I Say A Little Prayer

• By: Aretha Franklin
• Album: Aretha Now

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
wake /weɪk/ A1	verb - to stop sleeping
makeup /ˈmeɪkʌp/ A2	noun - cosmetics applied to the face to enhance or alter appearance
prayer /preər/ B1	noun - a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or another deity
comb /koʊm/ A2	verb - to tidy and untangle hair using a comb
hair /her/ A1	noun - any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans, mammals, and other animals
dress /dres/ A1	noun - a one-piece garment for women or girls that covers the body and part or all of the legs verb - put on clothes
wear /wer/ A1	verb - have (something) on one's body as clothing, decoration, or protection
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - remain in a place
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - have a strong feeling of affection for (someone) noun - an intense feeling of affection
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move at a speed faster than a walk
bus /bʌs/ A1	noun - a large motor vehicle carrying passengers by road, typically one serving the public on a fixed route and for a fare
work /wɜːrk/ A1	noun - activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result. verb - be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a purpose or result.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
break /breɪk/ A2	noun - an interruption of something verb - to separate into pieces
coffee /ˈkɔːfi/ A1	noun - a hot drink made from roasted and ground coffee beans
heartbreak /ˈhɑːrtbreɪk/ B2	noun - overwhelming distress
darling /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/ A2	noun - a beloved person
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of

Grammar:

• The moment I wake up, Before I put on my makeup...

  ➔ Time clauses introduced by 'before'

  ➔ Uses 'before' to indicate that one action (putting on makeup) happens after another (waking up). The actions are sequential. "Before I put on my makeup" indicates a point in time prior to putting on makeup.

• And while I'm combing my hair now, And wondering what dress to wear now...

  ➔ Present continuous tense to describe actions happening simultaneously, 'wondering' followed by an infinitive clause.

  ➔ "I'm combing" and "wondering" are both happening at the same time. "What dress to wear" is an infinitive clause acting as the object of the verb "wondering".

• That's how it must be to live without you...

  ➔ Structure 'That's how it must be + infinitive' expressing a necessary condition.

  ➔ The 'that' refers to a previously implied or understood situation. 'It must be' expresses necessity or certainty. The infinitive phrase 'to live without you' further describes the implied situation.

• Would only mean heartbreak for me.

  ➔ Conditional 'would' + bare infinitive ('mean') expressing a hypothetical result.

  ➔ This phrase implies a condition (living without the person) that would lead to a specific outcome (heartbreak). 'Would mean' is used because the situation is not certain.

• I'm in love with you.

  ➔ Preposition 'with' used to indicate the object of the feeling of 'love'.

  ➔ The phrase "in love with" is a common idiom. The preposition "with" connects the feeling of love to the person being loved. It specifies the target of the affection.