The Farmer and the Stork – Learn English with fairy tales from Aesop’s Fables with a podcast and vocabulary practice Source: Gutenberg Project at www.gutenberg.org Watch this video on YouTube. A farmer placed nets on his newly-sown plowed lands and caught a number of cranes, which came to pick up his seed. With them he…
The Story of an Hour The Story of an Hour “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin was originally published in Vogue in December 6, 1894. It is in the public domain and was accessed through Wikisource. Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as…
Carte blanche definition in context with images and synonyms as one of the French words in English from the book, Vocabulary for the College-Bound Student. Learn the word, carte blanche, in short real sentences and improve your reading comprehension at the same time. /ˌkɑːtˈblãːʃ/ (noun) Carte blanche definition complete freedom or permission given to someone…
The Bet by Anton Chekhov The Bet by Anton Chekhov IT WAS a dark autumn night. The old banker was walking up and down his study and remembering how, fifteen years before, he had given a party one autumn evening. There had been many clever men there, and there had been interesting conversations. Among other…
The Wolves and the Sheepdogs is an English fairy tale for young learners and intermediate English learners from Aesop’s fables about naivete in a very didactic and informative story. You can practice listening comprehension and vocabulary in real context with the help of this story. Source of story: Gutenberg Project at www.gutenberg.org Watch this video on YouTube.…
Parole Parole (noun & verb) /pəˈrəʊl/ US /-ˈroʊl/ noun: conditional release of a prisoner sooner than expected conditioned on good conduct and frequent reporting – conditional freedom – prisoner’s promise – early release: The captive was released on parole for his good behavior and decent services.
Nirvana 1100 Words You Need Nirvana 1100 Words You Need /nɪəˈvɑː.nə/ (noun) freedom from all suffering by overlooking all personal desires especially in Buddhism, spiritual enlightenment, state of grace a state of perfection, enjoyable experience, bliss, joy, paradise, seventh heaven Nirvana is the goal of the Buddhist path. The literal meaning of the term is…
Salvation 1100 Words You Need Salvation 1100 Words You Need /sælˈveɪ.ʃən/ (noun) being saved from loss, danger or harm, redemption, deliverance from ruin, deliverance, rescue, recovery, escape (in Christianity) the state of being saved from evil and its effects by the death of Jesus Christ on a cross In case you were curious, the popular…
Hobson’s Choice 1100 Words You Need Hobson’s Choice 1100 Words You Need the ironic state of having no choice to make, lack of freedom to choose, a choice between what is offered and nothing at all, something or nothing: Being the underdog, our company had to acquiesce in all of the contract rules set by…