Hazy Shade of Winter

• By: The Bangles

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
see /siː/ A1	verb - perceive with the eyes; discern visually
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced
leaves /liːvz/ A1	noun - plural of leaf
brown /braʊn/ A1	adjective - of a color produced by mixing red, yellow, and blue
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth
hazy /ˈheɪzi/ B2	adjective - covered by haze
shade /ʃeɪd/ B1	noun - relative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight
winter /ˈwɪntər/ A1	noun - the coldest season of the year
army /ˈɑːrmi/ A2	noun - an organized military force equipped for fighting on land
riverside /ˈrɪvərsaɪd/ B1	noun - the land alongside a river or stream
ride /raɪd/ A2	noun - a journey on a horse, bicycle, motorcycle, or in a vehicle
planned /plænd/ B1	adjective - arranged or decided in advance
hopes /hoʊps/ B1	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
grass /ɡræs/ A1	noun - vegetation consisting of typically short plants with long, narrow leaves, growing wild or cultivated on lawns and pasture, and as a fodder crop
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - of great vertical extent
fields /fiːldz/ A2	noun - an area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences
ripe /raɪp/ B1	adjective - (of fruit or grain) fully developed and ready to be eaten or harvested
springtime /ˈsprɪŋtaɪm/ B1	noun - the season after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear, in the northern hemisphere from March to May and in the southern hemisphere from September to November
seasons /ˈsiːzənz/ A1	noun - each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - make or become different
snow /snoʊ/ A1	noun - atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer

Grammar:

• See what's become of me

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ Uses the auxiliary verb "has/have" (here contracted to "'s") + past participle to describe an action that started in the past and continues to have relevance in the present. "What's become" indicates the current state resulting from past events.

• While I looked around for my possibilities

  ➔ Past Continuous (looking) within a "while" clause indicating duration

  ➔ The use of "looked" indicates an ongoing action in the past while something else was happening. The "while" clause sets up a contrast or simultaneous action.

• There's bound to be a better ride

  ➔ "Be bound to" for future certainty/prediction

  ➔ "Be bound to" suggests a high probability or certainty about a future event. It's a stronger form of prediction than "will" or "may".

• If your hopes should pass away

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (Should + base form)

  ➔ Using "should" in this conditional clause creates a sense of unlikelihood or hypothetical situation. It emphasizes the possibility of the hopes disappearing, even though it's not expected.

• Simply pretend that you can build them again

  ➔ Imperative mood with "pretend" followed by a 'that' clause introducing reported speech (indirect statement).

  ➔ "Pretend" is in the imperative mood, giving a direct instruction. The "that" clause introduces what you should pretend, transforming a direct thought into an indirect statement. The "can" expresses ability in this indirect statement.