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Alarm Electronic Makes Loud Noise Clock Eslpod 0554 We 0783 Eslpod

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Episode Id ESLPod 554
Episode Title An Emergency Airplane Landing
Phrase to alarm
Text In this podcast, the verb "to alarm" means to scare someone or make someone become worried, usually by sharing bad news or unexpected information: "We were alarmed to hear that there had been a large earthquake near our friends' home." An "alarm" is any type of electronic equipment that makes a loud noise to let people know there is a problem: "Whenever we burn toast in the kitchen, the smoke alarm goes off." Or, "All the apartment building residents had to go outside when the fire alarm went off." Finally, an "alarm clock" is a small electronic clock that makes a loud noise at a specific time of day to wake someone up: "Oh no! I turned off my alarm clock in my sleep, and now I'm going to be late for work!"
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