Daily Reading Practice · Elementary passage
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Last Tuesday startedstart (verb)To begin doing something.≈ Synonym: begin🇺🇿UZ: boshlamoq🇷🇺RU: начинать like any other day. Aziza woke upwake up (phrasal verb)To stop sleeping.≈ Synonym: get up🇺🇿UZ: uyg'onmoq🇷🇺RU: просыпаться, drankdrink (verb)To take liquid into the mouth and swallow it.≈ Synonym: sip🇺🇿UZ: ichmoq🇷🇺RU: пить her tea, and got readyready (adj)Prepared and able to do something.≈ Synonym: prepared🇺🇿UZ: tayyor🇷🇺RU: готовый for work. Then she looked for her keys — and they weren't in her bagbag (noun)A container made of cloth, paper, or plastic, used for carrying things.≈ Synonym: sack🇺🇿UZ: sumka🇷🇺RU: сумка.
She searchedsearch (verb)To look carefully for something.≈ Synonym: look for🇺🇿UZ: qidirmoq🇷🇺RU: искать everywhere. She checkedcheck (verb)To look at something to make sure it is correct.≈ Synonym: examine🇺🇿UZ: tekshirmoq🇷🇺RU: проверять the kitchen tabletable (noun)A piece of furniture with a flat top and legs.≈ Synonym: desk🇺🇿UZ: stol🇷🇺RU: стол, the sofasofa (noun)A long, soft seat for more than one person.≈ Synonym: couch🇺🇿UZ: divan🇷🇺RU: диван, even the fridgefridge (noun)An appliance used to keep food cold.≈ Synonym: refrigerator🇺🇿UZ: muzlatgich🇷🇺RU: холодильник. "This is ridiculousridiculous (adj)Very silly or unreasonable.≈ Synonym: absurd🇺🇿UZ: kulgili🇷🇺RU: нелепый," she said to herself. "I always put my keys in the samesame (adj)Identical; not different.≈ Synonym: identical🇺🇿UZ: bir xil🇷🇺RU: тот же place!"
She called her flatmateflatmate (noun)A person you share a flat with.≈ Synonym: roommate🇺🇿UZ: kvartiradosh🇷🇺RU: сосед по квартире, Odina. "Did you see my keys this morning?" she asked. "No," Odina said, "but I remember you had them last night when you lockedlock (verb)To close something with a key so it cannot be opened.≈ Synonym: secure🇺🇿UZ: qulflamoq🇷🇺RU: запирать the door."
Aziza sat downsit down (phrasal verb)To move into a sitting position.≈ Synonym: take a seat🇺🇿UZ: o'tirmoq🇷🇺RU: садиться and triedtry (verb)To make an effort to do something.≈ Synonym: attempt🇺🇿UZ: harakat qilmoq🇷🇺RU: пытаться to remember. She recalledrecall (verb)To remember something from the past.≈ Synonym: remember🇺🇿UZ: eslamoq🇷🇺RU: вспоминать coming home, cookingcook (verb)To prepare food by heating it.≈ Synonym: prepare food🇺🇿UZ: ovqat pishirmoq🇷🇺RU: готовить dinner, and watchingwatch (verb)To look at something for a period of time.≈ Synonym: view🇺🇿UZ: tomosha qilmoq🇷🇺RU: смотреть a filmfilm (noun)A story shown as moving pictures; a movie.≈ Synonym: movie🇺🇿UZ: film🇷🇺RU: фильм. Then she realisedrealise (verb)To suddenly understand or become aware of something.≈ Synonym: understand🇺🇿UZ: anglamoq🇷🇺RU: осознать something — she wore her coatcoat (noun)An outer piece of clothing with long sleeves, worn outside.≈ Synonym: jacket🇺🇿UZ: palto🇷🇺RU: пальто to take out the rubbishrubbish (noun)Waste material that is thrown away.≈ Synonym: trash🇺🇿UZ: axlat🇷🇺RU: мусор!
She ranrun (verb)To move quickly on foot.≈ Synonym: dash🇺🇿UZ: yugurmoq🇷🇺RU: бежать to the coat and checked the pocketpocket (noun)A small bag sewn into clothing for carrying things.≈ Synonym: pouch🇺🇿UZ: cho'ntak🇷🇺RU: карман. There they were — her keys, safesafe (adj)Not in danger; protected from harm.≈ Synonym: secure🇺🇿UZ: xavfsiz🇷🇺RU: безопасный and sound. "Finally!" she laughed with reliefrelief (noun)A feeling of happiness after worry or stress ends.≈ Synonym: comfort🇺🇿UZ: yengillik🇷🇺RU: облегчение. "I nearlynearly (adverb)Almost, but not completely.≈ Synonym: almost🇺🇿UZ: deyarli🇷🇺RU: почти missed my train because of this."
She grabbedgrab (verb)To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.≈ Synonym: seize🇺🇿UZ: ushlab olmoq🇷🇺RU: хватать her bag and rushedrush (verb)To move or do something very quickly.≈ Synonym: hurry🇺🇿UZ: shoshilmoq🇷🇺RU: спешить out the door. She arrivedarrive (verb)To reach a place.≈ Synonym: get there🇺🇿UZ: yetib kelmoq🇷🇺RU: прибывать at work exactly on time, out of breathbreath (noun)The air that goes into and out of your lungs.≈ Synonym: gasp🇺🇿UZ: nafas🇷🇺RU: дыхание but smiling. "You look happy for someone who almost had a disasterdisaster (noun)A sudden event that causes great trouble or damage.≈ Synonym: catastrophe🇺🇿UZ: falokat🇷🇺RU: катастрофа," her colleaguecolleague (noun)A person you work with.≈ Synonym: co-worker🇺🇿UZ: hamkasb🇷🇺RU: коллега said.
"I did have a disaster," Aziza laughed, "but I solvedsolve (verb)To find the answer to a problem.≈ Synonym: resolve🇺🇿UZ: hal qilmoq🇷🇺RU: решать it myself. That's something to be proudproud (adj)Feeling pleased about an achievement.≈ Synonym: satisfied🇺🇿UZ: faxrlangan🇷🇺RU: гордый of."