Knack is spelled K-N-A-C-K it's a silent K so the knack of doing something if you have the knack ofdoing something it means you have a particular and skillful way of doing something for example here's an example of of this phrase there is a certain knack to opening sorry there's aCertain knack to closing the bedroom door silently in my flat. My dad has lost the knack of being able to read for pleasure because his workaholic ways mean he can't just enjoy a good book like i did last summer. A redemptive story or a redemptive tale is a tale of redemption a tale of someone who changes their ways from
Here's part 2 of this conversation with my Mum in which you can hear us wittering on about the bookshop where Mum works, some of the books she's read recently, and some of her podcast and film recommendations. Vocabulary is explained at the end, and there's a vocabulary list with definitions available.
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