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British monarchy slavery link study supported by King Charles - BBC News

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get

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US / ɡet /

UK / ɡɛt /

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  • verb
  • To become affected by illness or disease
  • To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
  • To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
  • To go somewhere to obtain something
  • To (cause to) do a particular thing
  • To obtain, receive or be given something
  • To currently have
  • To prepare for use
  • To understand something being said or read

again

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US / ə'ɡen /

UK / əˈɡɛn /

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  • adverb
  • One more time, once more

about

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US / ə'baʊt /

UK / əˈbaʊt /

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  • 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)

cease

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US / si:s /

UK / sis /

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  • verb
  • To come or bring to an end; stop continuing

impact

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US / 'ɪmpækt /

UK / ˈɪmˌpækt /

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  • noun
  • A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • Very strong influence
  • Act or force of one thing hitting something else
  • verb
  • To hit or strike someone or something with force

independent

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US / ˌɪndɪˈpendənt /

UK / ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
  • noun
  • A person not connected to a political party

like

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US / laɪk /

UK / laɪk /

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  • 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

people

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US / 'pi:pl /

UK / ˈpipəl /

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  • noun
  • Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • Men, Women, Children

that

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US / ðæt /

UK / ðæt, ðət /

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  • 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’

what

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US / wɒt /

UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /

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  • 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

access

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US / 'ækses /

UK / ˈæksɛs /

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  • noun
  • Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
  • verb
  • To be able to use or have permission to use

extent

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US / ɪkˈstent /

UK / ɪkˈstɛnt /

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  • noun
  • Point, level or limit to which something reaches
  • Range or space included in something

during

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US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /

UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /

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  • preposition
  • At some point in the course of an event or thing

family

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US / 'fæməlɪ /

UK / ˈfæmli /

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  • noun
  • Close group of people or organizations
  • A group of people who are related through blood
  • Group of related plants or animals

must

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US / məst /

UK / mʌst /

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  • noun
  • Something that is necessary or required
  • other
  • (Used to state that something ought to be true)
  • Used to say something is required or necessary

then

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US / ðen /

UK / ðɛn /

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  • adverb
  • A time that is not now
  • Following another thing in time or arrangement
  • Following on reasonably from what was just stated
  • At that time, not now

tell

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US / tel /

UK / tɛl /

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  • verb
  • To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • To be able to guess
  • To say or communicate information to someone
  • To inform, but without speaking; indicate
  • To have a negative effect on someone
  • To order someone to do something; command
  • To recognize something based on certain signs
  • To report something to an authority
  • To explain something or teach someone something

absolutely

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US / ˈæbsəlu:tli /

UK / ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli /

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  • adverb
  • Completely; totally; very

depth

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US / depθ /

UK / dɛpθ /

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  • noun
  • Distance below a surface

sensitive

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US / 'sensətɪv /

UK / ˈsɛnsɪtɪv /

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  • adjecitve
  • Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
  • (Private information) needing careful treatment
  • Concerning awareness of small differences
  • Able to recognize the feelings of others
  • Responsive to physical touch
  • Becoming unstable

own

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US / əʊn /

UK / on /

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  • adjecitve
  • Belong to oneself
  • determiner
  • Yours, his, hers, etc.; not belonging to another
  • pronoun
  • (Something) belong to myself
  • verb
  • To have something as your property

similar

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US / ˈsɪmələ(r) /

UK / ˈsɪməlɚ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Nearly the same; alike

each

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US / i:tʃ /

UK / itʃ /

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  • determiner
  • Every one of two or more things
  • pronoun
  • Per one person or thing

for

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US / fə(r) /

UK / fɔr,fə /

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  • preposition
  • Used to show the purpose, or need of something

grant

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US / ɡrɑ:nt /

UK / ɡrænt /

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  • noun
  • Money given for education or research
  • Person's name
  • verb
  • To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
  • To give or let someone do what they want

ask

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US / ɑ:sk /

UK / æsk /

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  • verb
  • To say to someone that you want something

express

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US / ɪk'spres /

UK / ɪkˈsprɛs /

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  • adjecitve
  • Sent by a fast mail service
  • Traveling at high speed
  • noun
  • Fast train or bus
  • verb
  • To send something by fast mail
  • To state or show what you think or how you feel

royal

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US / 'rɔɪəl /

UK / ˈrɔɪəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
  • Concerning a king or queen
  • Used in some titles of noble persons, places

start

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US / stɑ:t /

UK / stɑrt /

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  • noun
  • First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • First opportunity to achieve something, e.g. a job
  • Sudden action or movement because you are scared
  • other
  • Beginning of something in place or time
  • verb
  • To do, be or happen for the first time; begin
  • To turn something on

well

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US / wel /

UK / wɛl /

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  • 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

question

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US / 'kwestʃən /

UK / ˈkwɛstʃən /

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  • noun
  • Issue or problems you are dealing with
  • What you ask about; issue
  • verb
  • To ask for or try to get information
  • To have or express concerns or uncertainty

field

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US / fi:ld /

UK / fild /

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  • noun
  • Area of study, such as physics or biology
  • Piece of land used to grow crops/raise animals
  • Open area of land, especially without buildings
  • Grassed area where you play some sports
  • verb
  • To respond to something or answer a question
  • To catch or stop a ball during a game

head

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US / hed /

UK / hɛd /

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  • noun
  • Counter for the number of cattle
  • Natural mental ability or intelligence
  • Leader or person with the greatest authority
  • Mind; mental ability; mental state
  • Side of a coin with a head on it
  • Top part of your body with eyes and a mouth
  • Starting point of something, e.g. a river
  • verb
  • To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • To be first or at the front or top (e.g. a list)
  • To travel or move toward a particular place; To go in a particular direction
  • To become the leader of something
  • To lead or be responsible for something

personal

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US / ˈpɜ:sənl /

UK / ˈpɚsənəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Done by or to a particular person; individual
  • Concerning a person's private life or feelings

few

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US / fju: /

UK / fju /

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  • pronoun
  • Not many, a small number

albeit

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US / ˌɔ:lˈbi:ɪt /

UK / ɔlˈbiɪt, æl- /

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  • conjunction
  • Way to say 'even though' or 'although'

fully

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US / 'fʊlɪ /

UK / ˈfʊli /

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  • adverb
  • Completely or entirely

just

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US / dʒʌst /

UK / dʒʌst /

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  • adjecitve
  • Proper or appropriate; as is deserved
  • Doing or being what is right or fair
  • Legally correct; having enough evidence
  • adverb
  • Almost; nearly
  • Exactly at the time of
  • Exactly (the same as, like)

report

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US / rɪ'pɔ:t /

UK / rɪˈpɔrt, ˈport /

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  • 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

talk

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US / tɔ:k /

UK / tɔk /

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  • noun
  • Style of speaking
  • Discussion between two countries
  • Giving information in front of people; lecture
  • Saying things or ideas to someone with words
  • verb
  • To make a formal speech about something
  • To say things or ideas to someone with words

those

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US / ðəʊz /

UK / ðoz /

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  • determiner
  • The people or things we are talking about
  • pronoun
  • The objects far from the speaker

accessible

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US / əkˈsesəbl /

UK / ækˈsɛsəbəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Able to be entered, reached or used

all

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US / ɔ:l /

UK / ɔl /

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

its

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US / ɪts /

UK / ɪts /

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

who

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US / hu: /

UK / hu /

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  • pronoun
  • Which person
  • Used to introduce information about people

between

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US / bɪˈtwi:n /

UK / bɪˈtwin /

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  • preposition
  • From one person, thing, or place, to another
  • In the space that separates two objects
  • Among two or more people who share something

they

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US / ðeɪ /

UK / ðe /

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  • pronoun
  • Two or more people, animals, or things

british

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US / ˈbrɪtɪʃ /

UK / ˈbrɪtɪʃ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the culture and people of British

clearly

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US / ˈklɪəlɪ /

UK / ˈklɪrlɪ /

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  • adverb
  • In a way that is easy to understand; obviously

reign

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US / reɪn /

UK / ren /

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  • noun
  • Time during which a person runs an organization
  • Period of time when (e.g. king) rules a country
  • verb
  • To be present and felt or sensed by everyone there
  • (King or Queen) to rule a country

country

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US / ˈkʌntri /

UK / ˈkʌntri /

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  • noun
  • An area of land that is controlled by a government
  • Open land that is away from towns and cities

monarch

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US / ˈmɒnək /

UK / ˈmɑ:nərk /

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  • noun
  • A king or queen

pay

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US / peɪ /

UK / pe /

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  • noun
  • Money you receive from your job, work, etc.
  • verb
  • To give money for goods or work done
  • To give (attention, respect, etc.) to
  • To be punished or suffer for something you did
  • To make (a visit) to a person or place

queen

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US / kwi:n /

UK / kwin /

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  • adjecitve
  • Big, female insect that is capable of laying eggs
  • noun
  • Person's name
  • Playing card, with the image of a queen on it
  • Piece in chess has the most freedom of movement
  • Big, female insect that is capable of laying eggs
  • Female royal ruler; the wife of a king
  • Very successful woman who is the best at something

death

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US / deθ /

UK / dɛθ /

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  • noun
  • When someone dies; the end of life

involvement

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US / ɪnˈvɒlvmənt /

UK / ɪnˈvɑːlvmənt /

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  • noun
  • Act or process of joining in a particular activity

their

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US / ðɛː /

UK / ðer /

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to them

change

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US / tʃeɪndʒ /

UK / tʃendʒ /

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  • noun
  • Exchange of one set of clothes for another
  • Money in the form of coins instead of paper
  • Money returned after giving too much
  • Act of making or becoming something else
  • verb
  • To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • To exchange one kind of money for another
  • To replace something with another thing
  • To make or become something else
  • To go from one train, bus, etc. and go to another

both

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US / bəuθ /

UK / boθ /

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  • determiner
  • Used to refer to two things at the same time
  • pronoun
  • Used to refer to two things at the same time

bring

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US / brɪŋ /

UK / brɪŋ /

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  • verb
  • To take or go with someone to a place

forefront

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US / ˈfɔːfrʌnt /

UK / ˈfɔːrfrʌnt /

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  • noun
  • Part in the front or nearest; most prominent

link

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US / lɪŋk /

UK / lɪŋk /

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  • noun
  • Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
  • Connection between two or more things or people
  • Webpage item you click to go to another webpage
  • verb
  • To join or connect together

feel

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US / fi:l /

UK / fil /

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  • verb
  • To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • To sense through direct contact; touch

respond

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US / rɪ'spɒnd /

UK / rɪˈspɑnd /

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  • verb
  • To answer something or someone
  • To have a good reaction to e.g. medical treatment

cooperate

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US / kəʊ'ɒpəreɪt /

UK / koˈɑpəˌret /

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  • verb
  • To work together with, to assist someone

new

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US / nju: /

UK / nu, nju /

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  • 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

lose

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US / lu:z /

UK / luz /

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  • verb
  • To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • To decrease in value or quantity (e.g. weight)
  • To stop having certain qualities or abilities
  • To stop having or being entitled to
  • To fail to win something that is being contested
  • To be unable to find something you once had
  • To be dependent on someone (used with 'not')

after

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US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /

UK / ˈæftɚ /

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

describe

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US / dɪ'skraɪb /

UK / dɪˈskraɪb /

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  • verb
  • To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something

many

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US / 'menɪ /

UK / ˈmɛni /

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  • determiner
  • Used to refer a large number of things

will

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US / wɪl /

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  • 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

buckingham

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US / ˈbʌkɪŋəm /

UK / ˈbʌkɪŋˌhæm /

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historic

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US / hɪˈstɒrɪk /

UK / hɪˈstɔrɪk, -ˈstɑr- /

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  • adjecitve
  • (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
  • Connected with the past

explain

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US / ɪk'spleɪn /

UK / ɪkˈsplen /

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  • verb
  • To make clear or easy to understand by describing

visit

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US / ˈvɪzɪt /

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  • noun
  • Trip to a place for a time, usually for a reason
  • verb
  • To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason

obviously

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US / ˈɒbviəsli /

UK / ˈɑːbviəsli /

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  • adverb
  • In a way that is obvious/easy to see or understand

trade

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US / treɪd /

UK / treid /

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  • noun
  • A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
  • Action of buying and selling things in business
  • The buying and selling of goods and services
  • Exchanging something for something else
  • Job often requiring physical skills, e.g. plumbing
  • verb
  • To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
  • To give something in return for something else

sorrow

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US / 'sɒrəʊ /

UK / ˈsɑro, ˈsɔro /

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  • noun
  • Deep sadness caused by a loss
  • verb
  • To experience deep sadness

commonwealth

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US / ˈkɒmənwelθ /

UK / ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ /

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  • noun
  • Group of countries connected politically

conversation

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US / ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn /

UK / ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən /

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  • noun
  • Talking with other people; discussion or chat

break

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US / breɪk /

UK / brek /

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  • 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

full

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US / fʊl /

UK / fʊl /

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

clear

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US / klɪə(r) /

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  • adjecitve
  • Empty; without anything in it or on it
  • Being certain and without doubt
  • Being without any streaks, spots, or cracks
  • Easy to understand; well-explained; obvious
  • adverb
  • Completely; entirely; through the whole of
  • Away from; free from
  • verb
  • To recover from or remove a problem
  • To get rid of the entire contents of
  • To give permission for something to happen
  • To make a place or surface empty by removing
  • To prove that someone is not guilty or to blame

gather

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US / ˈgæðə(r) /

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  • noun
  • Fold in cloth, as in a full skirt
  • verb
  • To bring objects together into one place
  • (Of liquids) To come to a head, as in boil
  • To collect foods such as wild berries or crops
  • To increase or accumulate
  • To bring people, animals together into a group
  • To activate strength, courage to prepare for task
  • To understand or believe some information

hand

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US / hænd /

UK / hænd /

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  • noun
  • Cards given to a player in a card game
  • Piece of a clock that points to the time
  • Someone who performs physical tasks or work
  • Body part at the end of a person's arm
  • Help for someone performing a particular action
  • Condition of having power or influence
  • Member of the crew of a ship
  • verb
  • To give something to someone personally

mind

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US / maɪnd /

UK / maɪnd /

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  • noun
  • One's opinion or way of thinking about something
  • Part of humans that allows us to think or feel
  • verb
  • To be bothered or upset by something
  • To take care of someone e.g. as a bodyguard

before

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US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /

UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /

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  • adverb
  • At a time earlier than the present; previously
  • conjunction
  • In advance of something happening
  • preposition
  • In front of someone or something

century

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US / 'sentʃərɪ /

UK / ˈsɛntʃəri /

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  • noun
  • Period of 100 years

have

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US / həv /

UK / hæv /

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  • 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

last

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US / lɑ:st /

UK / læst /

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  • adjecitve
  • Most recent; the latest
  • The one before
  • adverb
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  • Study done to discover new ideas and facts
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  • Popular
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iii

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  • The British monarchy has announced its cooperation with an independent study into the links between the British monarchy and the slave trade in the 17th and 18th centuries. The research is being conducted by the University of Manchester, in collaboration with historic royal palaces. The study will have full access to the royal archives and is expected to be completed in 2026. This effort is significant for the royal family and serves as an acknowledgment of a sensitive and important issue. The study began in October, shortly after the new king ascended the throne in September. The University of Manchester appointed a researcher experienced in this field to carry out the study. Buckingham Palace has committed to providing complete access to both the royal archives and the royal collection for the researchers. Both the king and the Prince of Wales have expressed their deep sorrow over the implications and impact of the transatlantic slave trade. The king, having previously done so as the Prince of Wales at the Commonwealth Conference in Rwanda, spoke of his personal sorrow for the immense suffering caused by the slave trade. The Prince of Wales also conveyed similar sentiments during his visit to the Caribbean. It is evident that addressing this issue is of utmost importance for the British monarchy, given Britain's historical involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, despite subsequently leading efforts to ban the international slave trade.
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  • Our Buckingham Palace says it's cooperating with an independent study into the links between the British monarchy and the slave trade in the 17th and 18th centuries.
  • The research is being carried out by the University of Manchester, with historic royal palaces.
  • Full access will be granted to the royal archives, with the study expected to be completed in 2026.
  • Our royal correspondent Nicholas Whitchell explains just how significant this is for the royal family.
  • Well, it's clearly a sensitive and important issue.
  • And this study, I gather, started in October, just one month after the new king came to the throne in September.
  • It's not expected to report until 2026.
  • And it is in the hands of a researcher at the University of Manchester who has experience in this field.
  • And as you mentioned, Buckingham Palace is making both the royal archives and the royal collection completely accessible to the researchers.
  • Both the king and the Prince of Wales have expressed their profound sorrow at the implications and impact of the slave trade in centuries gone by.
  • The king, as Prince of Wales, did so at the heads of government meeting at the Commonwealth Conference in Rwanda last year, when he talked about his personal sorrow.
  • I cannot describe the depths of my personal sorrow at the suffering of so many.
  • And the Prince of Wales expressed similar sentiments during a visit to the Caribbean last year.
  • So it is clearly important for the British monarchy to be seen to be addressing this issue, the transatlantic slave trade in which Britain participated in the late 17th and 18th centuries, albeit that Britain was then at the forefront of banning the international slave trade.
  • But they want to get to the detail of the extent, if any, of any investments by former British monarchs in slave trading companies and whatever other implications there may be.
  • Nicholas, you mentioned investments there.
  • There's often talk about reparations that are paid to people who've been influenced and affected by the slave trade.
  • Is that a conversation you think the British monarchy might have?
  • There's no information about that.
  • I think that it will certainly be something that will be in their minds.
  • But I think that they want to understand fully and completely the extent of any involvement by former British monarchs, by the royal household in this trade, before deciding how to respond to whatever information may come forward.
  • So there is certainly no suggestion at this stage of reparations.
  • But I think that they want fully to understand what the implications, what the involvement, if any, was.
  • Nicholas, it's been a tumultuous few years for the British monarchy.
  • Obviously, the death of the Queen was one big event.
  • But we've also had events like losing Barbados as part of the Commonwealth, really bringing the question of the future of the British monarchy.
  • What does this tell us about the future of royal life?
  • I don't think it tells us anything at all.
  • There is no question about the future of the British monarchy, certainly in the United Kingdom context.
  • But clearly, with the change of reign, the transition to Charles III, there will be questions being asked around those countries, 14 other countries which have the British head of state as their head of state.
  • And again, Charles made it absolutely clear at the Commonwealth Conference in Rwanda last year that each country must make its own decision.
  • And in a democratic context, that will be completely understood by Buckingham Palace, by him, if other democratic countries decide that they want to break away and cease to be monarchies, constitutional monarchies,
  • And if they feel that they wish now to become republics.
  • Nicholas Ritchiel there, our royal correspondent.