Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
“I lost my train of thought because the baby started crying.”
—Ebaby!’s Kat, speaking about forgetting what she was talking about
2. Video - Watch the video before learning the definition.
Definition
1. Definition - Study the definition.
forget what one was thinking or saying
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
Kat and her mother were talking about dinner. Kat had a great idea that she wanted to tell her mom. But then, the baby cried, and Kat forgot the idea. Now, she remembers that she had an idea, but she doesn’t remember what that idea was. She lost her train of thought.
It can be frustrating when you lose your train of thought! You know that something was important, but you just can’t remember what it was. Usually, you need to stop trying and then you will be able to remember. When did you last lose your train of thought? Did you remember the idea later?
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Examples
1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.
“It’s easy to lose one’s train of thought when falling in love!”
“I was telling you about our vacation, and then I totally lost my train of thought.”
“Before you lost your train of thought, you were saying how much you liked spaghetti.”