The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe for ESL students with a podcast and vocabulary practice to learn new vocabulary in real context The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe is now in the public domain available on Gutenberg Project. Podcast of The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe Watch this video on YouTube The …
Fortunate 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 15 /ˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/ (adj) having good luck, lucky, propitious, fortuitous, blessed, providential, in luck, auspicious, blessed with good luck, prosperous, privileged I know I speak for many many people in this fantastic learning community when I tell you that we are ready and eager to work with you on ensuring …
In the Lap of the Gods 1100 Words In the Lap of the Gods 1100 Words You Need Week 30 Day 3 with authentic materials, synonyms, antonyms and illustrated flashcards for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS a situation that cannot be controlled and totally depends on luck, open to chance, out of one’s hands, beyond one’s …
The Luck of Roaring Camp The Luck of Roaring Camp by Bret Harte Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ There was commotion in Roaring Camp. It could not have been a fight, for in 1850 that was not novel enough to have called together the entire settlement. The ditches and claims were not only …
The Rocking-horse Winner The Rocking-horse Winner There was a woman who was beautiful, who started with all the advantages, yet she had no luck. She married for love, and the love turned to dust. She had boney children, yet she felt they had been thrust upon her, and she could not love them. They looked …
Fortuitous GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Fortuitous GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /fɔːˈtjuː.ɪ.təs/ US /fɔːrˈtuː.ə.ţəs/ (adj) (of something that is to your advantage) not planned, happening by chance, accidental, casual, chance, unexpected, unplanned, incidental: The timing of the meeting is certainly fortuitous. The collapse of its rivals brought fortuitous gains to the company. Parts of Speech Noun: fortuitousness Adverb: fortuitously Antonyms …
Misfortune Misfortune (noun) /ˌmɪsˈfɔː.tʃuːn/ US /-ˈfɔːr.tʃən/ bad luck – ill luck – unlucky event, tribulation, misadventure, calamity, catastrophe, disaster I had the misfortune of selling my house at a low price when I desperately had to do so. Antonyms opportunity
Lottery Lottery (noun) /ˈlɒt.ər.i/ US /ˈlɑː.ţɚ-/ a gambling game in which some numbered tickets are sold and some people are selected as the winners with prizes – a situation or activity that is dependent on chance or luck – bingo – risk – chance: He won the lottery the very first time he attended it. …
Free English Webinar on Feng Shui Free English Webinar on Feng Shui What is feng shui? Feng shui is an ancient art and science that was institutionalized over 3,000 years ago in China. If we refer to literal translation, feng means “wind” and shui means “water”. In Chinese culture, water and wind are related to …
English Conversation on Luck English Conversation on Luck Selected Text Source: Wikipedia.org Luck is the concept that defines the experience of notably positive, negative, or improbable events. The naturalistic interpretation is that positive and negative events happen all the time in human lives, both due to random and non-random natural and artificial processes, and that even improbable events can happen …