The Soldier and His Horse is a popular fable written by Aesop with vocabulary practice and video for English students. Study this English short story and learn new vocabulary in real context. Source of story: Gutenberg Project at www.gutenberg.org Video of The Soldier and His Horse Watch this video on YouTube The Solder and His Horse…
Undernourished 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 28 /ˌʌn.dəˈnʌr.ɪʃt/ (adj) suffering from malnutrition, not getting enough nutritious food to maintain health, lacking enough nutrients for optimum health, starved, underfed, famished, malnourished, hungry Malnutrition (undernutrition) is caused by a lack of nutrients, either as a result of a poor diet or problems absorbing nutrients from food. The…
Famine 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 13 /ˈfæm.ɪn/ (noun) extreme food shortage leading to illness or death, drought, deprivation, shortfall, deficiency of something, scantiness, dearth, poverty, short supply, food scarcity, starvation, want, lack, paucity, insufficiency The ‘Great Leap Forward’-famine in China from 1959-61 was the single largest famine in history in terms of absolute numbers…
The Skylight Room Fairy Tale The Skylight Room English Fairy Tale Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ First Mrs. Parker would show you the double parlours. You would not dare to interrupt her description of their advantages and of the merits of the gentleman who had occupied them for eight years. Then you would…
Ravenous Ravenous /ˈræv.ən.əs/ (adj) extremely hungry, having a voracious appetite, having a burning desire for something, voracious and predatory, starving, starved, ravening, gluttonous, insatiable: Ravenous in context I feel ravenously hungry in the holy month of Ramadan from dawn to dusk. Controlling a ravenous appetite involves a combination of mindful eating habits and lifestyle adjustments.…
Anorexia Anorexia /ˌænəˈreksɪə/ (noun) Anorexia is a mental ailment that subjects the sick person to enduring starvation – appetite loss – persistent loss of appetite: The nutritionist prescribed some special medications for his Chronic anorexia. What is anorexia? Anorexia, short for anorexia nervosa, is a serious eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of gaining…