Begin Again

• By: Taylor Swift

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
breathe /briːð/ B1	verb - to take air into the lungs and let it out
mirror /ˈmɪrər/ A2	noun - a surface that reflects light, allowing images to be seen
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - at a great distance above the ground
headphones /ˈhɛdˌfoʊnz/ B1	noun - a device worn on or over the ears to listen to audio
strange /streɪndʒ/ B1	adjective - unusual or surprising in a way that is unsettling
laugh /læf/ A2	verb - to make sounds with your voice that show you think something is funny
spend /spɛnd/ B1	verb - to use time doing something
break /breɪk/ B1	verb - to separate into pieces or to stop functioning
begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ A1	verb - to start or commence
car /kɑːr/ A1	noun - a road vehicle with an engine, four wheels, and seats for a small number of people
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to speak in order to give information or express ideas
family /ˈfæmɪli/ A1	noun - a group of people related to each other, especially parents and their children
story /ˈstɔːri/ A2	noun - a description of events that is told or written
wave /weɪv/ A2	verb - to move your hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal
nice /naɪs/ A1	adjective - pleasant or agreeable

Grammar:

• HE DIDN'T LIKE IT WHEN I WORE HIGH HEELS

  ➔ Past Simple with "didn't like" and Subordinating Conjunction "when"

  ➔ Uses the past simple to describe a past dislike. "When" introduces a clause describing the time the action occurred. The word "when" shows at the time.

• WALKED IN EXPECTING YOU'D BE LATE

  ➔ Past Simple "walked", Gerund "expecting", Contraction "you'd" (you would/had)

  ➔ "Walked" is the main verb in past simple. "Expecting" functions as a gerund describing the state while walking in. "You'd" implies a conditional or past perfect conditional meaning, suggesting she anticipated lateness.

• I'VE BEEN SPENDING THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS THINKING ALL LOVE EVER DOES IS BREAK AND BURN AND END

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous "I've been spending", Relative Clause "all love ever does", Infinitive without "to" after "does" (break, burn, and end)

  ➔ "I've been spending" indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present. "All love ever does" is a relative clause defining the action of love. Verbs following "does" are in their base form (bare infinitive).

• YOU SAID YOU NEVER MET ONE GIRL WHO HAD AS MANY JAMES TAYLOR RECORDS AS YOU

  ➔ Past Simple "You said", Past Perfect "had met", Relative Pronoun "who", Comparative Structure "as many...as"

  ➔ "You said" introduces the statement in the past. "Had met" indicates an action completed before the saying. "Who" introduces a relative clause describing the girl. "As many...as" is used to compare the number of records.