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It's been fiftyfifty (number)The number 50.≈ Synonym: 50🇺🇿UZ: ellik🇷🇺RU: пятьдесят daysday (noun)Periods of twenty-four hours.≈ Synonym: dates🇺🇿UZ: kunlar🇷🇺RU: дни since Malika startedstart (verb)To begin doing something.≈ Synonym: began🇺🇿UZ: boshlagan🇷🇺RU: начала her dailydaily (adj)Happening every day.≈ Synonym: everyday🇺🇿UZ: kundalik🇷🇺RU: ежедневный English readingreading (noun)The activity of looking at and understanding written words.≈ Synonym: book-reading🇺🇿UZ: o'qish🇷🇺RU: чтение practicepractice (noun)Repeated activity to improve a skill.≈ Synonym: training🇺🇿UZ: mashq🇷🇺RU: практика, and today her teacherteacher (noun)A person who teaches, especially in a school.≈ Synonym: instructor🇺🇿UZ: o'qituvchi🇷🇺RU: учитель asks the classclass (noun)A group of students taught together.≈ Synonym: group of students🇺🇿UZ: sinf🇷🇺RU: класс to reflectreflect (verb)To think carefully about something, especially the past.≈ Synonym: consider🇺🇿UZ: mulohaza yuritmoq🇷🇺RU: размышлять on their progressprogress (noun)Improvement or development over time.≈ Synonym: improvement🇺🇿UZ: taraqqiyot🇷🇺RU: прогресс.
"When I started," Malika says, "I couldn'tcouldn't (modal)Was not able to.≈ Synonym: was unable to🇺🇿UZ: qila olmasdi🇷🇺RU: не мог read a wholewhole (adj)Complete; all of something.≈ Synonym: entire🇺🇿UZ: butun🇷🇺RU: целый pagepage (noun)One side of a sheet of paper.≈ Synonym: sheet🇺🇿UZ: sahifa🇷🇺RU: страница without checkingcheck (verb)To look at something to verify it.≈ Synonym: consulting🇺🇿UZ: tekshirib🇷🇺RU: проверяя the dictionarydictionary (noun)A book listing words and their meanings.≈ Synonym: wordbook🇺🇿UZ: lug'at🇷🇺RU: словарь constantlyconstantly (adverb)All the time; repeatedly.≈ Synonym: continually🇺🇿UZ: doimo🇷🇺RU: постоянно. Now I understandunderstand (verb)To know the meaning of something.≈ Synonym: comprehend🇺🇿UZ: tushunmoq🇷🇺RU: понимать most of what I read."
"I've learnedlearn (verb)To gain knowledge or a skill.≈ Synonym: acquired🇺🇿UZ: o'rgangan🇷🇺RU: выучила so manymany (determiner)A large number of.≈ Synonym: a lot of🇺🇿UZ: ko'p🇷🇺RU: много newnew (adj)Recently learned or acquired.≈ Synonym: recent🇺🇿UZ: yangi🇷🇺RU: новый wordsword (noun)Units of language.≈ Synonym: terms🇺🇿UZ: so'zlar🇷🇺RU: слова," her classmateclassmate (noun)A person in the same class as you.≈ Synonym: fellow student🇺🇿UZ: sinfdosh🇷🇺RU: одноклассник Behruz addsadd (verb)To say something further.≈ Synonym: continues🇺🇿UZ: qo'shib qo'yadi🇷🇺RU: добавляет, "and I've gottenget (verb)To become (used with better/worse).≈ Synonym: become🇺🇿UZ: bo'lib qolgan🇷🇺RU: стал much betterbetter (adj)Of higher quality; improved.≈ Synonym: improved🇺🇿UZ: yaxshiroq🇷🇺RU: лучше at understanding grammargrammar (noun)The rules for forming sentences in a language.≈ Synonym: syntax🇺🇿UZ: grammatika🇷🇺RU: грамматика I used to find confusingconfusing (adj)Difficult to understand; puzzling.≈ Synonym: puzzling🇺🇿UZ: chalkash🇷🇺RU: запутанный, like the present perfect."
"What was the most difficultdifficult (adj)Not easy; hard to do.≈ Synonym: hard🇺🇿UZ: qiyin🇷🇺RU: трудный grammar for you?" the teacher asks. "Honestlyhonestly (adverb)In a truthful way; frankly.≈ Synonym: frankly🇺🇿UZ: rostini aytsam🇷🇺RU: честно говоря, the passivepassive voice (noun)A grammar form where the subject receives the action.≈ Synonym: passive form🇺🇿UZ: majhul nisbat🇷🇺RU: страдательный залог voicevoice (noun)A grammatical form showing the relation of subject to action.≈ Synonym: grammatical form🇺🇿UZ: nisbat🇷🇺RU: залог," Malika laughs. "But if I keepkeep (verb)To continue doing something.≈ Synonym: continue🇺🇿UZ: davom ettirmoq🇷🇺RU: продолжать practisingpractise (verb)To repeat an activity to improve a skill.≈ Synonym: training🇺🇿UZ: mashq qilib🇷🇺RU: практикуясь, I'll mastermaster (verb)To become highly skilled at something.≈ Synonym: become expert at🇺🇿UZ: mukammal egallamoq🇷🇺RU: овладеть в совершенстве it completelycompletely (adverb)Totally; in every way.≈ Synonym: entirely🇺🇿UZ: butunlay🇷🇺RU: полностью one day."
"Has anyoneanyone (pronoun)Any person.≈ Synonym: anybody🇺🇿UZ: kimdir🇷🇺RU: кто-нибудь got a favouritefavourite (adj)Liked more than any other.≈ Synonym: preferred🇺🇿UZ: sevimli🇷🇺RU: любимый storystory (noun)An account of events, real or imagined.≈ Synonym: tale🇺🇿UZ: hikoya🇷🇺RU: история from these fifty days?" the teacher asks. "Minemine (pronoun)Belonging to me.≈ Synonym: my own🇺🇿UZ: meniki🇷🇺RU: моё was about the touristtourist (noun)A person travelling for pleasure.≈ Synonym: visitor🇺🇿UZ: sayyoh🇷🇺RU: турист who got lostlost (adj)Not knowing where you are.≈ Synonym: disoriented🇺🇿UZ: adashgan🇷🇺RU: заблудившийся," Behruz says. "It remindedremind (verb)To make someone remember something.≈ Synonym: made recall🇺🇿UZ: eslatdi🇷🇺RU: напомнило me of my own trip to Khiva."
"For me," Malika says, "it was the story about two friendsfriend (noun)People you know well and like.≈ Synonym: companions🇺🇿UZ: do'stlar🇷🇺RU: друзья who've been closeclose (adj)Having a strong, warm relationship.≈ Synonym: intimate🇺🇿UZ: yaqin🇷🇺RU: близкий since childhoodchildhood (noun)The period of being a child.≈ Synonym: early years🇺🇿UZ: bolalik🇷🇺RU: детство. It reminded me of my own best friendfriend (noun)A person you know well and like.≈ Synonym: companion🇺🇿UZ: do'st🇷🇺RU: друг."
"You've all workedwork (verb)To make an effort to do something.≈ Synonym: laboured🇺🇿UZ: mehnat qilgan🇷🇺RU: трудились so hardhard (adverb)With a great deal of effort.≈ Synonym: diligently🇺🇿UZ: qattiq🇷🇺RU: усердно," the teacher says proudlyproudly (adverb)In a way that shows satisfaction with achievement.≈ Synonym: with pride🇺🇿UZ: faxr bilan🇷🇺RU: гордо. "Fifty days ago, this would have been too difficult for most of you. Now look how farfar (adverb)To a great extent or distance.≈ Synonym: a long way🇺🇿UZ: uzoq🇷🇺RU: далеко you've come."
Malika smiles, thinkingthink (verb)To use your mind to consider something.≈ Synonym: reflecting🇺🇿UZ: o'ylab🇷🇺RU: думая back to Day One. "If someone told me then that I'd enjoyenjoy (verb)To get pleasure from something.≈ Synonym: like🇺🇿UZ: yoqtirmoq🇷🇺RU: наслаждаться reading this much," she says, "I wouldn't have believedbelieve (verb)To accept something as true.≈ Synonym: trusted🇺🇿UZ: ishongan🇷🇺RU: поверила them. But here we are."