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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

hand

US / hænd /

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UK / hænd /

A1

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

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)

car

US / kɑ:(r) /

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UK / kɑr /

A1

noun
A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people

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

investigation

US / ɪnˌvestɪ'ɡeɪʃn /

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UK / ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeʃən /

B1

noun
Search for information about something

intervene

US / ˌɪntəˈvi:n /

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UK / ˌɪntərˈvi:n /

B1

verb
To get involved to try to prevent trouble

bite

US / baɪt /

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UK / baɪt /

A2

noun
Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
Wound left from being bitten
verb
(E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
To close your teeth onto something, usually to eat

before

US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /

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UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /

A1

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

notice

US / 'nəʊtɪs /

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UK / ˈnotɪs /

A1

noun
Time by when you must leave, e.g. if you are fired
Paper with an announcement, e.g. pinned to a board
verb
To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing

hear

US / hɪə(r) /

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UK / hɪr /

A1

verb
To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
To be told or find out information or facts
To consider or listen to a court case

son

US / sʌn /

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UK / sʌn /

A1

noun
Male child; friendly way of addressing a boy

take

US / teɪk /

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UK / tek /

A1

noun
Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
verb
To accept something that is offered
To use a method of traveling, e.g. a bus or train
To use a camera to make (a photo)
To pick up something and go away with it
To study a subject in school
To attempt to pass (an exam)
To require a certain amount of time, money, space

avenue

US / 'ævənju: /

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UK / ˈævəˌnu, -ˌnju /

B1

noun
Wide street
Way to approach something or some issue
other

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

bit

US / bɪt /

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UK / bɪt /

A1

noun
Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
Small piece of something
verb
(E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught

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 /

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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

humboldt

US / ˈhʌmˌboʊlt /

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UK / /

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both

US / bəuθ /

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UK / boθ /

A1

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

way

US / weɪ /

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UK / we /

A1

adverb
Used to emphasize the amount of something
noun
Particular aspect of something being thought about
One of various choices that could be made
Particular existing condition or state
(Often long) distance or length of time
How something is done
Route to go to a place
Small street
Usual behavior, emotions or habits of someone

lived

US / 'lɪvd /

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UK / 'lɪvd /

A1

verb
To be alive
To experience a particular type of life
To make your home in a house or town

they

US / ðeɪ /

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UK / ðe /

A1

pronoun
Two or more people, animals, or things

several

US / ˈsevrəl /

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UK / ˈsɛvərəl,ˈsɛvrəl /

A1

adjecitve
Many of
pronoun
More than two but not a large amount

daughter

US / ˈdɔ:tə(r) /

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UK / ˈdɔtɚ /

A1

adjecitve
(Of a company) being a subsidiary of another firm
noun
A female child of someone

department

US / dɪˈpɑ:tmənt /

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UK / dɪˈpɑ:rtmənt /

A2

noun
Division of a larger part or organization

who

US / hu: /

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UK / hu /

A1

pronoun
Which person
Used to introduce information about people

officer

US / ˈɒfɪsə(r) /

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UK / ˈɔ:fɪsə(r) /

B1

noun
Person of high position in an organization
Person of high position in the military

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

old

US / əʊld /

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UK / old /

A1

adjecitve
Having existed for a long time, not young or new
Age of a person since birth

hospital

US / ˈhɒspɪtl /

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UK / ˈhɑ:spɪtl /

A1

noun
Building for sick people, with doctors and nurses

nobody

US / ˈnəʊbədi /

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UK / ˈnoʊbədi /

A1

pronoun
No person; no one; not any person

good

US / ɡʊd /

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UK / ɡʊd /

A1

adjecitve
Proper, appropriate or right
(Of an amount) enough; plenty
Excellent; high quality
Acting well or properly; of moral character
In a positive or happy emotional state
noun
Advantage or benefit

would

US / wʊd /

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UK / wʊd /

A1

other
Used to indicate something imagined
Used to ask or request something politely
Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
Used to indicate a preference
Used to indicate a reaction
Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
Used to indicate willingness or ability to do

stomach

US / 'stʌmək /

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UK / ˈstʌmək /

A2

noun
Place in the body where food is processed
verb
to be able to accept something unpleasant

north

US / nɔ:θ /

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UK / nɔ:rθ /

A1

adjecitve
Coming from the opposite direction to the south
noun
Direction to your left when facing the rising sun

gun

US / ɡʌn /

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UK / ɡʌn /

A2

noun
Weapon which fires bullets down a tube
verb
To suddenly make an engine run faster

now

US / naʊ /

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UK / naʊ /

A1

adverb
At the present time or moment
Right away or in the next possible moment
Used to refer to something that just happened
Time between the present and a moment in the past
conjunction
Resulting from or because of something

brenda

US / fə'lɔ:n /

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UK / fɚˈlɔrn, fɔr- /

A1

garfield

US / /

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UK / /

A1

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

not

US / nɒt /

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UK / nɑt /

A1

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

happen

US / 'hæpən /

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UK / ˈhæpən /

A1

verb
To take place or occur

ground

US / graʊnd /

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UK / ɡraʊnd /

A1

noun
Connection of electrical equipment to earth
Place where people play particular sports
Solid surface of the earth that we stand on
verb
To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
To make sharp or smooth through friction
To press together with force making a sound
To punish someone by not allowing them to go out
To hit the bottom
(Of boat) to hit the bottom so it cannot move
To prevent a plane from taking off
To place the ball over the goal line in rugby

each

US / i:tʃ /

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UK / itʃ /

A1

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

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'

alley

US / 'ælɪ /

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UK / ˈæli /

B1

noun
A narrow road or path between buildings

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

case

US / keɪs /

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UK / kes /

A1

noun
Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
Set of facts about a crime
Set of facts about an event
Example or instance of something
verb
To find out about a place, as in planning to steal

she

US / ʃɪ /

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UK / ʃi /

A1

pronoun
Female person or animal mentioned before
(Refers to female person mentioned before)

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

evening

US / ˈi:vnɪŋ /

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UK / ˈivnɪŋ /

A1

noun
Last part of the day and early part of night
A social event in the early part of the night
verb
To make something level; to flatten
To make something equal

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’

people

US / 'pi:pl /

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UK / ˈpipəl /

A1

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

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

shatter

US / 'ʃætə(r) /

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UK / ˈʃætɚ /

B1

verb
To break into small pieces

get

US / ɡet /

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UK / ɡɛt /

A1

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

then

US / ðen /

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UK / ðɛn /

A1

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

fire

US / 'faɪə(r) /

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UK / faɪr /

A1

noun
Heat and the flame produced when burning
Intense energy for or about something
verb
To apply heat to something to make it hard
To make a person leave their job; dismiss
To shoot a gun or weapon
To launch something into the sky, e.g. a rocket
To start working on something e.g. a project

during

US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /

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UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /

A1

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

cbs

US / ˌsiː biː ˈes /

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UK / ˌsiː biː ˈes /

A1

abbreviation
Columbia Broadcasting System.

block

US / blɒk /

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UK / blɑk /

A2

noun
Solid piece of material used for building
A piece of wood, chocolate etc.
Hard piece of wood, stone etc. with straight edges
Building made up of offices or apartments
Area of a city divided by four streets
verb
To stop from going forward or making progress

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

two

US / tu: /

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UK / tu /

A1

number
2

investigate

US / ɪn'vestɪɡeɪt /

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UK / ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡet /

A2

verb
To try to find out facts; to carry out research

couple

US / 'kʌpl /

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UK / ˈkʌpəl /

A2

noun
Two people in a romantic relationship
Two of something; two people; a pair
verb
To join something to something else
(Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
To put two people or things together

custody

US / ˈkʌstədi /

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UK / ˈkʌstədi /

B2

noun
Legal right to be responsible and care for a child

back

US / bæk /

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UK / bæk /

A1

adjecitve
Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
adverb
Have returned to a place you were before
noun
The part of a chair that the upper body leans upon
Location at the rear of something
The reverse of side something
Area on the rear of your body
verb
To bet money on something
To go backwards in a car
To support and encourage someone or some cause

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

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

neighbourhood

US / ˈneɪbəhʊd /

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UK / ˈneɪbərhʊd /

B1

noun
Area of a town or city that people live in

lie

US / laɪ /

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UK / lai /

A2

noun
An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
verb
To be in a horizontal or flat position
To say something that you know is not true

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

anybody

US / ˈenibɒdi /

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UK / ˈenibʌdi /

A1

pronoun
Any person; anyone

outside

US / ˌaʊtˈsaɪd /

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UK / aʊtˈsaɪd, ˈaʊtˌsaɪd /

A2

adverb
Beyond the limits or edges of some place, thing
noun
Area around or near something, such as a building
preposition
Beyond the limits or edges of some place, thing

three

US / θri: /

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UK / θri /

A1

number
Number 3

transport

US / ˈtrænspɔ:t /

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UK / ˈtrænspɔ:rt /

A2

noun
Very strong uncontrollable emotion, e.g. delight
Vehicle used to take soldiers to other places
verb
To carry things from one place to another
To cause to feel you are in a previous time

one

US / wʌn /

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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

phone

US / fəʊn /

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UK / foʊn /

A2

noun
Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
verb
To talk to someone using a telephone

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

woman

US / ˈwʊmən /

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UK / ˈwʊmən /

A1

noun
Adult female human being

you

US / jʊ /

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UK / ju /

A1

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

year

US / jə: /

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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

park

US / pɑ:k /

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UK / pɑ:rk /

A1

noun
Person's name
Public green area in a town for exercise, relaxing
Field upon which a sport is played, e.g. baseball
verb
To stay still without moving
To leave your car, bike in a certain place

encounter

US / ɪn'kaʊntə(r) /

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UK / ɛnˈkaʊntɚ /

B1

noun
A chance meeting; unexpected or unplanned meeting
verb
To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
To meet someone or something unexpectedly

sade

US / ˈsækrəʊsæŋkt /

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UK / ˈsækroʊsæŋkt /

A1

stand

US / stænd /

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UK / stænd /

A1

noun
Effort to fight against something
Piece of furniture; device to hold or support
Place in a stadium where spectators watch
Table where things are sold at a fair or market
verb
To be a candidate in an election
To be able to accept someone, something; bear
To last for a long time
To be upright; not be sitting or lying down
To place something in a particular position; place
To be (as stated)
To still be valid
To have an opinion about something

man

US / mæn /

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UK / mæn /

A1

noun
Humans in general, including male and female
An adult male human being
Male who acts in a masculine way; not like a woman
verb
To control or operate (a machine); be in charge of
To operate a machine (a boat, etc.)

gray

US / ɡreɪ /

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UK / ɡre /

A1

adjecitve
Color between black and white (also spelled grey)
Lacking cheer or brightness
noun
Person's name

the

US / ðə /

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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

person

US / 'pɜ:sn /

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UK / 'pɜ:rsn /

A1

noun
Man, woman or child

let

US / let /

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UK / lɛt /

A1

verb
To allow someone to do something
Introducing a suggestion to do something together
To rent a house, etc. to others

word

US / wɜ:d /

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UK / wɚd /

A1

noun
Unit of language that has a meaning
Promise
Short remark or piece of information
verb
To express something by choosing particular words

this

US / ðɪs /

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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

arm

US / ɑ:m /

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UK / ɑrm /

A1

noun
Part of your body from your shoulder to your hand
A branch of another object e.g. company
The side part of a chair where your arms go
The influence or power an authority has
verb
To activate a weapon or bomb for use
To give a gun or other weapon to a person or group

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

victim

US / ˈvɪktɪm /

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UK / ˈvɪktɪm /

B1

noun
Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
Person/animal killed and offered as a sacrifice
Person feeling helpless in times of bad luck
Person who is tricked or made to suffer

send

US / send /

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UK / sɛnd /

A1

verb
To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
To cause mail or packages to go to another place
To move something quickly in a particular way
To give information or greetings to someone

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

just

US / dʒʌst /

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UK / dʒʌst /

A1

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)

vehicle

US / ˈvi:əkl /

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UK / ˈvi:hɪkl /

A2

noun
Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
Means of expressing, showing, or achieving

window

US / ˈwɪndəʊ /

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UK / ˈwɪndoʊ /

A1

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

why

US / waɪ /

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UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /

A1

adverb
Question word to ask for a reason
exclamation
(Used to express surprise or approval)

for

US / fə(r) /

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UK / fɔr,fə /

A1

preposition
Used to show the purpose, or need of something

circumstance

US / 'sɜ:kəmstəns /

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UK / ˈsɚkəmˌstæns /

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noun
Condition or fact that affects a situation

shoot

US / ʃu:t /

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UK / ʃut /

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noun
Emerging new part of a plant
verb
To kick or throw a ball at a goal
To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
To (cause to) fly away forcefully
To use a camera to record a film/take a photograph

news

US / nju:z /

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UK / nu:z /

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noun
Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
Information about recent events

charge

US / tʃɑ:dʒ /

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UK / tʃɑrdʒ /

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noun
An attack by running quickly toward someone
A price for a service or goods
When a battery has a certain amount of electricity
Amount of money you pay for a service
verb
To run quickly toward someone to attack them
To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
To put electricity in a battery
To give responsibility to take care of or manage
To state that someone has committed a crime

within

US / wɪˈðɪn /

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UK / wɪðˈɪn, wɪθ- /

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adverb
Inside the limits of an area, time or range
preposition
From the inside of something

arrest

US / əˈrest /

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UK / əˈrɛst /

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noun
Act of catching people who committed crimes
verb
To attract someone's attention and hold interest
(Police) to catch and keep criminals
To stop or slow something that is happening

while

US / waɪl /

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UK / hwaɪl, waɪl /

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conjunction
In spite of the fact that; although
During the time that; at the same time
noun
Short amount of time

four

US / fɔ:(r) /

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UK / fɔr, for /

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number
4

walk

US / wɔ:k /

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UK / wɔk /

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noun
Journey on foot done for pleasure or exercise
verb
To move with your legs at a slowish pace

rough

US / rʌf /

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UK / rʌf /

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adjecitve
Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
(Of situations) tough; difficult to get through
Being imprecise, inexact, and not detailed
Not gentle or not soft
Having an uneven or not smooth surface
Raw and natural
(Of sea weather etc.) not calm with strong winds
Involving or causing sudden, forceful movements
adverb
In a manner that is difficult, or violent
noun
Violent, loud, and unpleasant person
Incomplete drawing or draft done lacking detail
verb
To make something less smooth

attack

US / ə'tæk /

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UK / əˈtæk /

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noun
Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
verb
To try to destroy, beat, or injure

separate

US / 'sepəreɪt /

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UK / 'sepəreɪt /

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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

day

US / deɪ /

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UK / de /

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

will

US / wɪl /

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UK / 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

after

US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /

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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

side

US / saɪd /

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UK / saɪd /

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adjecitve
In addition to the central or most important thing
Next to, or very close to, the right or left of
noun
Position or opinion that is opposite to another
Right or left part of a person's body
Feature of someone's personality
Straight edge of an object
One of two or more groups fighting each other
verb
To decide to agree with one point, not the other

try

US / traɪ /

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UK / traɪ /

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noun
Act of putting the ball over the rugby goal line
verb
To make an effort, to attempt to do something
To examine someone or something in a court of law
To test to see if it is good or you like it
To make a person go through hardship; test
To examine something to see if it works

bark

US / bɑ:k /

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UK / bɑ:rk /

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noun
Sound made by a dog
Tough outer covering of a tree or other plant
verb
To make the loud sound of a dog (when angry)
To rub off the outer covering of something; scrape
To make a short and loud noise, e.g. giving orders

scene

US / si:n /

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UK / sin /

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noun
Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
View that looks like a picture
Place where something particular happened
Part of an act in a play

chicago

US / ʃɪ'kɑ:gəʊ, -'kɔ:- /

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UK / ʃɪ'kɑ:ɡoʊˌ -'kɔ:- /

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proper noun
A city in northeastern Illinois, on Lake Michigan; population 2,853,114 (est. 2008). Chicago develop

fall

US / fɔ:l /

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UK / fɔl /

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noun
Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
A drop in amount; decrease
Dropping from a standing position to the ground
verb
To drop in amount; to decrease
To come down from a higher position suddenly
To go from standing to the ground, by accident

cunningham

US / ˈkju:mjələs /

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UK / ˈkjumjələs /

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sidewalk

US / ˈsaɪdwɔ:k /

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UK / ˈsaɪdˌwɔk /

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noun
Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road

know

US / nəʊ /

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UK / noʊ /

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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

incident

US / ˈɪnsɪdənt /

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UK / ˈɪnsɪdənt /

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noun
Event, usually unusual or important; accident

could

US / kəd /

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UK / kʊd /

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other
Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
Used to ask for something politely, or to offer

busy

US / 'bɪzɪ /

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UK / ˈbɪzi /

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adjecitve
Working hard doing something; full of activity
verb
To actively be occupied with doing something