
Plastic-eating worms
Learning English from the News
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The Word Lowly Means Low in Position or Importance
The word we're looking at is lowly. What can you tell us about lowly? Well, there's a clue in this word lowly, low, and it means that the word is lowly. So, for example, Neil, when I started in my career, I wasn't presenting news review for the BBC. I was in a lowly position. It may not be the most glamorous job in the world, but it is very important. Okay. Let's take a look at our next headline. This one is from Reuters. The headline is saying that the saliva, that's the spit, another word for spit of this certain kind of worm, might boost,. that means help the attempt to
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