Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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smell /smɛl/ A1 |
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summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1 |
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empty /ˈɛmpti/ A2 |
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life /laɪf/ A1 |
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lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2 |
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hold /hoʊld/ A1 |
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kiss /kɪs/ A1 |
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cool /kuːl/ A2 |
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hope /hoʊp/ A1 |
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open /ˈoʊpən/ A1 |
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door /dɔr/ A1 |
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sing /sɪŋ/ A1 |
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watery /ˈwɔtəri/ B1 |
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darling /ˈdɑrlɪŋ/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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you came like a song
➔ Past Simple with 'like' for comparison
➔ The phrase 'you came like a song' uses the past simple verb 'came' to describe a completed action, and 'like' is used to compare the subject's arrival to a song.
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i love about you
➔ Present Simple with 'love' as a stative verb
➔ The phrase 'i love about you' uses the present simple with 'love' to express a permanent or long-standing emotion, typical of stative verbs.
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you smell like summer
➔ Present Simple with 'smell' for sensory perception
➔ The phrase 'you smell like summer' uses the present simple with 'smell' to describe a current sensory perception, comparing the subject's scent to summer.
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we're holdin' each other's hands
➔ Present Continuous with contraction and possessive form
➔ The phrase 'we're holdin' each other's hands' uses the present continuous with the contraction 'we're' and the possessive form 'each other's' to describe an ongoing action.
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i thought it was so cool
➔ Past Simple with 'thought' and emphasis with 'so'
➔ The phrase 'i thought it was so cool' uses the past simple with 'thought' to express a past opinion, and 'so' is used for emphasis.
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without you here with me
➔ Prepositional phrase with 'without' and present location
➔ The phrase 'without you here with me' uses a prepositional phrase with 'without' to indicate absence, and 'here with me' specifies the present location.
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i hope you'd say more
➔ Present Simple with 'hope' and conditional contraction
➔ The phrase 'i hope you'd say more' uses the present simple with 'hope' to express a wish, and the conditional contraction 'you'd' is used for a hypothetical situation.
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