Id | ESLPod_0823_WE_1320 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 823 |
Episode Title | Dealing With a Bothersome Person |
Phrase | to sense |
Text | The verb "to sense," in this podcast, means to perceive or to use one's vision, hearing, taste, touch, and/or smell to reach some conclusion: "We sensed a lot of anger, so we decided to leave their home early." The phrase "with a sense of (something)" means with a particular feeling: "Justina looked back on her years at the university with a sense of accomplishment." The phrase "a sense of humor" refers to one's ability to understand and appreciate funny things: "That was a joke and you're supposed to laugh! I forgot that you don't have a sense of humor." Finally, the phrase "to make sense of something" means to be able to understand something that is very complex: "How long did it take before you could make sense of the Cyrillic alphabet?" |
Topics | Relationships + Family |
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