Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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coward /ˈkaʊərd/ B2 |
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monstrous /ˈmɒnstrəs/ C1 |
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slay /sleɪ/ C2 |
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cursed /kɜːrst/ B2 |
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hollow /ˈhɒləʊ/ B2 |
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panic /ˈpænɪk/ B2 |
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conjure /ˈkʌndʒər/ C2 |
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exhilarated /ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtɪd/ C2 |
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magnifique /maɲifik/ B1 |
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misunderstood /ˌmɪsʌndərˈstʊd/ B2 |
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mysteriously /mɪˈstɪəriəsli/ B2 |
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extraordinary /ɪkˈstrɔːrdəneri/ B2 |
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conspiring /kənˈspaɪərɪŋ/ C1 |
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uprising /ˈʌpraɪzɪŋ/ C1 |
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buffoon /bəˈfuːn/ C2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Drinking the blood of a unicorn would keep you alive even if you are an inch from death.
➔ Gerund as Subject / Second Conditional
➔ "Drinking" functions as a noun subject, and "would keep" expresses a hypothetical result.
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You will have a half-life, a cursed life.
➔ Future Simple tense
➔ "will have" predicts a future state or consequence of an action.
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Do you mean to say that thing that killed the unicorn, that was drinking its blood, that was Voldemort?
➔ Relative Clause / Past Continuous
➔ "that killed" defines "that thing", and "was drinking" describes an ongoing action in the past.
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They think it's Hagrid. They think he opened the Chamber of Secrets, like before.
➔ Past Simple tense
➔ "opened" indicates a completed action at a specific time in the past.
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I cannot deny them fresh meat when it wanders so willingly into our midst.
➔ Modal verb of inability / Adverb of manner
➔ "cannot" expresses lack of ability/permission, "willingly" describes how they wander.
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No one's coming.
➔ Present Continuous for future arrangements
➔ "is coming" here refers to a negative expectation of someone arriving in the future.
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You bring your father's Cloak like I asked you?
➔ Possessive noun / Comparative conjunction
➔ "father's" indicates possession, "like" acts as a conjunction meaning "in the way that".
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They can only be seen by people who've seen death.
➔ Passive Voice / Present Perfect
➔ "be seen" is passive, "have seen" indicates an experience before now.
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