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Since
- (with an “i” in the second place) relates to “time” (with an “i” in the second place)
- a conjunction, combining two clauses
- meaning “from that time”
- The child in the symphony has played the piano since she was four.
- or “because”
- Her parents attended each performance since they admired her talent.
- meaning “from that time”
Sense
- as a verb: to become aware of through sight, smell, hearing, touch, or taste, or through an inner awareness
- Beginning pianists sense the location of the keys with their eyes.
- Juanita’s parents sensed her playing abilities very early in life.
- as a noun
- relates to what we recognize by those five means of perception
- Even though she was blind, she knew the keys through her sense of touch.
- an awareness
- Her sense of humor added to her ability to perform in public.
- an ability to respond well, logic
- The conductor had enough sense to allow her to play with the adults.
- relates to what we recognize by those five means of perception
Cents
- the one-hundredths of a dollar: pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half dollars
- She always brought 45 cents to buy an ice cream cone after the concert.
- The conductor paid her seven dollars and fifteen cents an hour.
- sometimes written after the number as ¢ (a “c” with a vertical line through it)
- not a key on a computer or a typewriter
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