Words July 2024 Week 4

The bird was stuck in a net. (Its wings and claws were tangled in the netting in the garden.)

Its eyes were blinking. (The bird wasn’t moving so she thought it was dead.)

Dogs, cats and bears have paws. Cats and bears also have claws. Birds have claws. Eagles’ and hawks’ claws are also called talons. Horses, cows, etc., have hooves. (Do you know that elephants can “hear” with their feet?)

We saw several impressive places while traveling. (They were driving around the Chugoku region.)

I made some pickled cucumbers. (I pickled some cucumbers.)

I’m becoming forgetful. (Sometimes I am absent-minded.)

Many people are addicted to impulse shopping. (They can’t stop buying things that they don’t need.)

It was money down the drain. (It was a waste of money.)

Having good posture is very important for our health. (I have poor posture.)

Her voice is pleasing to the ear. (It is soothing music.)

She played the melodica. (You blow into this instrument and play it like a piano.)

I feel nauseous. (I felt like throwing up.)

The event became chaotic. (All hell broke loose!)

Cut the passion fruit at its center, “the equator,” and eat the seeds and pulp with a spoon. (It is very sweet when the skin is wrinkled.)

When we get older our skin gets wrinkled. (The wrinkles near your eyes are called crows feet.)

Jack Nicholas said the golf is 90 percent mental and 10 percent physical. (This is not exactly true, but it means you must be mentally strong.)

Rakuten and Mercari are similar to e-Bay. (There are many online shopping sites.)

They play by their own rules. (They want things done their way.)

Flag football, squash, and lacrosse will debut in the 2028 LA Olympics. (I played flag football when I was very young.)

There were not as many tourists as I thought. (The streets were not so crowded.)

I want to lose weight. (The doctor told her to gain weight.)

I taught her math at home. (Taught is the past tense of teach.)