Ex-: out, out of
Except
: not including (someone or something) : other than (something or someone)
The stores will be open daily except Sundays.
Excepting [=with the exception of] one student, no one could answer the questions correctly.
Everyone was invited except [=but] me.
Exit
: something (such as a door) that is used as a way to go out of a place
Use the emergency exit in case of fire.
There are 12 exits in the building.
We can't get out this way: the sign says “No Exit.”
the exit door
— sometimes used figuratively
The deal provides an exit for the company. [=a way for the company to stop being involved in something]
— compare 1entrance 2
◊ In U.S. English a door or passage that leads outside or to an exit door is marked Exit, while in British English it is often marked Way Out.
2 a : the act of going out or away from something
Her exit [=departure] was not noticed at the time.
He made a quick exit. [=he left quickly]
We made an early exit from the show. [=we left the show early]
b : the act of leaving a situation, competition, etc.
Expose
: to leave (something) without covering or protection
The shingles had fallen off, exposing the wood underneath.
— often + to
The colors will fade if they are exposed to sunlight.
2 : to cause (someone) to experience something or to be influenced or affected by something — + to
He wants to expose his students to great works of literature.
Re-: again
Return
: to come or go to a place again : to come back or go back again
We waited for you to return.
She is returning home tomorrow.
I'm leaving but will return at 2 p.m.
She left home never to return. [=she never went home again]
— often + from or to
No one was home when I returned from work.
He returned from his trip last night.
I returned to Paris 10 years later.
[+] more examples
— see also return to (below)
2 [+ object]
a : to bring, give, send, or take (something) to the place that it came from or the place where it should go
I have to return a book to the library.
Recall
: not used in progressive tenses, somewhat formal : to remember (something) from the past
[+ object]
She wanted to send him a letter but couldn't recall his address.
I don't recall what time they said they would be here.
It is important to recall that not very long ago cell phones did not exist.
[+] more examples
[no object]
As you may recall, we had agreed that decisions would require prior approval.
React
: to behave or change in a particular way when something happens, is said, etc.
When I told her what happened, she reacted with anger.
I didn't expect him to react that way.
The firefighters reacted quickly when they heard the alarm.
— often + to
She reacted to the news by getting angry.
Most people reacted positively to the smoking ban.
— see also overreact
2 : of a chemical substance : to change after coming into contact with another substance — often + with
The chemicals react with each other to form a gas.
A Farewell to Arms is a novel by Ernest Hemingway set during the Italian campaign ofWorld War I. The book, published in 1929, is a first-person account of American Frederic Henry, serving as a Lieutenant ("Tenente") in the ambulance corps of the Italian Army. The title is taken from a poem by 16th-century English dramatist George Peele.
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style had a strong influence on20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. He published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fiction works. Additional works, including three novels, four short story collections, and three non-fiction works, were published posthumously. Many of his works are considered classics of American literature.
Easter Orthodox Church
The Eastern Orthodox Church,[1] officially the Orthodox Catholic Church,[2] also referred to as the Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Orthodoxy,[3] is the second largest Christian Church in the world,[4] with an estimated 225–300 million adherents.
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