E.DUKE’S SMALL ENGLISH
NOT ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY
by Julian S. Bielicki
PART I
A
There is a cup on the table.
The horse is a domestic animal.
She gets a husband.
ABLE
She shall be able to wait.
She was not able to wait.
ABOUT
There is nobody about.
There are many books lying about.
He must be somewhere about.
- What's the time ?
- It's about twelve.
She has about five minutes left.
He is about her age.
She is about as old as he is.
She
wanted to see him about something very important.
He told her about his last project.
What is he arguing about ?
Their
love covers a period of about five years.
She was tired of walking about the streets.
Don't
leave empty letters lying about the table.
ABOVE
The lamp is above the table.
The sun is above her head.
His head was above her heart.
Above all, she is missing him.
ABSENT
He is absent today.
She was absent yesterday.
ACCEPT
She accepted his decision.
He refused to accept being with her.
ACCIDENT
There was an accident in their relationship.
On their way they met by accident.
Don't play
with emotions; you may hurt one's heart by accident.
She said the wrong word by accident.
He met her decision quite by accident.
ACCUSE
How
dares he to accuse her of destroying their life?
ACHE
Her eyes ached from weeping so much.
She is aching all over.
ACHIEVE
She will achieve
her ambition to be independent
if she keeps being
hard.
ACROSS
There is a new bridge across the river.
The postman is walking across the street.
She came across an old letter from him.
ACT
They must act at once.
The time cannot act itself.
She was saved, because he acted quickly.
Who acts his part now ?
This is not the last act of this play.
Did they like the acting?
ACTION
We
judge a person by his actions, not by his talk.
Actions speak louder than words.
ACTIVE
She is one of the most active persons.
He is not as active as she is.
ACTOR
She is a great actor.
ADAPTED
She is
playing now an adapted version of their story.
ADD
She adds three to thirty-seven.
If she
adds three to thirty-seven she gets forty.
She adds some love to her anger.
What else can she add?
ADDITION
Addition of a bit of love will be great improvement.
In addition she suggests one try more.
ADDRESS
What's his new address?
His address is still the same.
He
writes her new address on the envelope.
She
didn't know he had changed her address.
Were her earlier
words addressed to him or to the man
she saw in him?
ADMIRE
She admired him.
ADVENTURE.
Was it only an adventure for him?
ADVERB
He shall come
soon. She behaves not very well.
Don't go away now.
"Soon", "well" and "now" are adverbs.
ADVICE
Where can she find a good advice?
He gave him often good advice.
Let me give you a useful piece of advice.
Take his advice and go back to him.
She will never
get well, if she do not follow
her heart's advice.
Nobody advised me to write this dictionary.
AEROPLANE
Aeroplanes take easy off and land badly.
AFFIRMATIVE
"Yes" is an affirmative answer.
AFRAID
Little children are afraid of their parents.
What is she afraid of?
Don't be afraid.
He is not afraid.
Is she still in love with him?
I am afraid not.
She is
afraid he won't be able to come back to her.
AFTER
What comes after?
Autumn comes after summer.
The dog is running after the cat.
She is running after him.
Come in and shut the door after you.
After visiting her he went home.
She came home after he did.
Who came after him?
Who came after her?
After they finished, they went home.
AFTERNOON
She loved to be with him on the afternoon.
Come on the afternoon again.
AFTERWARDS
Don't do it, you'll feel ashamed afterwards.
AGAIN
Call him again.
If you fail the first time, try again.
Repeat again and again.
AGAINST
Is he for or against their love?
She has nothing against it.
Some people would be against them.
The bookcase stands against the wall.
The waves beat against the shore.
AGE
What
age should they reach to come together?
They are about the same age.
We live in an age of great cowards.
It's ages since she saw her last.
She has not seen him for ages.
AGO
He went away years ago.
It all happened many, many years ago.
She knew this long ago before.
He moved to a new home not long ago.
AGREE
Will he agree to come back?
I agree that her plan is better.
You
don't agree with me. You are afraid I'm wrong.
Do you agree with me?
She can't agree to his absence.
The
children do not agree and begin to quarrel.
If
you cannot agree, tell him what you think of.
AGREEMENT
Although they
discussed the matter for a long time
they came to no agreement.
AH
"Ah!" is an
interjection showing surprise, pity, pleasure,
sorrow, etc.
AHEAD
Go
ahead and tell him, that you are coming or stop
if you mean there is a danger ahead.
She is ahead of him.
She ran away ahead of him.
He is a brave
person and he will soon get ahead
of the others.
AIM
What's her aim?
Her aim was to help herself.
The hunter
aims at the heart of the animal, fires and kills it.
AIR
We breathe the air.
Fresh air comes in through the open window.
Let's go out and have some fresh air.
We could
see a small aeroplane high up in the open air.
She sends her a letter by air.
Their relationship needed airing.
ALARM
Small heart quakes
were so common that she did not
feel much alarm at
them.
ALAS
"Alas!" is a cry of grief or sorrow.
ALIKE
There are not two men alike.
ALIVE
She wonders she is still alive.
ALL
Is that all?
Not all they say is true.
All's well that ends well.
We are all tired.
She spends all her time thinking of him.
She didn't like such an end at all.
- Is there any hope?
- Not at all.
Nobody will be right after all.
He did it after all.
It was not such a bad time, after all.
She cannot do it all alone.
She is all alone.
Her rooms are all of memories of him.
Is that all right?
Everything is almost all right.
He shall not come back all the same.
ALLOW
Father
did not allow her to use his fountain pen.
Mother did not allow her to go to the cinema.
She does not allow herself to love him.
Love is not allowed there.
They are not allowed to live together.
ALMOST
It's almost
time to talk together
or to keep silent
forever.
She was almost happy with him.
He was almost unhappy with her.
He almost broke her heart.
ALONE
She can't live alone.
He can't live alone.
She is alone at his home.
Leave me alone or come back.
Her thoughts do not leave her alone.
ALONG
The girl was running along the path.
Thick grass grew all along the road.
Don't stop! Move along!
How are you getting along with your life?
ALOUD
She calls aloud for him.
ALREADY
It's five to twelve already.
ALSO
He had a friend. She also had one.
ALTHOUGH
Although it was complicated, she loved him.
ALWAYS
- Be ready!
- Always ready!
Everybody wants always her help only.
Not always her help came in time.
He was not always good to her.
She was not always nice to him.
She is not always alone.
She is always lonely.
AMUSE
This story
was not very funny
and often did not
amuse them.
She amused a lot of people talking to them.
Her amusing stories made everyone laugh.
They amused themselves being together.
AND
He is a man and she is a women.
She is alone and he is alone.
Try and do it.
Come and see.
He will go and she will stay.
They were
together and did not see a way
to
keep it this way.
ANGRY
Last time they talked in a very angry voice.
She was angry when she found the truth.
Are you angry?
Don't
be angry, after all it's nobodies fault.
She was angry at his words.
Don't get angry at little things.
Her answers made him angry.
What made you so angry?
When he heard her words, he got angry.
ANIMAL
The dog is an animal.
Dogs,
cats, horses, cows, pigs are domestic animals.
Bears, lions, tigers are wild animals.
She
did not like to be treated like an animal.
ANNIVERSARY
Some anniversaries are on the 31 December.
ANOTHER
Have another cup of tea.
Please give another chance.
Let be together another five years.
How many years are left?
They always helped one another.
ANSWER
She has only one question to answer.
Who can give him the answer?
She got no answer from him.
She
wished he could give her a definite answer.
Answer "yes" or "no".
ANTONYM
Antonyms are i.e. love - indifference.
ANXIOUS
She is anxious about her future.
ANY
Any yearning?
Any question?
Has he got any courage?
Is there any luck in her life?
- What day? Oh, any day.
Any of these examples will do.
You can buy stamps at any post-office.
ANYBODY
She did not see anybody come.
In the whole room she can't see anybody.
Anybody can show you your own way.
ANYTHING
Can you see anything in the distance?
Is
there anything interesting in the paper today?
- Is there anything in the mailbox?
- Not there isn't, it is empty.
Take anything you like.
You
can't buy anything, if you had no money.
ANYWHERE
Go anywhere you like.
I
don't want to go anywhere, I'm tired.
APARTMENT
His
apartment has always enough place for her.
APPEAR
It's
getting dark. Soon the stars will appear in the sky.
In the autumn
raindrops appear on the windowpanes.
He
promised to come but he did not appear there.
APPETITE
She had an appetite for apples.
APPLES
Apples are good to stroke.
APPLE-TREE
There is no apple-tree in her garden.
APPROACH
As
winter approaches the weather grows colder.
APRICOT
Apricots are
smaller than apples, but good to stroke too.
APRON
He liked her wearing an apron.
ARE
How are you?
You are well, aren't you?
ARGUE
What are they arguing about?
ARM
You will carry your child in your arms.
Lean on my arm now.
ARMCHAIR
She likes sitting in an armchair.
ARM-IN-ARM
They were walking arm-in-arm.
ARRANGE
He was arranging
flowers on the table when she came in.
They arranged to meet at his place.
Who
will arrange the future life for them?
Can he arrange to come back to her?
ARROW
She had a bow and an arrow.
She shot an arrow into the air.
Nobody can stop a flying arrow.
ART
She has many books on art.
Painting, music, literature is an art.
Love is an art too.
AS
Do as you like.
Don't do as they tell you.
You went as far as possible.
- When will you be back?
- As soon as possible.
ASHAMED
Don't say such
things, you'll feel ashamed afterwards.
Isn't he ashamed?
He ought to be ashamed of himself.
She
is not ashamed, although she acted badly,
because she always accuses others.
ASIDE
He pushed her aside from him.
ASK
If you don't know, ask.
- Can you come with me?
- You don't have to ask anybody.
Ask your heart about you.
She asks herself many questions.
ASLEEP
She was asleep in his bed.
A
few minutes later he was fast asleep.
Soon he felt asleep too.
ASS
The ass is a beast of burden.
She was an ass.
ASTONISH
His silence didn't astonish her.
He
was very greatly astonished at her behaviour.
AT
When was he last at the cinema?
They came at the same time.
ATTACK
She attacks him in her thoughts.
ATTEMP
Don't give up if your first attempt fails.
They
made an attempt to be together but failed.
ATTENTION
He does not pay attention to her life.
Why didn't she draw attention to it?
AUTHOR
Who is her favourite author?
AUTUMN
Autumn comes after summer.
September,
October and November are autumn months.
In
autumn the leaves turn yellow, red and brown.
AWAKE
We shall awake.
AWAY
The bird flew away.
She is away now from him.
AWFUL
Loneliness is awful.
AWFULLY
She would be awfully glad to see him again.
AXE
He chopped her heart with the axe.
The End
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