August 20, 2019
VERBS
Erode /ɪˈrəʊd/
Ex: Many visitors to Stonehenge fail to notice the ‘henge’ since the ditch and bank have been greatly eroded over the passing millennia.
Infer /ɪnˈfɜː/
Ex: Readers are left to infer the killer’s motives.
Predate /ˌpriːˈdeɪt/
Infer /ɪnˈfɜː/
Ex: Readers are left to infer the killer’s motives.
Predate /ˌpriːˈdeɪt/
Ex: Stones began to arrive in this era and the circular shape and pattern of these enormous stones, which predate all other known structures, is still standing today.
Span /spæn/
Ex: If we consider only the ancient stones themselves, the work spanned seventy generations – some 1,600 years.
ADVERBS
Chronologically /ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkli/
Ex: If we consider the structure chronologically, we can see that construction took place in several phases over more than a thousand years.
Formerly /ˈfɔːməli/
Ex: Istanbul was formerly known as Constantinople.
Previously /ˈpriːviəsli/
Ex: Three years previously the government had introduced a new law allowing women to vote for the first time.
Subsequently /ˈsʌbsɪkwəntli/
Ex: Twenty people were injured in the accident and the tower was subsequently demolished to prevent it from happening again.
PHRASES WITH TIME
In time
Ex: I ran for the bus, but I didn’t get there in time.
Lose track of time
Lose track of time
Ex: When I surf the net I often lose track of time.
On time
Ex: I really want to get there on time.
Save time
Ex: I try to make my lunch the night before to save time.
Spend time
Ex: At the weekend I try to spend time with my family.
Take so long
On time
Ex: I really want to get there on time.
Save time
Ex: I try to make my lunch the night before to save time.
Spend time
Ex: At the weekend I try to spend time with my family.
Take so long
Ex: We booked a taxi but it took so long to arrive that we were 15 minutes late.
The right time
Ex: Excuse me, do you have the right time?
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