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Make up sentences to show the subtle shades of meaning in words such as slither, soar and stampede.
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Choose one of these words and use it metaphorically, not literally.
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Complete each of these statements with a little request for confirmation.
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Find a way of saying something can’t be measured, admitted, or changed — in just one word.
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Say whether these short utterances make whole sentences or not; and if they don’t, add whatever is necessary.
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These sentences, taken from English literature, have been jumbled up like an anagram; see if you can piece them back together.
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See if you can imagine an appropriate situation for these phrases, all taken from the English Bible published in 1611 and all still used in everyday speech.