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pelican

US / 'pelɪkən /

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UK / ˈpɛlɪkən /

B2

noun
Large bird that has a long deep bill to catch fish

confine

US / kənˈfaɪn /

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UK / kənˈfaɪn /

B1

verb
To hold or imprison someone in a place
Limit to your movements or behavior s

expert

US / 'ekspɜ:t /

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UK / ˈɛkˌspɚt /

A2

adjecitve
Having special knowledge or skill
noun
Skillful person with special knowledge

see

US / si: /

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UK / si /

A1

verb
To go on a date with someone
To predict whether something is, or will be true
To understand what someone says
To use your eyes to look at something
To visit a place often for sightseeing or pleasure
To visit or meet with someone
To find out by waiting or looking
To watch (a game, movie or TV show)

group

US / ɡru:p /

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UK / ɡrup /

A1

noun
Two or more musicians who play music together
Number of people or things gathered together
verb
To combine or collect objects or people together

dangerous

US / ˈdeɪndʒərəs /

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UK / ˈdendʒərəs /

A1

adjecitve
Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky

social

US / ˈsəuʃəl /

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UK / ˈsoʃəl /

A1

adjecitve
Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
Liking being with other people; friendly
Living together and depending on each other

with

US / wɪð /

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UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

A1

preposition
As an employee of a certain company
Against something or someone
By using something as a means
Due to; because of
Including
Possessing as a feature
Related to
(Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
Used to express that people or things are together

century

US / 'sentʃərɪ /

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UK / ˈsɛntʃəri /

A1

noun
Period of 100 years

island

US / ˈaɪlənd /

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UK / ˈaɪlənd /

A1

noun
Area of land that is surrounded by water

have

US / həv /

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UK / hæv /

A1

verb
To drink, smoke, eat or use something
To experience the effects of something
To organize an event, or join in an activity
To own, possess, or hold something
To cause to happen or produce a particular effect

break

US / breɪk /

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UK / brek /

A1

noun
Time you stop an activity before continuing
End of a relationship
An escape from a place such as a jail
(Lucky) advantage or benefit from something
Find a solution or answer to a problem or crime
Change in the weather
verb
To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
To form a crack in something
To burst or become damaged
To end a relationship
To escape from a place such as a jail
To train a wild animal e.g. a horse
To separate into pieces by force, or by dropping
To act against a law, rule, or promise
To become known suddenly, as in the news
To not do what you promised e.g. not keep promises
To solve a crime, or answer a problem
To stop functioning properly
To suddenly start, open or commence
To change in pitch suddenly, as in a voice
To fall on the shore, as in waves
To begin or change suddenly; the dawn or weather
To defeat by causing the person to lose their will

decade

US / ˈdekeɪd /

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UK / ˈdɛkˌed, dɛˈked /

B1

noun
Period of 10 years

full

US / fʊl /

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UK / fʊl /

A1

adjecitve
Containing all the parts; complete
Containing or holding as much as possible
Having had enough food
adverb
In a direct manner; completely

guard

US / ɡɑ:d /

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UK / ɡɑrd /

A2

noun
Someone who watches a place or prevents escapes
verb
To keep watch over something to protect it

know

US / nəʊ /

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UK / noʊ /

A1

verb
To be familiar with a person or place, thing
To feel sure or be convinced about something
To discover or be aware of something
To be able to distinguish
To have knowledge of things

often

US / ˈɔfən /

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UK / ˈɔfən,ˈɑfən,ˈɔftən,ˈɑf- /

A1

adverb
Many times; frequently; on many occasions

currently

US / ˈkʌrəntli /

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UK / ˈkʌrənt(ə)li /

A2

adverb
Happening or being in the present time

video

US / 'vɪdɪəʊ /

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UK / ˈvɪdiˌo /

A2

adjecitve
Of a moving film, with sound
noun
Recording capturing action with sound
verb
To make a moving film of, with sound

yet

US / jet /

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UK / jɛt /

A1

adverb
At a later time (used after ‘not’)
(Used to emphasize that thing is, will be greater)
Eventually; at a future time
Until now; up to the present
conjunction
Adding to what has been said, often as a contrast

juvenile

US / ˈdʒu:vənaɪl /

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UK / ˈdʒuvəˌnaɪl, -nəl /

B2

adjecitve
Concerning young people or children
Childish; immature; not behaving like an adult
noun
Someone who is young; a child

study

US / 'stʌdɪ /

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UK / ˈstʌdi /

A1

noun
Room that a person studies or reads in
Piece of research
Topic or subject you research or learn about
verb
To focus on learning something usually at school

food

US / fu:d /

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UK / fud /

A1

noun
What people and animals eat to live
Things taken in by plants to maintain life
A particular style or type of cooking, e.g. Asian

not

US / nɒt /

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UK / nɑt /

A1

adverb
Word indicating the negative
(Used to form the negative of verbs)

offender

US / ə'fendə(r) /

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UK / əˈfɛndɚ /

B1

noun
Person who breaks a law or other rule

comparison

US / kəmˈpærɪsn /

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UK / kəmˈpærɪsən /

A2

noun
Act of comparing things

effect

US / ɪ'fekt /

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UK / ɪˈfɛkt /

A1

noun
An advantage, benefit
Change brought about by a cause; result

can

US / kæn /

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UK / kən,kæn /

A1

noun
A metal container for storing food
other
Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
verb
To have permission to
To be possible to do
To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container

surprise

US / səˈpraɪz /

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UK / sərˈpraɪz /

A1

adjecitve
That surprises you; not expected
noun
Something unexpected that slightly shocks you
verb
To do something that another person didn't expect

bay

US / beɪ /

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UK / be /

B1

noun
Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land

behaviour

US / bɪˈheɪvjə(r) /

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UK / bɪˈhevjɚ /

A1

noun
The way a person or thing acts; manner

child

US / tʃaɪld /

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UK / tʃaɪld /

A1

noun
A very young person, between about 2 and 15

deliver

US / dɪ'lɪvə(r) /

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UK / dɪˈlɪvɚ /

A2

verb
To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
To save someone from a problem or crisis
To keep a promise; do what you say you would
To present something to a group, as a speech
To take something to a person or place

nearly

US / ˈniəli /

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UK / ˈnɪrli /

A1

adverb
Not completely; almost

unreasonably

US / ʌn'ri:znəblɪ /

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UK / ʌn'ri:znəblɪ /

B1

adverb
Not in a reasonable or sensible way

after

US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /

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UK / ˈæftɚ /

A1

adverb
Later than another time, or behind something
conjunction
Following something before
preposition
When an event happened or time has passed

albert

US / ˈælbət /

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UK / ælˈbɚt /

A1

noun
Prince consort of Queen Victoria of England

many

US / 'menɪ /

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UK / ˈmɛni /

A1

determiner
Used to refer a large number of things

will

US / wɪl /

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UK / wɪl /

A1

noun
Desire or choice of someone
Document saying who gets your money when you die
Strong desire to do something; determination
Desire to do something; strong wish to do
other
Used with verbs to express the future
verb
To leave property to someone after your death
To use mental effort to make something happen
Am (is, are) likely to do
To influence someone to do something
To make something happen by strongly wanting it

supermax

US / ˈsuːpəmæks; ˈsjuːpəmæks /

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UK / ˈsuːpərmæks /

A1

noun

use

US / ju:s /

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UK / ju:s /

A1

noun
Ability to employ something
Need to enable it to work
Permission to do something with something
Act of spending money
Operation of a machine for its function
verb
To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
To need to operate or work
To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
To treat a person badly
To do something with, for a task or purpose

widely

US / ˈwaɪdli /

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UK / ˈwaɪdlɪ /

A1

adverb
To a large degree; over a large range
By or among a large number of people

deny

US / dɪ'naɪ /

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UK / dɪˈnaɪ /

A2

verb
To refuse to allow or accept something

day

US / deɪ /

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UK / de /

A1

noun
A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
The period of time when it is light outside
Person's name

point

US / pɔɪnt /

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UK / pɔɪnt /

A1

noun
An item to be discussed
Small spot or dot
Fact or detail
Feature of something
The size of the text on a page or screen
A certain time or stage in a process
Certain position in time or space
Idea or fact you try to convince people about
Measurement of scores in a game, sport
Sharp end of something, e.g. a pen or pin
verb
To face a certain direction, e.g. north
To indicate something with your finger to others

sure

US / ʃʊə(r) /

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UK / ʃʊr /

A1

adjecitve
Having no doubts about something
Have confidence in your own words or actions
Firmly established or held; being firm or stable
Being correct or true
adverb
What you say to agree willingly

third

US / θɜ:d /

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UK / θɜ:rd /

A1

adjecitve
3rd: Number after second

dnews

US / /

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UK / /

A1

new

US / nju: /

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UK / nu, nju /

A1

adjecitve
Not old, recently born, built or made
Being or doing something for the first time
Not felt, seen or known previously
Having been recently bought or obtained

supply

US / sə'plaɪ /

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UK / səˈplaɪ /

A2

noun
Availability of products and services for use
Specific things needed to perform a certain task
verb
To give or sell goods to others for their use

small

US / smɔ:l /

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UK / smɔl /

A1

adjecitve
Little in size; not big
(Of letters) not written in capital letters
Being insignificant or minor
(Of a business) with few people or things; local
(Of voice) being soft and quiet
(Of a child) being young

himself

US / hɪmˈself /

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UK / hɪmˈsɛlf /

A1

pronoun
The same (male) person who did the action

slot

US / slɒt /

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UK / slɑ:t /

B1

noun
A long narrow opening to put a coin, etc. in
verb
To put something in a small narrow opening

continue

US / kən'tɪnju: /

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UK / kənˈtɪnju /

A1

verb
To do something without stopping, or after pausing
To start doing again after a break, pause, or stop

exactly

US / ɪgˈzæktli /

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UK / ɪɡˈzæktli /

A1

adverb
No more and no less than; precisely

consider

US / kən'sɪdə(r) /

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UK / kənˈsɪdər /

A1

verb
To think carefully about something

minor

US / 'maɪnə(r) /

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UK / ˈmaɪnɚ /

B1

adjecitve
Not so large in size; not important or valuable
An interval a half tone smaller than its major
noun
Subject studied in college, but not the main one
Someone too young to be legally responsible

separate

US / 'sepəreɪt /

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UK / 'sepəreɪt /

A2

adjecitve
Being different from or unrelated to another
verb
To divide two things by being in between them
To live away from your husband or wife
To move things away from each other

average

US / 'ævərɪdʒ /

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UK / ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ /

A2

adjecitve
Typical or normal; usual; ordinary
noun
Total of numbers divided by the number of items
verb
To add numbers then divide by the number of items

body

US / ˈbɒd.i /

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UK / ˈbɑdi /

A1

noun
An object distinct from other objects
A group of people involved in an activity together
Main part of something
A person's physical self

order

US / 'ɔ:də(r) /

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UK / ˈɔrdɚ /

A1

noun
Religious or social group, as of nuns
Instructions to others to do what you want
State in which things are neat and organized
What you ask to buy, e.g. food in restaurant
Social or political control of an area
verb
To put things in a sequence, e.g. a, b, c
To give instructions to others to do what you want
To ask for something you want to buy, e.g. a meal

make

US / meɪk /

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UK / mek /

A1

noun
Product made by a particular company; brand
verb
To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
To get to (a place) on time
To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
To create something by putting things together
To earn a certain amount of money at a job
To cause or force a person to do something
To cause something to happen or be formed

half

US / hɑ:f /

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UK / hæf, hɑf /

A1

adjecitve
Not complete
adverb
Partly; somewhat
noun
One of two equal periods of game time in a sport
The part you get when one is divided into two;

physical

US / ˈfɪzɪkl /

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UK / ˈfɪzɪkəl /

A2

adjecitve
Concerning the body of a person
Concerning things that can be seen or touched
noun
Health check at the doctors' or hospital

suspect

US / sə'spekt /

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UK / səˈspɛkt /

A2

adjecitve
(Of a thing) causing doubt; suspicious
noun
Person thought to have committed a crime
verb
To consider someone is the one guilty of a crime
To doubt or lack trust

large

US / lɑ:dʒ /

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UK / lɑ:rdʒ /

A1

adjecitve
Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat

out

US / aʊt /

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UK / aʊt /

A1

adverb
No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
Away from home, business, or the usual place
In a direction/movement away from inside or center
noun
Act when a batter cannot continue playing
verb
To tell people a secret

from

US / frəm /

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UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

A1

preposition
Starting at a particular place, time or level

isolation

US / ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃn /

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UK / ˌaɪsəˈleʃən /

B1

noun
Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
Process of separating things from other things

form

US / fɔ:m /

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UK / fɔrm /

A1

noun
Sports team or person's current winning record
Document you complete when making an application
Visible shape or style; type; kind
verb
To organize something such as a club or group
To develop; to come into a shape or substance
To make something into a particular shape

think

US / θɪŋk /

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UK / θɪŋk /

A1

verb
To have an idea about something without certainty
To have an idea, opinion or belief about something

come

US / kʌm /

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UK / kʌm /

A1

verb
To arrive at a place
(Of mail) to be delivered
To move toward someone; go with someone
To reach a certain point or state

any

US / 'enɪ /

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UK / ˈɛni /

A1

adjecitve
One, or some, no matter which
pronoun
One (thing) of many; some

degrade

US / dɪ'ɡreɪd /

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UK / dɪˈɡred /

B2

verb
To reduce in amount or strength
To treat something poorly or without respect

and

US / ənd /

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UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

A1

conjunction
Used to refer to two or more things
Plus; in addition; on top of that
Used to introduce an action that follows another

sometimes

US / ˈsʌmtaɪmz /

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UK / ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz /

A1

adverb
Only at certain times; occasionally

mental

US / ˈmentl /

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UK / ˈmɛntl /

A2

adjecitve
Concerning the mind

another

US / əˈnʌðə(r) /

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UK / əˈnʌðɚ /

A1

adjecitve
One more, but not this
determiner
One more added
pronoun
One more (thing)

monitor

US / ˈmɒnɪtə(r) /

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UK / ˈmɑ:nɪtə(r) /

A2

noun
A senior student at school
Electronic screen on which you can see images
verb
To observe and keep a record of something

keep

US / ki:p /

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UK / kip /

A1

noun
Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
Money spent on you so you can live in a place
verb
To continue doing something; not to stop
To stop balls going in a goal in sports
To not give back or return something
(Of food) to not spoil or not rot
To take possession of something to own, e.g. a pet
To have and continue to hold something
To do something that you have promised or agreed
To stay in a certain place or condition
To maintain the rules

reduce

US / rɪ'dju:s /

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UK / rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus /

A2

verb
To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
To make something smaller in size, amount, level

call

US / kɔ:l /

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UK / kɔl /

A1

noun
A order or request for action
The sound an animal makes, often when in danger
A correct prediction, e.g. a decision in a game
A short visit to a place or person
A decision by a referee or umpire in a game
verb
To make a request or order for action
(Animal) to make sounds to warn of danger
To announce the date of an election
To make a judgment about something
To give someone or something a name
To guess in advance the result or outcome
To visit a place or person for a short time
To phone someone
To speak, announce or shout in a loud voice

release

US / rɪ'li:s /

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UK / rɪ'li:s /

A2

noun
Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
Relief from sadness, suffering or trouble
Act of freeing from a jail, cage, prison, etc.
verb
To free someone from a responsibility or burden
To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
To allow to leave a jail, cage, etc.; let out
To let go of something you are holding

put

US / pʊt /

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UK / pʊt /

A1

phrasal verb
to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch
verb
To move or place a thing in a particular position
To rate something in importance or value
To write or say something in a certain manner

only

US / ˈəunli /

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UK / ˈonli /

A1

adverb
Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
Not very important or serious
Just that type of thing, person
Short time ago; not before a certain time
conjunction
Except; but

illness

US / ˈɪlnəs /

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UK / ˈɪlnɪs /

A2

noun
Unhealthy condition of the mind or body

completely

US / kəmˈpli:tli /

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UK / kəmˈpliːtli /

A1

adverb
In every way or as much as possible

right

US / raɪt /

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UK / raɪt /

A1

adjecitve
Correct or true
The south side of you looking at the rising sun
adverb
Exactly in a place or time
Being appropriate for a particular event
In a straight or direct manner
noun
Something you are legally or morally allowed to do
Ideal of what is just and good
Political view based on conservatism
verb
To fix something previously wrong or unjust
To make upright, as a boat that has turned over

least

US / li:st /

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UK / list /

A1

adverb
In the smallest or lowest way
noun
Something that is of the lowest or smallest degree

what

US / wɒt /

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UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /

A1

pronoun
Thing or things that; the same kind as
Used to emphasize something you are about to say
adjecitve
Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
Used to place emphasis on a particular quality
adverb
To a certain degree
determiner
Question words used for asking for information
exclamation
Used to express excitement, shock, or surprise
Used to ask people to repeat something they said

that

US / ðæt /

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UK / ðæt, ðət /

A1

adjecitve
The person or thing being talked about
Used to identify something both the speakers know
adverb
Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
To such a degree
conjunction
Used to connect a noun clause
Used to introduce an adverbial clause
Used to introduce a noun clause
determiner
Used as a noun to refer to something
pronoun
Referring an object far away
Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’

like

US / laɪk /

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UK / laɪk /

A1

adjecitve
Being equal in status or kind to something else
Similar; the same
adverb
For example
preposition
Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
In a way similar to the way something is done
Such as; for example
verb
To want to
To find something pleasing; to prefer something

even

US / 'i:vn /

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UK / ˈivən /

A1

adjecitve
Being equal in influence, power, possibility etc.
Being divided equally or fairly
(Of teams/contest) with similar chances of success
Smooth, level, or regular
Can be divided by 2; ending in 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0
At a regular, equally steady manner
Remaining steady and unchanging
adverb
(When this is surprising) as well; too
(Used to compare two things/stress the difference)
verb
To make something level; to flatten
To make something equal

gang

US / ɡæŋ /

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UK / ɡæŋ /

B1

noun
Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
verb
To gather together to do something (often illegal)

again

US / ə'ɡen /

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UK / əˈɡɛn /

A1

adverb
One more time, once more

about

US / ə'baʊt /

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UK / əˈbaʊt /

A1

adverb
To be ready to; going to
Nearly; approximately; roughly
Near; next to; close to
In every direction; in the area of
preposition
Concerning or of (a topic)

prison

US / 'prɪzn /

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UK / ˈprɪzən /

A2

noun
Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail

hard

US / hɑ:d /

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UK / hɑː(r)d /

A1

adjecitve
Difficult to do; difficult to understand
(Of facts) not able to be misunderstood; clear
(Of alcohol) strong
Involving or requiring lots of work, effort, care
Being full of pain, trouble, and problems
Strong
(Of edge) clear; sharp
Difficult to bend, break or cut; solid
adverb
With lots of force, power, or impact

first

US / fɜ:st /

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UK / fɚst /

A1

adjecitve
1st; Coming before all others in time or place
noun
Something that has not happened before
Position of the winner of a competition

cause

US / kɔ:z /

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UK / kɔz /

A2

noun
Belief, goal or organization that people support
Reason for
verb
To make something happen; create effect or result

practice

US / 'præktɪs /

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UK / ˈpræktɪs /

A2

noun
The office and place for legal or medical work
Doing something many times to become better at it
verb
To work as a doctor or lawyer
To live according to the teachings of a religion
To do something many times to improve a skill

include

US / ɪnˈklu:d /

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UK / ɪnˈklud /

A1

verb
To make someone, something part of a group

watch

US / wɒtʃ /

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UK / wɑtʃ /

A1

noun
Period of time someone is responsible for guarding
Device you wear on your wrist that shows the time
Official warning statement, e.g. of bad weather
verb
To keep in check, manage, or control something
To look at something for entertainment, e.g. TV
To guard a place or people; protect child, etc.
To look at carefully to work out what is happening
To protect and care for someone or something

isolated

US / ˈaɪsəleɪtɪd /

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UK / ˈaɪsəˌletɪd /

B1

verb
To identify, consider, or deal with separately
To keep in a place or situation apart from others
To separate something from another substance

find

US / faɪnd /

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UK / faɪnd /

A1

noun
Object discovered by chance
Things that have been discovered from searching
verb
To become aware of something that is happening
To discover or meet by chance
To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
To learn through study, research, or effort
To discover something by looking for it

stay

US / steɪ /

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UK / ste /

A1

noun
Legal order to stop or delay an action
Strong rope or wire that supports a ship's mast
Period of time spent living in or visiting a place
verb
To keep trying without giving up
To remain in the same place and not move away
To spend time visiting a place or someone's home

number

US / ˈnʌmbə(r) /

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UK / ˈnʌmbɚ /

A1

noun
Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
Particular song or dance performed during a show
Total quantity or amount of things
verb
To put numbers on things
To assign a sequence within a group, series, set
To claim to be part of a larger group, series, set

interesting

US / ˈɪntrəstɪŋ /

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UK / ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ, -tərɪstɪŋ, -təˌrɛstɪŋ /

A1

adjecitve
Taking your attention; making you want to know
verb
To make someone want to know about something
To persuade to do, become involved with something

additionally

US / ə'dɪʃənəlɪ /

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UK / ə'dɪʃənəlɪ /

A2

adverb
Also; as well

twice

US / twaɪs /

•

UK / twaɪs /

A1

adverb
Two times

percentage

US / pəˈsentɪdʒ /

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UK / pərˈsentɪdʒ /

B1

noun
Part of a whole divided into hundredths

method

US / 'meθəd /

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UK / ˈmɛθəd /

A2

noun
(Organized and planned) way of doing something

cell

US / sel /

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UK / sɛl /

A2

noun
Smallest unit of living things in biology
Group of people - often from a secret organization
Prisoner's room in a jail
Shortened form of 'cellphone'

supreme

US / su:ˈpri:m /

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UK / sʊˈprim /

B1

adjecitve
Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
Holding the highest power, status or authority

show

US / ʃəʊ /

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UK / ʃo /

A1

noun
False display of love, emotion or action
An event for displaying or promoting goods
Play, opera or theater production
Presentation that is broadcast on TV or radio
verb
To be easily seen or displayed
To display your emotions or feelings
To let someone see something; display
To explain or teach how something is done
To lead someone somewhere; point them to something
To prove something to be true, correct
To reveal or allow something to be seen

police

US / pəˈli:s /

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UK / pəˈlis /

A1

adjecitve
Concerning the police and its business
noun
People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
verb
To control an area, or group with a police force

hold

US / həʊld /

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UK / hold /

A1

noun
Section of a ship or plane used for storing things
Influence or power held over someone
Place of support for hands or feet when climbing
verb
To agree to keep something for someone
To have the capacity to support/contain something
To control an area and protect it from attack
To not allow someone to leave a place
To cause an event to happen at a place or time
To use hands or arms to carry or keep something
To have a specific quality or property
To keep an image, belief or feeling in your mind
To have or own something
To wait before being able to talk on the phone
To limit the movement of someone in a sport

they

US / ðeɪ /

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UK / ðe /

A1

pronoun
Two or more people, animals, or things

dollar

US / ˈdɒlə(r) /

•

UK / ˈdɑ:lə(r) /

A1

noun
A basic unit of money equal to 100 cent

damage

US / ˈdæmɪdʒ /

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UK / ˈdæmɪdʒ /

A2

noun
Physical harm that is done to something
verb
To harm physically; to hurt or break something

who

US / hu: /

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UK / hu /

A1

pronoun
Which person
Used to introduce information about people

inmate

US / ˈɪnmeɪt /

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UK / ˈɪnˌmet /

B2

noun
Person who lives somewhere, especially in jail

its

US / ɪts /

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UK / ɪts /

A1

adjecitve
Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
determiner
Of something; belonging or related to something
other
Possessive form of “it”

court

US / kɔ:t /

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UK / kɔrt, kort /

A2

noun
Place king or queen meet people, makes laws etc.
Place where legal cases are decided
Large, flat area, to play tennis or basketball
verb
To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
To encourage dangerous behavior
To pay attention to someone to get their support

all

US / ɔ:l /

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UK / ɔl /

A1

adverb
Completely; totally
determiner
Being every one of something
pronoun
100% of something; the complete amount

america

US / ə'merɪkə /

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UK / əˈmɛrɪkə /

A1

noun
The United States of America; North America and/or South America

harmful

US / ˈhɑ:mfl /

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UK / ˈhɑ:rmfl /

A2

adjecitve
Likely to cause damage or injury

symptom

US / 'sɪmptəm /

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UK / ˈsɪmtəm, ˈsɪmp- /

B1

noun
Sign that suggests that there is a problem

design

US / dɪˈzaɪn /

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UK / dɪˈzaɪn /

A1

noun
The way something is planned, to fulfill a purpose
verb
To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
To think of a plan

condemn

US / kənˈdem /

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UK / kənˈdɛm /

B1

verb
To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
To state strongly that person, thing is bad, wrong

thank

US / θæŋk /

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UK / θæŋk /

A1

verb
To tell someone you are grateful to them

look

US / lʊk /

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UK / lʊk /

A1

noun
Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
Particular style of dress, clothes, or appearance
The way someone, something appears to be
Act of searching for or examining something
verb
To appear to be; seem

human

US / 'hju:mən /

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UK / ˈhjumən /

A1

adjecitve
Concerning or characteristic of people
noun
A person; a man, woman or child

fluorescent

US / ˌflɔ:ˈresnt /

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UK / flʊˈrɛsənt, flɔ-, flo- /

B2

adjecitve
Having the property of fluorescence; brightly lit

cruel

US / 'kru:əl /

•

UK / ˈkruəl /

B1

adjecitve
Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally

punishment

US / ˈpʌnɪʃmənt /

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UK / ˈpʌnɪʃmənt /

A2

noun
Being punished; thing you do when being punished
Physically rough treatment

report

US / rɪ'pɔ:t /

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UK / rɪˈpɔrt, ˈport /

A1

noun
Account of the necessary facts and information
The telling of news in the media
Official statement about something
verb
To submit a report or bill to the government
To write in a newspaper or speak on a news program
To state something officially
To officially present yourself to an authority
To describe something by telling it to others

california

US / ˌkælɪ'fɔ:njə, -'fɔ:ni:ə /

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UK / ˌkælɪ'fɔ:rnjəˌ -'fɔ:rni:ə /

A1

noun
A state in the western United States on the Pacific; the rd largest state; known for earthquakes

spend

US / spend /

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UK / spɛnd /

A2

verb
To use money to pay for something
To use time in order to do something
To use up something completely

through

US / θru: /

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UK / θru /

A2

adjecitve
having finished using or doing something
adverb
From the beginning of something until the end
preposition
Over, in, across an entire thing or place
Allowing you to pass between, or to
By a particular way or process; by the use of

time

US / taɪm /

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UK / taɪm /

A1

noun
Speed at which music is played; tempo
Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
Occasion when something happens
Period or occasion that something occurred
Period in history or the past
Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
How long an event takes; duration
verb
To check speed at which music is performed
To choose a specific moment to do something
To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
To schedule something to occur at a specific moment

for

US / fə(r) /

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UK / fɔr,fə /

A1

preposition
Used to show the purpose, or need of something

detention

US / dɪ'tenʃn /

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UK / dɪˈtɛnʃən /

B2

noun
Act of keeping someone in jail or similar

door

US / dɔ:(r) /

•

UK / dɔr,dor /

A1

noun
You walk through this when you go in a room

such

US / sʌtʃ /

•

UK / sʌtʃ /

A1

determiner
Being similar to
(Thing) as previously stated or referred to
adverb
(Used to emphasize the quality of an adjective)

per

US / pə(r) /

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UK / pɚ /

A2

preposition
In the manner directed or suggested
For each; during each

kill

US / kɪl /

•

UK / kɪl /

A1

noun
Animal killed by a person or other animal
verb
To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
To end the life of a person or other living thing
To be very funny
To prevent something from continuing or operating
To do something unimportant to pass time quickly

danger

US / ˈdeɪndʒə(r) /

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UK / ˈdendʒɚ /

A1

noun
The possibility of getting hurt, damaged, killed

window

US / ˈwɪndəʊ /

•

UK / ˈwɪndoʊ /

A1

noun
Opening in a wall or door to let in light
Opening in a wall through which people do business

under

US / ˈʌndə(r) /

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UK / ˈʌndɚ /

A1

adjecitve
In the same place as another thing, but lower
adverb
In a lower quantity or price than expected
preposition
According to the terms of an agreement or law
Managed or controlled by the authority of
Being of a lesser quality or amount than expected
Influenced or affected by something or someone
Less or lower in age, amount, size or number

well

US / wel /

•

UK / wɛl /

A1

adjecitve
Being in a fortunate, good condition or state
Healthy and in good condition
adverb
In an acceptable, proper, or successful manner
In a complete, total, or full manner
A great and considerable degree
In a successful way, in a good or satisfactory way
exclamation
Used to begin or continue a particular statement
Used to show you want to start saying something
Used to express that you are waiting for a reply
You say this to change the topic of a conversation
Used to indicate you are making a final remark
noun
Long deep hole in the ground to get water
verb
To cause your eyes to fill with tears

volunteer

US / ˌvɒlən'tɪə(r) /

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UK / ˌvɑlənˈtɪr /

B2

adjecitve
Working willingly without pay to help others
noun
Person who helps others without being paid
verb
To work willingly without pay to help others

since

US / sɪns /

•

UK / sɪns /

A1

adverb
At a point before the present time
conjunction
For this reason; because
preposition
From the time in the past that

extend

US / ɪkˈstend /

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UK / ɪkˈstɛnd /

A2

verb
To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
To reach from one point to another
To straighten or stretch something out, e.g. leg
To make something last longer

informant

US / ɪnˈfɔ:mənt /

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UK / ɪnˈfɔrmənt /

B2

noun
Person who reports what happened at an event

solitary

US / 'sɒlətrɪ /

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UK / ˈsɑlɪˌtɛri /

B2

adjecitve
Done alone; spending a lot of time alone
noun
A punishment to keep a person alone in a cell
A person who chooses to live alone

check

US / tʃek /

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UK / tʃɛk /

A1

adjecitve
Decorated with squares made up of lines
noun
Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
Printed piece of paper you sign to pay for things
A mark on a form, equivalent to 'yes'; tick
Mark used to show that something is correct
Procedure to prevent errors or control something
verb
To confirm the details of something are correct
To leave your things with staff who look after it
To examine something to see if something is wrong
To examine in order to prevent errors/a problem

light

US / laɪt /

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UK / laɪt /

A1

adjecitve
Being bright making it easy to see; not dark
Being pale and lacking darkness of color
Not heavy; weighing only a little
adverb
Carrying few bags when traveling
noun
A source of energy that makes a room or area bright
Way in which something or someone is understood
verb
To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
To provide a way to see ahead

hour

US / 'aʊə(r) /

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UK / aʊr /

A1

noun
60 minutes
Particular time of the day
Fixed, regularly occurring time

unnecessary

US / ʌnˈnesəsəri /

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UK / ʌnˈnesəseri /

B1

adjecitve
Being more than needed or not needed

than

US / ðən /

•

UK / ðən /

A1

conjunction
Used to compare two things that are not equal

prisoner

US / 'prɪznə(r) /

•

UK / ˈprɪzənɚ, ˈprɪznɚ /

A2

noun
Someone kept in a prison as punishment for a crime

one

US / wʌn /

•

UK / wʌn /

A1

pronoun
You; we; people in general; someone
The thing or person previously referred to
adjecitve
Used to refer to people generally
Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
number
Number 1

other

US / 'ʌðə(r) /

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UK / ˈʌðər /

A1

adjecitve
A thing different from that mentioned
determiner
(Something) else; not the first (one)
pronoun
Being the one and only thing of that category

into

US / 'ɪntə /

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UK / ˈɪntu /

A1

preposition
Moving or going inside something
In the same direction as; in the direction of
So as to become; taking the state of

tattoo

US / tə'tu: /

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UK / tæˈtu /

B2

noun
Permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
verb
To put a permanent ink drawing on a person's skin

molester

US / /

•

UK / /

C1

noun
Someone subjecting others to unwanted sexual acts

less

US / les /

•

UK / lɛs /

A1

adjecitve
Smaller in amount or degree
adverb
To a smaller degree
noun
A smaller amount
preposition
With the subtraction of

confinement

US / kənˈfaɪnmənt /

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UK / kənˈfaɪnmənt /

B1

noun
Action of holding or imprisoning someone

the

US / ðə /

•

UK / ðə /

A1

article
Used to refer to something already mentioned
Used to show there is only one of something
determiner
Used to describe all of a family

alone

US / ə'ləʊn /

•

UK / əˈlon /

A1

adjecitve
Apart from others
Without equal
adverb
Without anyone or anything else

big

US / bɪɡ /

•

UK / bɪɡ /

A1

adjecitve
Popular
Serious
Large

accuse

US / ə'kju:z /

•

UK / əˈkjuz /

A2

verb
To claim that someone has done something wrong

you

US / jʊ /

•

UK / ju /

A1

pronoun
Person someone is speaking or writing to
Person or people in general

year

US / jə: /

•

UK / jɪr /

A1

noun
Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
Used to refer to the age of a person

louisiana

US / luːˌiːziːˈænə /

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UK / luˌiziˈænə /

A1

other
A state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the Am

five

US / faɪv /

•

UK / faɪv /

A1

number
5

this

US / ðɪs /

•

UK / ðɪs /

A1

adjecitve
Used to indicate something already been discussed
Used to indicate something happening around now
adverb
An indication by a physical motion or gesture
A specific amount of
determiner
Person, thing, or idea near you
pronoun
Person, thing that has already been discussed

judge

US / dʒʌdʒ /

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UK / dʒʌdʒ /

A2

noun
Person who decides on the results of a contest
Person who has the power to make a decision
verb
To reach a decision about who won a contest
To form an opinion after careful consideration
To make a decision in court

across

US / əˈkrɔs /

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UK / əˈkrɔs,əˈkrɑs /

A1

adverb
Distance from one side to another
(Go) from one side to the other of something

three

US / θri: /

•

UK / θri /

A1

number
Number 3

contact

US / 'kɒntækt /

•

UK / ˈkɑnˌtækt /

A2

adjecitve
Touching or feeling something
noun
Touching or feeling something
Object that allows electricity to run through it
Communication with someone or something
People who can give you information, introductions
verb
To get in touch with someone

state

US / steɪt /

•

UK / stet /

A1

adjecitve
Concerning region within a country
noun
Region within a country, with its own government
Situation or condition something is in
verb
To say; declare as fact