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Word
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Definitions
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Sentences
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| afterwards |
ADVERB happening after something; happening when something else has finished |
You can watch T.V. afterwards. Afterwards, Terran felt so happy that he had finished the race. Shortly afterwards, the second shock wave from the earthquake hit the town. He knew it was embarrassing now but he hoped they could laugh about it afterwards |
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| immediately |
ADVERB straight away; happening at once with no delay |
Immediately after the first wave hit the shore, a second crashed down. After her long and dangerous journey, Mina fell asleep immediately. Dave said that he wanted it immediately but he was still waiting an hour later. "Go to your room immediately!" said mum with a face like thunder. |
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| earlier |
ADVERB before the present time, happening closer to the start of something ADJECTIVE closer to the to the beginning |
"I did the washing-up earlier," lied his brother. Jacky had woken up earlier than she expected and soon fell asleep again. Earlier this evening, a man dressed as a pirate broke into the bank. You should have been here earlier if you wanted to the best seat. |
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| eventually |
ADVERB happening at some point in the future; happening in the end after a long time or lots of problems |
The train eventually arrived at the station after being delayed. Eventually, people will live on Mars but not for a long time. He eventually understood how to solve multiplication problems. They had already waited for an hour when George said, "I'm sure she will be here eventually." |
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| previously |
ADVERB before now |
The house had been previously owned by the king, until he ran out of money. Ali had been caught previously trying to sneak into the castle. Let's start by describing what had happened previously. |
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| finally |
ADVERB happening after a long delay or wait ADVERB the last item or point on a list is next |
The aeroplane finally took off after waiting at the airport for an hour. Finally, the new game had been released so Sammy ran home to play it. After weeks of thinking, Bill finallybought himself a scooter. Finally, I would like to talk about behaviour. "finally , I would like some mash potato," said Flora to the waitress. |
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| recently |
ADVERB happened a short time ago |
The restaurant had previously been a library and had only recently been converted. "Have you seen Ethan recently?" He had recently decided that he needed a new hair style. Ben hadn't seen any good films recently. |
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| yesterday |
NOUN the day before today |
Yesterday was Sunday so we were not at school. If today is Tuesday, what day was it yesterday? The day after yesterday is today. Two days before tomorrow is yesterday. |
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| tomorrow |
ADVERB happening on the day after today NOUN the day after today |
Remember to bring your P.E. kits in tomorrow. Tomorrow, we will finish the project we started today. Penny couldn't wait for tomorrowbecause it was her birthday. Tomorrow seemed like a long way away. |
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| whilst |
ADVERB during; at the same time CONJUNCTION at the same time as CONJUNCTION a word that shows a contrast between two clauses; whereas |
She seemed to be happiest whilst she was with her friends. Bilal learnt a lot whilst helping his sister with her homework. "whilst I agree with you, I will not help." The buger tasted better whilst the salad was more healthy. |
We are now using Spelling Shed for Spelling sessions. Each assignment is set from Friday to Friday- we go through these words Monday - Wednesday and are tested on them on a Wednesday. We use Thursday and Friday to go over any words that we found tricky :)