Explanation

• Engrossed means مشغول
• Absorbed means جذب

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Explanation

• A gerund is a form of a verb that functions as a noun in a sentence.
• It is created by adding “-ing” to the base verb (e.g., “Swimming is fun”).
• Gerunds are called verbal nouns because they show action but act as nouns.

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Explanation

Means to show too much interest in a situation that does not involve you

 TO POKE ONE`S NOSE  دوسروں کے معاملات میں دخل اندازی کرنا ۔

Explanation

AFFLUENT means امیر

Poor means غریب

Explanation

Praise تعریف  means to express approval or admiration.

Its opposite is to express disapproval, i.e., criticize تنقید کرنا

Explanation

• In the sentence "Water is flowing down the slope", the word down is a preposition.
• In this context, "down" indicates movement from a higher to a lower position.
• It functions as a preposition because it links "is flowing" to the object of the preposition, which is "the slope".

Explanation

• The idiom means only someone with the same quality, skill, or trait can recognize it in another person.
• It is often used when one person identifies a characteristic in someone else that they themselves also possess.

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Explanation

• Just as Shale is studied by a geologist, fossils are studied by a paleontologist.

Additional information:

• Botanist → Plants
• Zoologist → Animals
• Astronomer → Stars / Planets
• Chemist → Chemicals

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Explanation

No sooner had I reached the station than the bus left.

Reason:

When a sentence begins with “No sooner”, we use inversion:

No sooner + had + subject + past participle

The second clause is introduced by “than”, not when or then.

Explanation

•  Break a leg mean, good luck
•  Used primarily in theater, music, and performance, but also informally for, say, job interviews.

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