Is It A Crime

• By: Sade
• Album: Diamond Life

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
surprise /səˈpraɪz/ B1	noun - an unexpected event or fact verb - to cause someone to feel surprise
miss /mɪs/ B1	verb - to want or wish for someone or something not present
lie /laɪ/ A2	noun - a false statement verb - to say something that is not true
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - deep affection or attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
taller /ˈtɔːlər/ B2	adjective - more tall in height
wide /waɪd/ B1	adjective - extending across a large distance
divides /dɪˈvaɪdz/ B2	verb - to separate into parts
ocean /ˈoʊʃən/ A2	noun - vast body of salt water
ripples /ˈrɪp.əls/ B2	verb - to form small waves on the surface of water noun - small waves on water surface
deepest /ˈdɪp.ɪst/ C1	adjective - most deep in measurement or extent
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to shout or speak loudly noun - a shout or cry
crime /kraɪm/ B2	noun - an illegal act punishable by law

Grammar:

• But I miss you

  ➔ Simple present tense

  ➔ 'miss' is in the simple present tense to express a general truth or ongoing feelings.

• I could see through all of your lies

  ➔ Conditional mood (modal verb + base verb)

  ➔ 'could see through' shows ability or possibility in a hypothetical or past context.

• Her kisses are not mine

  ➔ Possessive pronouns in the negative form

  ➔ 'mine' is a possessive pronoun indicating ownership, contrasted with 'not mine' to emphasize the difference in possession.

• My love is wider than Victoria Lake

  ➔ Comparative adjective (wider than)

  ➔ 'wider' is a comparative form used to compare the extent of love to something else, indicating more broad or encompassing.

• It dives and it jumps

  ➔ Simple present tense (repeated for multiple subjects)

  ➔ The verbs 'dives' and 'jumps' are in simple present tense, used for habitual or repeated actions.