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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay in one place until something happens
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in activity for enjoyment
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - without anyone else
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person you know well and like
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior
surprised /sərˈpraɪzd/ B1	adjective - feeling or showing surprise
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the time of day when it is dark
lost /lɔst/ A2	verb - unable to find something or someone
role /roʊl/ B2	noun - the function or position that someone has in a situation
defend /dɪˈfɛnd/ B2	verb - to protect from harm or danger
imposter /ɪmˈpɑːstər/ C1	noun - a person who pretends to be someone else
decay /dɪˈkeɪ/ C1	verb - to rot or decompose
zone /zoʊn/ B2	noun - an area or region with specific characteristics
acquainted /əˈkweɪntɪd/ C1	adjective - having knowledge of something or someone
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief

Key Grammar Structures

• We're waiting every night to finally roam and invite

  ➔ Present continuous tense (We're waiting) used to express an action happening now or around now, emphasizing its ongoing nature.

  ➔ The line uses "We're waiting", a shortened form of 'We are waiting.' The use of the present continuous emphasizes the anticipation and the ongoing nature of their waiting.

• For many years we've been all alone

  ➔ Present perfect continuous tense (we've been) to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

  ➔ "We've been" is a contraction of "we have been", indicating a state of being alone that started in the past and persists until now. The use of the present perfect continuous emphasizes the duration and the continuing impact of their solitude.

• We're forced to be still

  ➔ Passive voice ("We're forced") indicating that they are the recipients of an action rather than the initiators.

  ➔ The phrase "We're forced" shows they don't have a choice; something or someone is making them be still. This highlights their lack of control over their situation.

• An imposter took our life away

  ➔ Simple past tense (took) to describe a completed action in the past.

  ➔ The word "took" is the past tense of "take," illustrating a singular event in the past where they were deprived of their lives by an imposter.

• Now we're stuck here to decay

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to decay) explaining the reason for being stuck.

  ➔ The phrase "to decay" provides the purpose or result of their current situation (being stuck). They are not simply stuck, they are stuck *in order to* decay.

• We are poor little souls who have lost all control

  ➔ Relative clause (who have lost all control) modifying "poor little souls" and providing additional information about them. Present perfect tense (have lost).

  ➔ The relative clause "who have lost all control" gives us a deeper understanding of the state of these "poor little souls." It signifies a complete absence of agency or power.

• Stuck in our little zone since 1987

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with a time marker (since 1987) indicating when their being stuck began.

  ➔ The phrase 'since 1987' specifies a precise starting point, grounding their experience in a specific year and highlighting the long duration of their confinement.

• Why do you want to stay?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence in simple present tense expressing curiosity or disbelief about someone's desire.

  ➔ This direct question, using "do you want", reveals the speaker's perplexity at the listener's choice to remain in a dangerous or undesirable situation.

• You should have looked for another job

  ➔ Modal verb "should have" + past participle expressing regret or criticism about a past action that wasn't taken.

  ➔ The use of "should have looked" implies that it would have been a better decision for the person to find a different job; it's a statement of regret or advice given after the fact.