fro.
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Re: Do you have a joke?
Doctor, how can I live longer than 100 years?
Do you smoke?
No.
Do you eat too much?
No.
Do you go to bed late?
No.
Do you have affairs with promiscuous women?
No.
Then why would you want to live more than 100 years?
Do you smoke?
No.
Do you eat too much?
No.
Do you go to bed late?
No.
Do you have affairs with promiscuous women?
No.
Then why would you want to live more than 100 years?
Michouxe
6
Re: How would you define food science?
food science is a very wide term..there are callories to measure, macronutrients, texture, decoration, nutritients..hard to define, there is always something to add to.
Re: Take 3 Words Game 116
Hahaha. That was funny indeed, @Michouxe. 
His unplugged version of The Toffee Song made everyone laugh.
(Not sure if that song really exists.)
His unplugged version of The Toffee Song made everyone laugh.
(Not sure if that song really exists.)
Dora
6
Re: Take 3 Words Game 116
Their plugging this new toffee everywhere make people laugh.
to advertise something by talking about it a lot or praising it, especially on the radio or television
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/plug
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They're plugging this new toffee everywhere to make people laugh.
to advertise something by talking about it a lot or praising it, especially on the radio or television
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/plug
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They're plugging this new toffee everywhere to make people laugh.
Re: Where to find "stars" that I've got?
@simplebeing: Yes, you are right. I can see your first star. Keep up your comments so you can get the second star. You just look up the upper right corner, you will find more categories then explore more by yourself. Good luck!
Re: Do you have a joke?
A representative in vacuum cleaners visits a farm. He knocks on the door and the farmer's wife opens it. The sales representative begins to talk and says : "Hello Madam, I am a representative of very good electric vacuum cleaners: they suck everything, clean everything. And to prove it, I now make your carpet just as dirty."
And the sales representative throws a whole box of dirt over the floor covering and says: "With my vacuum cleaner I make it completely spotless again that is a guarantee from me for you, and do you know, when there still are leftovers remain on your floor covering, then I eat them personally.
Thereupon the farmer's wife answers: "Well then you can just start with eating, because we have no electricity."
And the sales representative throws a whole box of dirt over the floor covering and says: "With my vacuum cleaner I make it completely spotless again that is a guarantee from me for you, and do you know, when there still are leftovers remain on your floor covering, then I eat them personally.
Thereupon the farmer's wife answers: "Well then you can just start with eating, because we have no electricity."
Paulette
7
Re: LEN Kind of Nice Idioms With Kindg Nice
Here's the 28th episode summary of what we've discussed last Sunday (September 30, 2018)...
402. "on top of something" - it means to be in control of a situation and aware of changes.
Example: I read a lot to stay on top of the latest changes in my industry.
403. "on your toes" - it means to be alert.
Example: Stay on your toes. Anything can happen.
404. "out in the open" - if something is "out in the open," it is public knowledge and not hidden from people.
Example: I think it's good to do things out in the open because people get suspicious if you do things in secret.
405. "out of the loop (opposite: in the loop)" - it means to not know something that a select group of people knows. The opposite, to be "in the loop," means to be part of a select group with the knowledge that others do not have.
Example: I felt like I was out of the loop after being on vacation for two weeks.
406. "pink slip" - someone who gets the "pink slip," has been fired by their employer.
Example: They gave him the pink slip. He wasn't performing very well.
407. "play hardball" - it means to be competitive in a cruel and merciless way. Playing hardball means doing anything possible to win.
Example: He played hardball to get where he is, so I would be careful what you say and do around him.
408. "put all one's eggs in one basket" - it means to rely on only one thing to bring success.
Example: It's not good to only invest in the stock market. You don't want to put all your eggs in one basket.
409. "put the cart before the horse" - it means to do or think about things in the wrong order.
Example: They were trying to find investors without even having a business plan. They were putting the cart before the horse.
410. "raise the bar" - it means to set the standards or expectations higher, usually by achieving or creating something better than what had previously existed.
Example: The new software is getting great reviews. It looks like the bar has been raised for the competition.
As of today, we have totally gathered 410 idioms! Well done pals! :)
Thanks for your time joining the session. See you again next week.
@Contety @Ezîza @Baraah @Diakha
Assignment:
1. Bring your notebooks with you to jot down the words we discuss in our sessions.
2. Prepare your idioms before the session starts.
402. "on top of something" - it means to be in control of a situation and aware of changes.
Example: I read a lot to stay on top of the latest changes in my industry.
403. "on your toes" - it means to be alert.
Example: Stay on your toes. Anything can happen.
404. "out in the open" - if something is "out in the open," it is public knowledge and not hidden from people.
Example: I think it's good to do things out in the open because people get suspicious if you do things in secret.
405. "out of the loop (opposite: in the loop)" - it means to not know something that a select group of people knows. The opposite, to be "in the loop," means to be part of a select group with the knowledge that others do not have.
Example: I felt like I was out of the loop after being on vacation for two weeks.
406. "pink slip" - someone who gets the "pink slip," has been fired by their employer.
Example: They gave him the pink slip. He wasn't performing very well.
407. "play hardball" - it means to be competitive in a cruel and merciless way. Playing hardball means doing anything possible to win.
Example: He played hardball to get where he is, so I would be careful what you say and do around him.
408. "put all one's eggs in one basket" - it means to rely on only one thing to bring success.
Example: It's not good to only invest in the stock market. You don't want to put all your eggs in one basket.
409. "put the cart before the horse" - it means to do or think about things in the wrong order.
Example: They were trying to find investors without even having a business plan. They were putting the cart before the horse.
410. "raise the bar" - it means to set the standards or expectations higher, usually by achieving or creating something better than what had previously existed.
Example: The new software is getting great reviews. It looks like the bar has been raised for the competition.
As of today, we have totally gathered 410 idioms! Well done pals! :)
Thanks for your time joining the session. See you again next week.
@Contety @Ezîza @Baraah @Diakha
Assignment:
1. Bring your notebooks with you to jot down the words we discuss in our sessions.
2. Prepare your idioms before the session starts.
Contety
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Re: English Book Club - Kitely - The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
Elinor - Shiny - April - MHoz
Elinor - sails - spot (not sport) - limp (not limb) - art (t) - vile
Shiny - keenly (long e) - bridle - shrill - losses- sorrow - Athelstane - meanest
solemn
April - debt (silent b) - jousts - Chester - sepulcher (hard c) - forfeit
bargain
MHoz- blithe - stew - hencoop (long oo) - laden - usurer
and soon came to where the Bishop stood fuming
What is a groat?
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At this, the Bishop glared like an angry cat, while even
Sir Richard laughed; only Robin kept a grave face. ‘Alas! my
lord,’ said he, ‘that thou hast been so ill-treated by my band!
I tell thee truly that we greatly reverence thy cloth. Little
John, stand forth straightway.
Elinor - sails - spot (not sport) - limp (not limb) - art (t) - vile
Shiny - keenly (long e) - bridle - shrill - losses- sorrow - Athelstane - meanest
solemn
April - debt (silent b) - jousts - Chester - sepulcher (hard c) - forfeit
bargain
MHoz- blithe - stew - hencoop (long oo) - laden - usurer
and soon came to where the Bishop stood fuming
What is a groat?
------------------
At this, the Bishop glared like an angry cat, while even
Sir Richard laughed; only Robin kept a grave face. ‘Alas! my
lord,’ said he, ‘that thou hast been so ill-treated by my band!
I tell thee truly that we greatly reverence thy cloth. Little
John, stand forth straightway.
Teach
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