Paper ˈsekənd I Wood Pulp Water Large Adverb

• she came second in the marathon.
• one of the smaller parties came a close second(= nearly won).
• i agreed to speak second.
• he is a writer first and a scientist second.

second

1. after one other person or thing in order or importance
• She came second in the marathon.
• One of the smaller parties came a close second(= nearly won).
• I agreed to speak second.
• He is a writer first and a scientist second.
• I came second (to) last(= the one before the last one) in the race.
2. used to introduce the second of a list of points you want to make in a speech or piece of writing
• synonym secondly
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• She did it first because she wanted to, and second because I asked her to.
• This study has the following aims: first, to investigate how international students in the UK use humour; second, to examine how jokes can help to establish social relationships; and, third, to explore the role that humour plays in helping overseas students adjust to life in the UK.
• Let us begin by identifying some of the popular joke genres in the UK.
• Next, let us turn to/Next, let us consider the question of gender differences in the use of humour.
• Finally/Lastly, let us briefly examine the role of humour in defining a nation’s culture.
• This diagram illustrates the process of paper-making./This diagram shows how paper is made.
• First/First of all, logs are delivered to a paper mill, where the bark is removed and the wood is cut into small chips.
• Next/Second, the wood chips are pulped, either using chemicals or in a pulping machine.
• Pulping breaks down the internal structure of the wood and enables/allows the natural oils to be removed.
• Once/After the wood has been pulped, the pulp is bleached in order to remove impurities. /…is bleached so that impurities can be removed.
• The next stage is to feed the pulp into the paper machine, where it is mixed with water and then poured onto a wire conveyor belt.
• As the pulp travels along the conveyor belt, the water drains away. This causes the solid material to sink to the bottom, forming a layer of paper.
• At this point the new paper is still wet, so it is passed between large heated rollers, which press out the remaining water and simultaneously dry the paper/…dry the paper at the same time.
• The final stage is to wind the paper onto large rolls./Finally, the paper is wound onto large rolls.

Word Origin

• adverb Middle English: via Old French from Latin secundus ‘following, second’, from the base of sequi ‘follow’. The verb dates from the late 16th cent.