Stir the soup until it starts to bubble.

Meaning: This means to keep moving the spoon in the soup until you see small round shapes forming on the surface.

Choice of Words: Stir means to move a spoon or other utensil around in a liquid to mix it. Soup is a liquid food made by boiling meat, vegetables, and other ingredients together. Until means up to the time when something happens. Bubble means to form small round shapes on the surface of a liquid when gas escapes from it.

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Mix the soup until it boils.

Meaning: This means to combine the ingredients of the soup together and heat it until you see bubbles starting to form on the surface of the soup.

Choice of Words: Mix means to combine two or more things together. Soup is a liquid food made by boiling vegetables, meat, or fish in water. Until means up to the time when something happens. Boil means to heat a liquid until it reaches its boiling point and bubbles form on the surface. When you put them together, "Mix the soup until it boils" means to combine the ingredients of the soup together and heat it until bubbles start to form on the surface of the soup.

Cook the soup until it is ready.

Meaning: This means to heat the soup until it is cooked and ready to eat.

Choice of Words: Cook means to prepare food by heating it. Soup is a liquid food made by boiling vegetables, meat, or fish in water. Until means up to the time when something happens. Ready means prepared and suitable for use or consumption. When you put them together, "Cook the soup until it is ready" means to heat the soup until it is cooked and ready to eat.

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