... included in this volume, which I’ve called I Never Knew ThereWas a Word For It , because I didn’t My vocabulary is now ten times richer than it was six years ago, as I hope yours will soon be too ... NEVER KNEW THEREWAS A WORD FOR IT Adam Jacot de Boinod, hunter of perfect and obscure bon mots, is a true linguistic bowerbird (a person who collects an astonishing array of – sometimes useless ... spread all round the globe Toujours Tingo I was delighted when the book’s fans demanded a sequel as I felt like I was only just getting started This time I found such delights as okuriokami, the...
... then the watchman was again watchman ‘That was an unpleasant dream,’ said he; ‘but ‘twas droll enough altogether I fancied that I was the lieutenant over there: and yet the thing was not very much ... besides, it was as dark as pitch All at once therewas heard a violent knocking at the door, and the old King, the Prince’s father, went out himself to open it It was a Princess who was standing ... at the same time pointing to the empty frames The poor old minister looked and looked, he could not discover anything on the looms, for a very good reason, viz: therewas nothing there ‘What!’...
... fm = 10-15 m), atom size is ~1 Å (1 Å = 10-10 m) For an uncharged 12C atom, there are protons, neutrons and electrons Therefore the nucleus, which is responsible for ~3600/1 parts of the mass, ... say with certainty where an electron is located at a certain time (Heisenberg uncertainty principle) What we can say is that ‘on time average’ the electrons are located in orbitals (regions ... accept electrons an ion is formed Consider lithium (3 total electrons) There is only one valence electron Lithium will therefore easily lose an electron to create a lithium ion (which has a...
... prednisolone, mycophenolic acid and tacrolimus He was not treated with plasmapheresis or intravenous immunoglobulin He had excellent initial function and was discharged with a serum creatinine of 1.3 ... his second transplant In July 2005, a kidney from a teenage deceased donor was allocated to our patient because he was thought to have a zero antigen mismatch by conventional serologic assay ... The B-cell flow crossmatch was weakly positive, with the molecules of equivalent soluble fluorochrome (MESF) difference of 2308 The threshold for a positive crossmatch was determined by performing...
... 3) Complete the table with the objects of the previous exercise TherewasThere were… 4) Make sentences using therewas / there were and the vocabulary of the table _ ...
... 2 Fill in the sentences with there is or there are and prepositions: on/in/between/next to or behind Ex: There is a plate with fruit on the table _ a table ... _books the bookcase Look at Jenny’s room and complete the sentences with there is/isn’t or there are/aren’t Ex: There is a photo on the shelf over the bed _ a jacket on the hanger behind...
... No, there aren’t any Yes, there is a loaf of bread Yes, there are three carrots / Yes, there is a bunch of carrots No, there aren’t any No, there aren’t any Yes, there is a plate of fish Yes, there ... Yes, there is a plate of fish Yes, there are two pieces of cheese Yes, there is a jar of olives No, there aren’t any 10 Yes, there is a bunch of grapes ...
... (отрицательные с НЕ) There is a house opposite the cinema There are two shops next to my house There are three restaurants in this street There' s a bank between the cafe and the shop There are four ... on the left There' s a restaurant opposite the record shop There are twelve cinemas in Omsk - There a house opposite the cinema - There _ two shops next to my house - There _ ... (утвердительные) There isn't a house opposite the bank There aren't two stations next to the cafe There aren't three supermarkets in this street There isn't a hotel between the cafe and the shop There aren't...
... o was were There five bananas in the fridge days ago o was were There a Chinese restaurant in this street in 2001 o was were There one doctor in my village 10 years ago o was were There ... many children in the park yesterday o was were There an alien in your garden last night o o o was were There four elephants in the zoo in five months ago was were ...