Daily Reading Practice · Elementary passage
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Rahima and Gulchehra have livedlive (verb)To have your home somewhere.≈ Synonym: resided🇺🇿UZ: yashagan🇷🇺RU: жили next tonext to (preposition)Beside; at the side of.≈ Synonym: beside🇺🇿UZ: yonida🇷🇺RU: рядом с each other for overover (preposition)More than a specific amount.≈ Synonym: more than🇺🇿UZ: ortiq🇷🇺RU: более fortyforty (number)The number 40.≈ Synonym: 40🇺🇿UZ: qirq🇷🇺RU: сорок years. "We've been neighboursneighbour (noun)People who live next to or near you.≈ Synonym: residents nearby🇺🇿UZ: qo'shnilar🇷🇺RU: соседи since 1983," Rahima tells her granddaughtergranddaughter (noun)The daughter of your child.≈ Synonym: female grandchild🇺🇿UZ: nabira (qiz)🇷🇺RU: внучка, "and we've been best friends for almost as long."
"Have you always got alongget along (phrasal verb)To have a friendly relationship.≈ Synonym: get on well🇺🇿UZ: til topishmoq🇷🇺RU: ладить well?" her granddaughter asks. "Not always," Rahima laughs, "but we've stayedstay (verb)To remain in a particular state.≈ Synonym: remained🇺🇿UZ: qolgan🇷🇺RU: оставались closeclose (adj)Having a strong, warm relationship.≈ Synonym: intimate🇺🇿UZ: yaqin🇷🇺RU: близкий since our children were small, and that's what mattersmatter (verb)To be important.≈ Synonym: is important🇺🇿UZ: muhim🇷🇺RU: важно."
"What's keptkeep (verb)To cause something to remain in a state.≈ Synonym: maintained🇺🇿UZ: saqlab qolgan🇷🇺RU: сохраняло your friendshipfriendship (noun)A relationship between friends.≈ Synonym: bond🇺🇿UZ: do'stlik🇷🇺RU: дружба strongstrong (adj)Powerful and unlikely to break.≈ Synonym: solid🇺🇿UZ: mustahkam🇷🇺RU: крепкий for so long?" her granddaughter asks. "We've supportedsupport (verb)To help or encourage someone.≈ Synonym: helped🇺🇿UZ: qo'llab-quvvatlagan🇷🇺RU: поддерживали each other since the beginningbeginning (noun)The point at which something starts.≈ Synonym: start🇺🇿UZ: boshlanish🇷🇺RU: начало," Rahima explains, "through good times and difficult times."
"Gulchehra has helped me since my husbandhusband (noun)A married man in relation to his spouse.≈ Synonym: spouse🇺🇿UZ: er🇷🇺RU: муж passed awaypass away (phrasal verb)A gentle way of saying someone died.≈ Synonym: died🇺🇿UZ: vafot etgan🇷🇺RU: скончался," Rahima says quietlyquietly (adverb)Without making noise.≈ Synonym: softly🇺🇿UZ: sokin🇷🇺RU: тихо. "She's broughtbring (verb)To take something to a place.≈ Synonym: carried🇺🇿UZ: olib kelgan🇷🇺RU: приносила me dinner every Sunday since that day, without missingmiss (verb)To fail to do or attend something.≈ Synonym: skipping🇺🇿UZ: o'tkazib yuborish🇷🇺RU: пропуская a singlesingle (adj)Only one; not more than one.≈ Synonym: one🇺🇿UZ: yagona🇷🇺RU: единственный week."
"Have you ever lived farfar (adverb)At a great distance.≈ Synonym: distant🇺🇿UZ: uzoq🇷🇺RU: далеко from each other?" her granddaughter asks. "Only onceonce (adverb)One time only.≈ Synonym: one time🇺🇿UZ: bir marta🇷🇺RU: однажды," Rahima says. "I moved away for two years, but we've writtenwrite (verb)To have composed something in writing.≈ Synonym: penned🇺🇿UZ: yozgan🇷🇺RU: писали lettersletter (noun)Written messages sent by post.≈ Synonym: correspondence🇺🇿UZ: xatlar🇷🇺RU: письма since 1995, even during that time."
"That's such a beautiful friendship," her granddaughter says warmlywarmly (adverb)In a kind, friendly, and affectionate way.≈ Synonym: affectionately🇺🇿UZ: iliqlik bilan🇷🇺RU: тепло. "It really is," Rahima smiles. "I've known many people in my life, but Gulchehra has been my closestclose (adj)Having the strongest, warmest relationship.≈ Synonym: dearest🇺🇿UZ: eng yaqin🇷🇺RU: самый близкий friend since I was twenty-five."
That evening, Gulchehra visitsvisit (verb)To go to see someone.≈ Synonym: calls on🇺🇿UZ: tashrif buyuradi🇷🇺RU: приходит with dinner, exactlyexactly (adverb)In a precise and accurate way.≈ Synonym: precisely🇺🇿UZ: aynan🇷🇺RU: точно as she has for years. "Some things," Rahima says, "never need to changechange (verb)To become different.≈ Synonym: alter🇺🇿UZ: o'zgarmoq🇷🇺RU: меняться."
In your own words, write a short summary of what you just read (50–70 words). Don't copy sentences — explain the main ideas.
Every highlighted word from this story with its meaning in Uzbek 🇺🇿 and Russian 🇷🇺, and an example. Tap 🇬🇧 or 🇺🇸 to hear the word or the sentence in a British or American accent.
| # | 🇬🇧 | 🇺🇿 | 🇷🇺 | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | liveverb | yashagan | жили | My grandparents lived in Fergana all their lives. |
| 2 | next topreposition | yonida | рядом с | The bank is next to the post office. |
| 3 | overpreposition | ortiq | более | Over a hundred people came to the concert. |
| 4 | fortynumber | qirq | сорок | My father is forty years old. |
| 5 | neighbournoun | qo'shnilar | соседи | Our neighbours have a beautiful garden. |
| 6 | granddaughternoun | nabira (qiz) | внучка | She bought a doll for her granddaughter. |
| 7 | get alongphrasal verb | til topishmoq | ладить | My brother and I got along well as children. |
| 8 | stayverb | qolgan | оставались | We stayed at a small hotel in Bukhara. |
| 9 | closeadjective | yaqin | близкий | I'm very close to my cousin. |
| 10 | matterverb | muhim | важно | Your health is what matters most. |
| 11 | keepverb | saqlab qolgan | сохраняло | She kept all her old school books. |
| 12 | friendshipnoun | do'stlik | дружба | Their friendship started at school. |
| 13 | strongadjective | mustahkam | крепкий | You need strong arms to carry this. |
| 14 | supportverb | qo'llab-quvvatlagan | поддерживали | My family supported me when I was ill. |
| 15 | beginningnoun | boshlanish | начало | I didn't like the book at the beginning. |
| 16 | husbandnoun | er | муж | Her husband is a pilot. |
| 17 | pass awayphrasal verb | vafot etgan | скончался | My grandfather passed away last year. |
| 18 | quietlyadverb | sokin | тихо | The students worked quietly. |
| 19 | bringverb | olib kelgan | приносила | Our guests brought flowers and sweets. |
| 20 | missverb | o'tkazib yuborish | пропуская | She hasn't been missing any lessons. |
| 21 | singleadjective | yagona | единственный | I didn't hear a single word. |
| 22 | faradverb | uzoq | далеко | My school isn't far from my house. |
| 23 | onceadverb | bir marta | однажды | I've been to Moscow only once. |
| 24 | writeverb | yozgan | писали | Have you written your essay yet? |
| 25 | letternoun | xatlar | письма | We used to write letters to each other. |
| 26 | warmlyadverb | iliqlik bilan | тепло | He shook my hand warmly. |
| 27 | closeadjective | eng yaqin | самый близкий | The closest shop is five minutes away. |
| 28 | visitverb | tashrif buyuradi | приходит | My uncle visits us every summer. |
| 29 | exactlyadverb | aynan | точно | She arrived at exactly nine o'clock. |
| 30 | changeverb | o'zgarmoq | меняться | Some things never change. |