Phrases In EnglishWith A ‘Short I’ Soundwww.EXLenglish.com

He sleeps on a big bed

The necklace has many yellow beads

They placed a bid at the auction

John and Mary bid on the bed of beads

She tried to reach the keys

My father-in-law was a wretch after the stock market crashed

Ellen is a very rich woman

The wretch wanted to reach out to his rich father for help

Joe left after the game

I leafed through the book carefully

You can’t lift that heavy box

Mary leafed through the books but left them because she couldn’t lift the whole box

He placed a bet on the horse race

That song has a fast beat

They drank a bit of paint to see what it tasted like

They bet a good bit of money that the driver would

beat the horse

Allen fell off the horse

I feel sick

Can you fill this up for me, please

If you feel sorry for him, fill up the jar for the boy

who fell off the horse

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