Robinson Crusoe for Children

Robinson Crusoe for Children by James Baldwin

1 pleasant

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How pleasant was the quiet stream,flowing,always flowing,toward the

far-way sea.

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enjoyable or attractive and making you feel happy.

2 sailor

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I washed to be a sailor.

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someone who works on a ship.

3 satisfy

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noting would satisfy me but to make a long voyage.

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to make someone feel pleased by doing what they want.

English Through Stories

English Through Stories

1 knee

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I kicked Bill in his right knee.

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to hit someone with your knee.

2 idiot

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Costello was an idiot.

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a stupid person or someone who has done something stupid

;It was all your fault, you idiot.

3 arrest

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The police arrived a few minutes later, and arrested Bill Salas for the

murder of his wife and John Costello.

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when the police take someone away and guard them because they may

have done something illegal.

4 coincidence

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I knew it was no coincidence,and that's how I figured out.

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when two things happen at the same time, in the same place,or to the

same people in a way that seems surprising or unusual.

How to Learn English

1 overemphasized

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grammar is often overemphasized while students do not have sufficient.

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to give something more important than it deserves or than is suitable.

2 equivalent

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Memorizing Japanese equivalents for English words dose not work

well for two reason.

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have the same value, purpose,job etc as a person or thing of a different kind