betty

• By: Taylor Swift
• Album: folklore

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
assumption /əˈsʌmp.ʃən/ B1	noun - a belief or feeling that something is true without proof
skateboard /ˈskeɪt.bɔːrd/ A2	noun - a small board with wheels used for riding on surfaces
rumors /ˈrʊm.ərz/ B2	noun - unverified information circulated informally
garden /ˈɡɑː.dən/ A2	noun - a piece of ground for growing plants or flowers
trust /trʌst/ B1	verb - to believe that someone or something is reliable or honest noun - confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
seventeen /ˌsɛv.ənˈtiːn/ A2	adjective - the number 17
crowds /kraʊdz/ B2	noun - large groups of people gathered together
danced /dænst/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music
kissing /ˈkɪs.ɪŋ/ B1	verb - to touch or press with the lips as a sign of love or greeting
patch /pætʃ/ B2	verb - to repair or cover a hole or damaged area
long /lɒŋ/ A1	adjective - measuring a great distance from end to end
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of your head where your eyes, nose, and mouth are
dreamed /driːmd/ B2	verb - to imagine pictures or events in your mind while sleeping
porch /pɔːrtʃ/ A2	noun - a covered shelter outside the entrance of a house

Grammar:

• I think it's 'cause of me

  ➔ contracted form of 'because of'

  ➔ 'Cause' is a common informal contraction of 'because'.

• Would you have me?

  ➔ Use of modal 'would' for polite or hypothetical questions.

  ➔ 'Would you have me?' questions whether the person would accept or allow something.

• I'm only seventeen, I don't know anything

  ➔ Use of 'only' to emphasize limitation or small quantity.

  ➔ 'Only' emphasizes that the speaker is young and feels inexperienced.

• She pulled up like a figment of my worst intentions

  ➔ Use of 'like' to make a comparison or simile.

  ➔ 'Like' introduces a simile, comparing her appearance to a 'figment', a thing that is Imaginary.

• If you kiss me, will it be just like I dreamed it?

  ➔ Conditional sentence with 'if' to express hypothetical scenarios.

  ➔ 'If' introduces a condition that could lead to a romantic moment.

• I HATE THE CROWDS, YOU KNOW THAT

  ➔ Use of the simple present tense to express a general truth or state.

  ➔ The simple present 'hate' indicates a habitual feeling or preference.

• Most times, but this time it was true

  ➔ Adverbial phrase 'most times' indicating frequency.

  ➔ 'Most times' describes how often something occurs, contrasted with this specific time.