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With or Without You
Vocabulary from U2: 'With or Without You'.
See the stone set in your eyes
See the thorn twist in your side
I'll wait for you
Sleight of hand and twist of fate
On a bed of nails, she makes me wait
And I wait without you
With or without you
With or without you
Through the storm, we reach the shore
You give it all, but I want more
And I'm waiting for you
With or without you
With or without you, ah
I can't live
With or without you
And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give, and you give
And you give yourself away
My hands are tied
My body bruised
She's got me with
Nothing to win and nothing left to lose
And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give, and you give
And you give yourself away
With or without you
With or without you, oh
I can't live with or without you
With or without you
With or without you, oh
I can't live with or without you
With or without you
Vocabulary
see
Verbsiː
to perceive with the eyes; to notice
I can see the ocean.
A very common verb for vision. It is usually not used in the continuous (-ing) form when meaning 'to perceive'.
the
Determinerðə
the definite article
The sun is hot.
Used before a noun to refer to a specific thing already known or mentioned.
stone
Nounstoʊn
stone
The old wall was built of stone.
Refers to the hard substance rocks are made of. In British English, it's also a unit of weight (14 lbs).
set
Verbsɛt
to put something in a particular place; to prepare a table for a meal
Please set the table for dinner.
When used with 'table', it means to arrange the plates, cutlery, and glasses before a meal.
in
Prepositionɪn
inside a container, place, or area
The keys are in the box.
Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial or temporal limits.
your
Determinerjɔː
belonging to you
Is this your book?
A possessive determiner used to show that something belongs to the person or people being spoken to.
eye
Nounaɪ
the organ of sight; attention; center of a storm; hole of a needle
She closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Can refer to the physical organ, the center of a hurricane, or the hole in a needle.
thorn
Nounθɔrn
a sharp point on a plant; a persistent trouble; the letter þ
A thorn can scratch your finger on a rose bush.
The common sense is the sharp growth on a plant. Figuratively, a thorn is an ongoing annoyance or problem.
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