The Thrill Is Gone

• By: B.B. King

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
thrill /θrɪl/ B2	noun - a feeling of excitement and pleasure
gone /ɡɔːn/ A1	adjective - no longer present; departed
wrong /rɒŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true
sorry /ˈsɒri/ A1	adjective - feeling or expressing regret or sympathy
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to remain alive
lonely /ˈləʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
free /friː/ A1	adjective - not under the control or power of someone else; able to act or be done as one wishes.
spell /spel/ B2	noun - a form of words used as a magical charm or incantation
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	verb - feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable
well /wel/ A1	adverb - in a good or satisfactory way
treat /triːt/ A2	verb - behave towards or deal with (someone) in a specified way.
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - to be desired or approved of.
special /ˈspeʃəl/ A2	adjective - different from what is usual
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to perform music

Grammar:

• The thrill is gone

  ➔ Subject-Verb-Complement (SVC)

  ➔ Simple declarative sentence. "The thrill" is the subject, "is" is the verb (linking verb 'to be'), and "gone" is the complement (adjective describing the subject).

• You done me wrong, baby

  ➔ Past Participle used as simple past (non-standard)

  ➔ "Done" is a non-standard usage of the past participle of "do" used as the simple past tense. The standard would be "You did me wrong".

• You'll be sorry

  ➔ Future simple with "will"

  ➔ "You'll" is a contraction of "you will". Expresses a future event or state.

• Although I'll still live on

  ➔ Adverbial Clause of Concession + Future Simple

  ➔ "Although" introduces an adverbial clause of concession. "I'll still live on" uses the future simple tense indicating continuation of life despite the circumstances.

• But so lonely, I'll be

  ➔ Inversion (emphasis on the adverbial 'so lonely')

  ➔ The typical word order would be "But I'll be so lonely". Inversion places "so lonely" at the beginning for emphasis.

• I'm free now, baby

  ➔ Present Simple (stative verb 'to be')

  ➔ Describes a current state of being. "Free" is an adjective describing the subject "I".

• Now that it's all over

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction "now that" introducing a clause of reason/cause

  ➔ "Now that" indicates that the following clause provides the reason for the subsequent action or statement.

• All I can do is wish you well

  ➔ Cleft sentence structure ('All' + relative clause + 'be' + infinitive)

  ➔ This structure emphasizes the limitation of possible actions. The "to" of the infinitive ("to wish") is often omitted after "do".