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!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English

!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English
Fernando Olivera: El rapto.- TEXT FROM THE NOVEL The goldfinch by Donna Tartt (...) One night we were in San Antonio, and I was having a bit of a melt-down, wanting my own room, you know, my dog, my own bed, and Daddy lifted me up on the fairgrounds and told me to look at the moon. When "you feel homesick", he said, just look up. Because the moon is the same wherever you go". So after he died, and I had to go to Aunt Bess -I mean, even now, in the city, when I see a full moon, it's like he's telling me not to look back or feel sad about things, that home is wherever I am. She kissed me on the nose. Or where you are, puppy. The center of my earth is you". The goldfinch Donna Tartt 4441 English edition

Sunday, May 8, 2011

ADVANCED DAILY UPDATED ENGLISH VOCABULARY. FLOAT. 2011-08-05. 08-05-2011.


float [countable]
1
vehicle
a large vehicle that is decorated to drive through the streets as part of a special event:
We stood and watched the Carnival floats drive past.
2
drink
American English a sweet drink that has ice cream floating in it

3
for fishing
a small light object that floats on the surface of the water, used by people trying to catch fish to show where their line is
4
for swimming
a flat light object that you can rest part of your body on in water to help you learn to swim
5
money
a small amount of money that someone in a shop keeps so that they have enough money to give change to people
6
business
a time when shares in a company are made available for people to buy for the first time [= flotation]
7
relaxation
a time when you sit in a flotation tank in order to treat illness or injury, or to relax
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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