The Hares and the Frogs from Aesop with video and vocabulary practice for ESL students The Hares and the Frogs is now in the public domain available at: Gutenberg Project Video of The Hares and the Frogs Watch this video on YouTube The Hares and the Frogs The hares once gathered together and lamented the…
Abject definition in context with images, synonyms and real examples from the book, Vocabulary for the College-Bound Student. Learn the word, abject, in authentic context with text-to-speech and in short passages. /ˈæb.dʒekt/ (adj) Abject definition miserable, wretched, despicable, showing no pride or respect for yourself, underfoot, pathetic, hopeless abject poverty, failure or misery = extreme…
The Miser – An English fairy tale from Aesop’s fables with vocabulary practice and podcast Source of story: Gutenberg Project at www.gutenberg.org Watch this video on YouTube The Miser A miser sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an…
Bane 601 Words You Need to Know /beɪn/ (noun) Definition the cause of misery, trouble and unhappiness, destroyer, nuisance, irritation, destruction, pest, bother, blight, annoyance, distress Example Life is full of its ups and downs. One day, you may feel like you have it all figured out. Then, in a moment’s notice, you’ve been thrown…
Hardship 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 Hardship 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 /ˈhɑːd.ʃɪp/ (noun) difficulty or problem, plight, vicissitude, unpleasant condition, privation, severe suffering, poverty, destitution, deprivation, penury, austerity, misfortune, impecuniousness, misery, affliction, adversity, discomfort This report estimates the number of families who are not making ends meet. We examine the cost of…
Vanka by Anton Chekhov Vanka by Anton Chekhov an English short story with a podcast to practice listening, illustrated flashcards inside the short story to improve your English vocabulary, and enjoy literature Available in the public domain at https://www.gutenberg.org/ Podcast of Vanka by Anton Chekhov If you cannot see the podcast below, click here to…
Misery by Anton Chekhov Misery by Anton Chekhov to learn English with great short stories together with illustrated flashcards, an embedded podcast to practice listening and comment form for discussion. Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ Podcast of Misery by Anton Chekhov Watch this video on YouTube “To whom shall I tell my grief?”…
The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large…
The Beggar by Anton Chekhov The Beggar by Anton Chekhov “KIND sir, be so good as to notice a poor, hungry man. I have not tasted food for three days. I have not a five-kopeck piece for a night’s lodging. I swear by God! For five years I was a village schoolmaster and lost my…
Take the wind out of someone’s sails Take the wind out of someone’s sails to frustrate someone by unexpectedly shocking them, make someone feel less confident, belittle, put someone down, humiliate, deflate, devalue, look down on At the same time, I recognize that because leadership is hard and can be personally risky, it is not…