happy = enjoying life: ‘She’s a lot happier now that the examinations are over.’ glass I have to vacuum the floors and clean the glasses of the windows.
I have to vacuum the floors and clean the windows. The sunlight poured in through the glasses of the bedroom window.
The sunlight poured in through (the panes of) the bedroom window. pane (or window-pane) = a sheet of glass used in a window: ‘The two cracked panes will have to be replaced.’ Note that pane and window-pane are rarely used. Their meaning is usually expressed by window. glasses 1
He wears an old-fashioned glasses which make him look intelligent.
He wears old-fashioned glasses which make him look intelligent. Glasses (= spectacles) is a plural noun: ‘I wear glasses just for reading.’ ‘Have you seen my glasses?’ 2
See PAIR 2 go 1
The next morning she went to see us at the hotel.
The next morning she came to see us at the hotel. Come is used for movement towards the speaker/listener: ‘Come in and sit down for a few minutes.’ ‘When can’ come and see you?’ Go is used for movement in other directions: ‘Could you go upstairs and turn the lights off?’ 2
How do I go to the Holiday Inn?
How do I get to the Holiday Inn? He was lost and didn’t know how to go back home.
He was lost and didn’t know how to get back home. When you mean ‘arrive’, use get (to): ‘I got to the classroom five minutes late.’ ‘When does the train get there?’
