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Ocean Avenue
Vocabulary from Yellowcard: 'Ocean Avenue'.
There's a place of Ocean Avenue
Where I used to sit and talk with you
We were both 16 and it felt so right
Sleepin' all day, stayin' up all night
Stayin' up all night
There's a place on the corner of Cherry Street
We would walk on the beach in our bare feet
We were both 18 and it felt so right
Sleepin' all day, stayin' up all night
Stayin' up all night
If I could find you now things would get better
We could leave this town and run forever
Let your waves crash down on me and take me away
There's a piece of you that's here with me
It's everywhere I go, it's everything I see
When I sleep I dream and it gets me by
I can make believe that you're here tonight
That you're here tonight
If I could find you now things would get better
We could leave this town and run forever
I know somewhere, somehow we'll be together
Let your waves crash down on me and take me away
I remember the look in your eyes
When I told you that this was goodbye
You begged me not tonight, not here, not now
We're looking up at the same night sky
Keep pretending the Sun will not rise
We'll be together for one more night somewhere, somehow
If I could find you now things would get better
We could leave this town and run forever
I know somewhere, somehow we'll be together
Let your waves crash down on me and take me away
Vocabulary
there
Pronounðɛəɹ
dummy subject; used to state that something exists
There is a beautiful park nearby.
Used as an expletive or dummy subject with the verb 'to be' to introduce the existence of something. The real subject follows the verb.
a
Determinerə
a
Give me a pen.
An indefinite article used before a noun.
place
Nounpleɪs
a location or area; somewhere
We found a quiet place to sit and talk.
A general word for any area, location, or building. Can also informally refer to someone's home.
of
Prepositionəv
belonging to; relating to; made from
This is a map of the world.
A very common preposition used to show possession, belonging, or origin.
Ocean Avenue
Proper nounˈoʊʃən ˈævəˌnu
Ocean Avenue; a specific street name
The cafe on Ocean Avenue stayed open after midnight.
A proper noun for a street name. It should be capitalized and normally kept unchanged in translation.
where
Adverbʍɛəɹ
in or to what place
Where do you live?
An interrogative adverb used to ask about a location or position. It can also function as a conjunction or relative adverb.
I
Pronounaɪ
used to refer to the person speaking or writing
I am a student.
The first-person singular pronoun. Always capitalized in English.
used to
Auxiliary verbˈjus·tu
used for a past habit or state that is no longer true
I used to play the piano, but I stopped.
This modal verb only exists in the past tense. It describes actions or states that happened regularly or were true in the past, but don't happen or aren't true now. Note that negative and question forms often use 'did (not) use to'.
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