--- title: S — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 39 description: The 2316 words of the English dictionary under S, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/39/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / S # S — The English dictionary · page 39 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* (adjective, formal or old) Wearing shoes (well shod, poorly shod).[↗](../../shod/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Past form of «shoe»: fitted a horse with horseshoes (the blacksmith shod the horse).[↗](../../shod/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Having a metal end or covering (an iron-shod stick).[↗](../../shod/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The blacksmith shod the horse.[↗](../../shod/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The horse was shod with new iron shoes.[↗](../../shod/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The children were well shod for the winter.[↗](../../shod/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She was shod in red boots.[↗](../../shod/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He walked with an iron-shod stick.[↗](../../shod/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The pony needs to be shod before the show.[↗](../../shod/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There was once an Emperor who had a horse shod with gold.[↗](../../shod/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I clothed thee also with richly woven work, and shod thee with sealskin, and I wound fine linen about thy head, and covered thee with silk.[↗](../../shod/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.16.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shod/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with His scorching wind will He shake His hand over the River, and will smite it into seven streams, and cause men to march over dry-shod.[↗](../../shod/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.11.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shod/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **shoe** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A shoe is something you wear on your foot, with a firm bottom called the sole.[↗](../../shoe/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Shoes come in pairs: a pair is 2 shoes.[↗](../../shoe/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A horseshoe is a curved piece of metal fixed to a horse's hoof.[↗](../../shoe/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A pair of shoes costs $30.[↗](../../shoe/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She has 6 pairs of shoes.[↗](../../shoe/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many shoes are in 4 pairs?[↗](../../shoe/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop sold 18 shoes.[↗](../../shoe/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Take off your shoes at the door.[↗](../../shoe/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I can tie my shoelaces by myself.[↗](../../shoe/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The blacksmith put new shoes on the horse.[↗](../../shoe/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Try to put yourself in her shoes.[↗](../../shoe/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The Queen pulled off her shoes.[↗](../../shoe/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And his name shall be called in Israel The house of him that had his shoe loosed.[↗](../../shoe/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.25.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shoe/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say: I have made Abram rich; (Torah GEN.14.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shoe/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And He said: 'Draw not nigh hither; put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.'[↗](../../shoe/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.3.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shoe/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And these our garments and our shoes are worn by reason of the very long journey.'[↗](../../shoe/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.9.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shoe/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · So the near kinsman said unto Boaz: 'Buy it for thyself.'[↗](../../shoe/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") And he drew off his shoe.[↗](../../shoe/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings RUT.4.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shoe/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Moab is my washpot; upon Edom do I cast my shoe; Philistia, cry aloud because of me\![↗](../../shoe/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.60.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shoe/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **shoebill** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A very large grey bird of the swamps of East Africa with a huge bill shaped like a wooden shoe, which it uses to catch fish, lungfish and even baby crocodiles.[↗](../../shoebill/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The shoebill has a bill shaped like a big shoe.[↗](../../shoebill/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A shoebill can stand still for hours waiting for a fish.[↗](../../shoebill/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Shoebills live in the swamps of Uganda and South Sudan.[↗](../../shoebill/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The shoebill clatters its bill to make a noise.[↗](../../shoebill/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Visitors at the zoo stared at the shoebill's grumpy face.[↗](../../shoebill/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Shoebills are tall, about as tall as a child.[↗](../../shoebill/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **shoebox** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A shoebox is the cardboard box that new shoes come in.[↗](../../shoebox/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A shoebox is also used to store small things, or to make crafts and school projects.[↗](../../shoebox/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Informally, a «shoebox» can mean a very small room or flat.[↗](../../shoebox/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My new trainers came in a big shoebox.[↗](../../shoebox/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a shoebox diorama of a rainforest.[↗](../../shoebox/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma keeps old photos in a shoebox.[↗](../../shoebox/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The kitten fell asleep in a shoebox.[↗](../../shoebox/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I cut a hole in the shoebox to make a puppet theatre.[↗](../../shoebox/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Put your marbles back in the shoebox.[↗](../../shoebox/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Their flat is tiny, like a shoebox.[↗](../../shoebox/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **shoelace** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A shoelace is a thin string or cord that goes through holes in a shoe and is tied in a bow to fasten it.[↗](../../shoelace/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Your shoelace is undone.[↗](../../shoelace/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I learned to tie my shoelaces when I was six.[↗](../../shoelace/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Tie a double knot so your shoelaces don't come loose.[↗](../../shoelace/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He tripped over his shoelace on the stairs.[↗](../../shoelace/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My shoelace snapped during PE.[↗](../../shoelace/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Tuck in your shoelaces when you ride your bike.[↗](../../shoelace/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We measured the curve with a shoelace and a ruler.[↗](../../shoelace/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · These trainers have Velcro instead of shoelaces.[↗](../../shoelace/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **shoemaker** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person whose job is making or repairing shoes and boots.[↗](../../shoemaker/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (stories) A character in fairy tales, like "The Elves and the Shoemaker".[↗](../../shoemaker/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The shoemaker cut the leather carefully.[↗](../../shoemaker/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In "The Elves and the Shoemaker", elves make shoes at night.[↗](../../shoemaker/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Long ago, every village had a shoemaker.[↗](../../shoemaker/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The shoemaker fixed the hole in my boot.[↗](../../shoemaker/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A shoemaker uses a hammer, nails and thread.[↗](../../shoemaker/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My great-grandmother's father was a shoemaker.[↗](../../shoemaker/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Where is the water, wife?" said the shoemaker.[↗](../../shoemaker/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **shona** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The Shona are a people of southern Africa who live mainly in Zimbabwe.[↗](../../shona/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Shona is the language of the Shona people, one of the official languages of Zimbabwe.[↗](../../shona/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Shona (or Shonagh) is also a girl's first name, mainly in Scotland and Ireland.[↗](../../shona/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My friend's dad speaks Shona and English.[↗](../../shona/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · "Mhoro" means "hello" in Shona.[↗](../../shona/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Shona is spoken by millions of people in Zimbabwe.[↗](../../shona/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw beautiful Shona stone carvings at the museum.[↗](../../shona/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Shona from Glasgow is the best swimmer in our club.[↗](../../shona/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Shona people built great stone walls long ago.[↗](../../shona/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **shoo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* interjection A word said to make animals or people go away.[↗](../../shoo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* verb To make someone or something leave by waving your arms and saying «shoo».[↗](../../shoo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) shoo-in Someone sure to win.[↗](../../shoo/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "Shoo!" shouted Gran at the pigeons.[↗](../../shoo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum shooed the dog off the sofa.[↗](../../shoo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We shooed the wasps away from our lunch.[↗](../../shoo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher shooed us outside into the sunshine.[↗](../../shoo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She's a shoo-in for the captain's job.[↗](../../shoo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Shoo, cat, get out of the kitchen\![↗](../../shoo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · They fed the man, and during his feeding Fionn had been shooed from the door as if he were a chicken.[↗](../../shoo/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **shook** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Moved something quickly up and down or side to side.[↗](../../shook/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Trembled, as with fear or cold.[↗](../../shook/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Upset or shocked someone: the news shook us.[↗](../../shook/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Shook hands: took someone's hand to greet them or agree.[↗](../../shook/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Shook his head: moved the head side to side to say no.[↗](../../shook/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (slang, US) Shook: scared or upset.[↗](../../shook/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She shook the bottle before pouring.[↗](../../shook/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ground shook during the earthquake.[↗](../../shook/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He shook his head: «No, thank you.»[↗](../../shook/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · They shook hands after the match.[↗](../../shook/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My hands shook before my speech.[↗](../../shook/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The bad news shook the whole school.[↗](../../shook/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · (slang) That horror film had me shook.[↗](../../shook/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog shook itself dry.[↗](../../shook/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · But the raven shook his head.[↗](../../shook/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The voice of Thy thunder was in the whirlwind; the lightnings lighted up the world; the earth trembled and shook.[↗](../../shook/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.77.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shook/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **shoon** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* Shoes, footwear for the feet.[↗](../../shoon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* At seven years' end she got her iron shoon, clomb the glassy hill, and chanced to come to the old washerwife's habitation.[↗](../../shoon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (More English Fairy Tales) · At seven years’ end she got her iron shoon, clamb the glassy hill, and chanced to come to the auld washerwife’s habitation.[↗](../../shoon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (The Blue Fairy Book) **shoot** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To shoot is to fire a gun or arrow at something.[↗](../../shoot/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In sport, to shoot is to kick or throw a ball at the goal.[↗](../../shoot/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To shoot can mean to move very fast.[↗](../../shoot/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* The car shot past.[↗](../../shoot/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To shoot a film or photo is to make it with a camera.[↗](../../shoot/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (noun) A shoot is a new young part growing from a plant.[↗](../../shoot/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (slang, US) «Shoot!» is a mild word said when something goes wrong, instead of a swear word.[↗](../../shoot/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (informal) «Shoot» can mean «go ahead, ask me».[↗](../../shoot/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bean seed sent up a green shoot.[↗](../../shoot/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Shoot the ball into the net\![↗](../../shoot/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He shot past us on his bike.[↗](../../shoot/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin has really shot up this year.[↗](../../shoot/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · They shot the film in New Zealand.[↗](../../shoot/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (slang) Shoot, I forgot my lunch\![↗](../../shoot/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · «Can I ask you something?»[↗](../../shoot/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") «Sure, shoot.»[↗](../../shoot/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Prices shot up after the storm.[↗](../../shoot/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘Oh, no, dear friend, don’t shoot\![↗](../../shoot/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Then Elisha said: 'Shoot'; and he shot.[↗](../../shoot/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.13.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shoot/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Can the rush shoot up without mire?[↗](../../shoot/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.8.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shoot/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · He is green before the sun, and his shoots go forth over his garden.[↗](../../shoot/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.8.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shoot/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **shooter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person who shoots a gun, arrow or ball.[↗](../../shooter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (sport) A player who shoots at goal, for example in netball or basketball, where the shooter is the player allowed to score.[↗](../../shooter/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) A gun.[↗](../../shooter/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A video game where players shoot things («a shooter game»).[↗](../../shooter/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (slang) A small glass of strong alcoholic drink drunk quickly — for adults.[↗](../../shooter/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* A pea-shooter is a toy tube that you blow through to shoot out small things like peas.[↗](../../shooter/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She plays Goal Shooter in the netball team.[↗](../../shooter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He is the best three-point shooter on the basketball team.[↗](../../shooter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The police caught the shooter quickly.[↗](../../shooter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle is a straight shooter — he always tells the truth.[↗](../../shooter/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · That video game is a shooter, rated for adults.[↗](../../shooter/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The archer was a sharp shooter who hit the middle every time.[↗](../../shooter/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the Western film, the shooter rode into town.[↗](../../shooter/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And she blew in at one end, and blew little Pivi out at the other, like a pea from a pea-shooter.[↗](../../shooter/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And the shooters shot at thy servants from off the wall; and some of the king's servants are dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.'[↗](../../shooter/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.11.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shooter/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **shooting** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Shooting means firing a gun, arrow or similar weapon.[↗](../../shooting/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In sport, shooting means kicking or throwing the ball at the goal or hoop.[↗](../../shooting/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Shooting can mean moving very fast: shooting past.[↗](../../shooting/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Shooting a film or photo means recording it with a camera.[↗](../../shooting/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A shooting is an event where someone is shot.[↗](../../shooting/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* A shooting star is a meteor, a bright streak of light in the night sky.[↗](../../shooting/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We practised shooting at the netball hoop.[↗](../../shooting/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I saw a shooting star and made a wish.[↗](../../shooting/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He scored by shooting from the edge of the box.[↗](../../shooting/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The film crew is shooting a scene in our street.[↗](../../shooting/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My little sister is shooting up — she is nearly as tall as me.[↗](../../shooting/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A shooting pain ran up my arm when I hit my elbow.[↗](../../shooting/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The archers were shooting arrows at a target.[↗](../../shooting/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · One shooting star after another traversed the sky.[↗](../../shooting/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow; they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.[↗](../../shooting/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.12.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shooting/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Thus the Lord GOD showed me; and, behold, He formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings.[↗](../../shooting/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets AMO.7.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shooting/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **shootout** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A shootout is a fight with guns between two people or groups.[↗](../../shootout/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (sport) A penalty shootout is a way to decide a drawn match: players take turns to shoot at goal, and the team that scores more wins.[↗](../../shootout/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The match was a draw, so it went to a penalty shootout.[↗](../../shootout/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We won the shootout 5–4.[↗](../../shootout/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the film there was a shootout at noon.[↗](../../shootout/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The goalkeeper saved three shots in the shootout.[↗](../../shootout/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Each team takes 5 kicks in a shootout.[↗](../../shootout/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The police ended the shootout safely.[↗](../../shootout/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **shop** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A shop is a place where you buy things.[↗](../../shop/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To shop is to go and buy things.[↗](../../shop/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A workshop is a place where things are made or fixed.[↗](../../shop/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «Shopping» is buying things, or the things you bought.[↗](../../shop/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (casual) «The shops» means the local shopping street or centre: «I'm off to the shops»; «shop till you drop» means shop a lot.[↗](../../shop/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (UK slang, rough) To shop someone is to tell the police or a teacher about them: «He shopped me to the head.».[↗](../../shop/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (casual) «Talk shop» means talk about work; «shut up shop» means close or stop.[↗](../../shop/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 8:* (formal) «Retail premises», «establishment» and «vendor» are stiff words for a shop: «items purchased from a retail establishment».[↗](../../shop/#m8 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The shop sells pens for $2 each.[↗](../../shop/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She shopped for 2 hours.[↗](../../shop/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop had 60 cakes and sold 45.[↗](../../shop/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How much did she spend at the shop?[↗](../../shop/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We go shopping on Saturday mornings.[↗](../../shop/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Write a shopping list so you don't forget the milk.[↗](../../shop/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The bike shop fixed my flat tyre.[↗](../../shop/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop closes at six.[↗](../../shop/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · nip to the shop, get 2 milk and bread, here's a tenner (casual, UK)[↗](../../shop/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · them sweets is 2 dollar each at the shop (casual, broken grammar)[↗](../../shop/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · You shopped me to the teacher?[↗](../../shop/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") You little snitch.[↗](../../shop/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (rough, UK slang)[↗](../../shop/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · A retail establishment possesses 60 cakes, of which 45 are sold; ascertain the quantity remaining.[↗](../../shop/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (formal exam)[↗](../../shop/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · "From the shop opposite," he replied.[↗](../../shop/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) … [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/38/) **39** [40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/40/) … [127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/127/) - ← previous: [page 38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/38/) - next →: [page 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