Terms
Term
(B) / wen aɪ ɑːskt hə əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɒbləm | ʃiː sed ʃiːd ɔːlˈredi delt wɪð ɪt ˈjestədeɪ / (A) / wɛn aɪ æskt hɚ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɑːbləm | ʃi sɛd ʃid ɔlˈrɛdi dɛlt wɪð ɪt ˈjɛstɚdeɪ /
Definition
When I asked her about the problem, she said she’d already dealt with it yesterday
Term
(B) / aɪ ˈdɪdnt ˈrɪəlaɪz juː wə ˈɡəʊɪŋ tə əˈraɪv səʊ ˈɜːli ðɪs ˈmɔːnɪŋ / (A) / aɪ ˈdɪdnt ˈriːəlaɪz ju wɚ ˈɡoʊɪŋ tə əˈraɪv soʊ ˈɝːli ðɪs ˈmɔːrnɪŋ /
Definition
I didn’t realise you were going to arrive so early this morning.
Term
(B) / ðə ˈtiːtʃə təʊld əs ðət ði ɪɡˈzæm wʊd biː mʌtʃ ˈhɑːdə ðən wiː ɪkˈspektɪd / (A)/ ðə ˈtitʃɚ toʊld əs ðət ði ɪɡˈzæm wʊd bi mʌtʃ ˈhɑːrdɚ ðən wi ɪkˈspɛktəd /
Definition
The teacher told us that the exam would be much harder than we expected.
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