Every year more than 400,000 American deaths are caused by smoking. Reports state even second-hand smoke causes lung cancer and respiratory diseases.
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Read more…Once upon a time…
There was a rich King who had 4 wives.
He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to the finest of delicacies. He gave her nothing but the best.
He also liked the 3rd wife very much and was always s
Read more…When I was reading some discussions here I saw something about magic words. Now let me start this discussion about it with a question.
What are “Magic Words” for you?
Is there any special word that it has a magic power on you when you are reading or h
Read more…The two were taken to a nearby military camp. A soldier shoved the boy and the alchemist into a tent where the chief was holding a meeting with his staff.
"These are the spies," said one of the men.
"We're just travelers," the alchemist answered.
"You w
Read more…I love this story. please read it and please tell me your idea.
He was a poor stone breaker. His job was so hard. One day he was so tired of breaking the hard rocks of the mountain.He sat on the stone staring at the road where a Caravan was passing
Read more…The sun was setting when the boy's heart sounded a danger signal. They were surrounded by gigantic dunes, and the boy looked at the alchemist to see whether he had sensed anything. But he appeared to be unaware of any danger. Five minutes later, the
Read more…Is it good using idioms , expressions slang or proverbs ?
What could be advantages or disadvantages of using them ?
Read more…On the following day, the firstclear sign of danger appeared. Three armed tribesmen approached, and asked whatthe boy and the alchemist were doing there.
"I'm hunting with myfalcon," the alchemist answered.
"We're going to have tosearch you to see whet
Read more…wage verb
/weɪdʒ/ v [T] slightly formal
to fight a war or organize a series of activities in order to achievesomething
Surely the President needs Congress' permission to wage war onanother country?
They've been waging a long campaign to change the law.
ag
Read more…They crossed the desert for another two days in silence. The alchemist had become much more cautious, because they were approaching the area where the most violent battles were being waged. As they moved along, the boy tried to listen to his heart.
It
Read more…monotony noun
/məˈnɒt.ən.i//-ˈnɑː.t ̬ən-/ n [U] (also monotonousness)
when something stays the same and does not change and is therefore boring
The monotony of motorway driving causes many accidents.
The routine was the same every day, with nothing to br
Read more…"Don't think about what you've left behind," the alchemist said to the boy as they began to ride across the sands of the desert. "Everything is written in the Soul of the World, and there it will stay forever."
"Men dream more about coming home than a
Read more…conspire verb
/kənˈspaɪər //-ˈspaɪr/ v [I]
to plan secretly with other people to do something bad, illegal or against someone's wishes
[+ to infinitive] He felt that his colleagues were conspiring together to remove him from his job.
As girls, the sister
Read more…The boy spent a sleepless night. Two hours before dawn, he awoke one of the boys who slept in his tent, and asked him to show him where Fatima lived. They went to her tent, and the boy gave his friend enough gold to buy asheep.
Then he asked his frien
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Unfortunately I couldn’t attend your nice discussion recently because of the month of my exams. But I’m following them. Your ideas are so wise so that I felt that I can consult with you in a subject and also I thought it can be a discussi
Read more…steed noun
/stiːd/ n [C] literary
a horse which is ridden
a fine white steed
rein noun
/reɪn/ n [C usually plural]
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a long thin piece of material, especially leather, which helps you to control and direct a horse
You pull on both reins to stop or slow a ho
Read more…According to previous discussions,I found out that some friends prefer not to use some abbreviations in english language because they think it spoils their grammar,pronunciation,...and even it will be considered an insult !
So I've decided to post thi
Read more…The following night, the boy appeared at the alchemist's tent with a horse. The alchemist was ready, and he mounted his own steed and placed the falcon on his left shoulder. He said to the boy, "Show me where there is life out in the desert. Only tho
Read more…Recently I had been to the rural areas of Bangladesh.There is greenary everywhere, roads are being constructed inside the villages but electricity is not always available. I was thinking about the RURAL areas of IRAN.
Would the Iranian friends kindly
Read more…dismount verb
/dɪˈsmaʊnt/ v [I]
to get off a horse, bicycle or motorcycle
oven noun
/ˈʌv.ən/ n [C]
the part of a cooker with a door, which is used to cook food
a conventional/gas/fan-assisted oven
a microwave oven
a cool/medium/hot oven
Place the cake in the
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