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    when people cook, they use spices "sparingly." it means in careful, limited use.
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    December 12, 2017
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    simple tense = permanent continuous tense = temporary "I live in Indonesia" = I live in Indonesia, and I will probably continue to live in Indonesia in the future. "I am living in Indonesia" = I am living in Indonesia *right now* and I will probably leave at some point in the future.
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    October 25, 2017
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    It means "call me" or, more generally, "contact me" https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hit%20me%20up
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    October 25, 2017
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    Were. The topic is time of arrival. I'm here now (present tense), but you arrived before me (past tense). Other examples to follow 'Am I late': ...or am I forgetting something? ...or did I forget to adjust my clock? ...or were we supposed to do something before the party?
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    September 13, 2017
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    September 12, 2017
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    no. the second one is nonsensical.
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    September 11, 2017
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    I'm not sure if anyone ever used this expression seriously. It's usually used in a silly/ironic sense now to "party hard" or "dance hard."
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    September 10, 2017
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    The quick answer: In British textbooks, "to" is preferred. It's the version I hear when I speak with people from the UK. In American textbooks, "to" is only used with subordinates. In the US we prefer to use 'with' to show equality. example: "The teacher already spoke *to* the student about his poor grades and will speak *with* his parents after school."
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    September 8, 2017
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    some people turn nearly all of their intervocalic 's' sounds into a 'z'. but that would be a bad idea with this word, since the two pronunciations are two different words. with 's' = comparative degree of close with 'z' = person/thing that does the opposite of opening
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    September 4, 2017
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  • Corrected

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    A cat is walking near the table.
    *The cat is watchfulattentive. It feels notices the smell of a mouse.

    Personally, I would say "It catches the scent of a mouse." In English, we very often use the words 'catch' and 'miss' to mean to successfully or unsuccessfully hear/understand things. Plus, we normally say cats catch mice and fishermen catch fish, which would work well with this story.

    More examples:
    "I didn't catch what you said. Can you repeat it, please."
    "Wave your arms in the air and catch mom's attention! Tell her I want pizza!"

    Is there a mouse here? Shh! Yes, it's trembling with fear in front of from the cat and hiding behind my left foot. It's scared. The cat is searching  looking for it. The cat is going to play with the mouse and eat it at the endwhen it is finished. Cats like to play with mice before eating them.

    No no no! We can't allow this! 

    Let's help the mouse to find a good place to hide from the cat.
    *Where can it hide itself? (is "itself" necessary or optional here? it's necessary here, but if you're trying to make your daughter really like the mouse in the story, it might be better to give the mouse a gender like 'he' or 'she')

    Can it hide in your cup? Is it that a good place to hide? 

    Oh, no! The cat is already walking near by the cup.

    Can it hide in the closet?

    Yes! But it needs your help.

    The mouse can't get in the closet without your help!

    Open the door! Quickly!

    The mouse has entered the closet.

    Now, close the door! Quickly, quickly, quickly! Oh, no! The cat is already near at the closet and scratching the door.

    It is trying to open the door.

    *Perhaps, if the cat is not hungry, it will not touch your mouse?

    What do you think? Let's feed the cat! You need to catch some fish for it! Take the fishing rod and go fishing.

    Cast the line. Wait. Now reel the fish in!

    You have caught a fish!

    *TI don't think that's not enough. We are going to need some more fish!
    *The cat is too big to be full with only one fish! (perfect!

    Two fish! You have two fish. Now, run and feed the cat!

    Now, the cat's full and sleepy. It's not interested in the mouse anymore. It's looking for a cozy place to sleep tight. It's going to sleep on your pillow. Cover it with the blanket. Now, your mouse is safe.

    Thank you for your help!

    This is a fantastic story! I think your daughter will enjoy it very much!


    My one little suggestion would be to give the cat and mouse genders. We rarely use 'it' for characters in stories. It sounds friendlier with 'he' and 'she.'

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    August 30, 2017
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