Robocoaster Challenge: Reciting Shakespeare while attached to a giant robot arm
A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
augh
US / /
•UK / /
- exclamation
- Expressing disgust, frustration, dismissal or disregard, chagrin, etc.
shall
US / ʃəl /
•UK / ʃæl /
- other
- Expressing the future tense, to expect to happen
- (Used to say something is required or commanded)
- (Used to make a suggestion or ask a question)
pair
US / peə(r) /
•UK / per /
- noun
- Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
- Two people viewed together for some reason; couple
- verb
- To put two things or people together
mutiny
US / 'mju:tənɪ /
•UK / ˈmjutni /
- noun
- Rebellion against their officers by sailors, etc.
- verb
- (Sailors/soldiers) to rebel against their officers
alike
US / əˈlaɪk /
•UK / əˈlaɪk /
- adjecitve
- Similar in appearance, manner or form
- adverb
- Equally; applied equally to several people/things
hour
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- noun
- 60 minutes
- Particular time of the day
- Fixed, regularly occurring time
bury
US / 'berɪ /
•UK / ˈbɛri /
- verb
- To put something into the ground and cover it
really
US / ˈri:əli /
•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
can
US / kæn /
•UK / kən,kæn /
- 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
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
our
US / 'aʊə(r) /
•UK / aʊr /
- determiner
- Belonging to us
now
US / naʊ /
•UK / naʊ /
- 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
yet
US / jet /
•UK / jɛt /
- 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
want
US / wɔnt /
•UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /
- noun
- Something you desire or wish for
- State or condition of poverty
- verb
- To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
life
US / laɪf /
•UK / laɪf /
- noun
- All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- Period of time things live, from birth to death
lie
US / laɪ /
•UK / lai /
- 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
name
US / neɪm /
•UK / nem /
- noun
- What something or someone is called
- verb
- To state what someone is called, e.g. John
ugh
US / ʌg, ʌk /
•UK / ʌɡ, ʌk /
- exclamation
- Sound people make when hurt
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
hate
US / heɪt /
•UK / het /
- noun
- Severe, deep sense of dislike or anger
- An object that you hate
- verb
- To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
attend
US / əˈtend /
•UK / əˈtɛnd /
- verb
- To take care of someone in need
- To listen or watch carefully; to concentrate
- To be present at an event
- To go to a place regularly
come
US / kʌm /
•UK / kʌm /
- 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
fearful
US / ˈfɪəfl /
•UK / ˈfɪrfl /
- adjecitve
- Experiencing or showing fear; scared; afraid
ancient
US / 'eɪnʃənt /
•UK / ˈenʃənt /
- adjecitve
- Very old; having lived a very long time ago
toil
US / tɔɪl /
•UK / tɔɪl /
- verb
- To do hard physical work for a long time
and
US / ənd /
•UK / ənd, ən,ænd /
- conjunction
- Used to refer to two or more things
- Plus; in addition; on top of that
- Used to introduce an action that follows another
grudge
US / ɡrʌdʒ /
•UK / ɡrʌdʒ /
- noun
- Ongoing anger toward someone who upset you
where
US / hwɛə /
•UK / hwɛr, wɛr /
- conjunction
- At or in the place which
- In whatever place
- pronoun
- Word you use to ask the location of something
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
translate
US / trænsˈleɪt /
•UK / trænsˈlet /
- verb
- To change something into a different state
- To be equivalent to; equate to
- To change a text, speech into a different language
- To change words from one language into another
blood
US / blʌd /
•UK / blʌd /
- adjecitve
- Related by birth; family
- noun
- Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- verb
- To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
hand
US / hænd /
•UK / hænd /
- 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
piteous
US / ˈpɪtiəs /
•UK / ˈpɪtiəs /
- adjecitve
- Characterized by or inspiring pity in others
break
US / breɪk /
•UK / brek /
- 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
with
US / wɪð /
•UK / wɪð, wɪθ /
- 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
end
US / end /
•UK / ɛnd /
- noun
- The point where a process or activity stops
- A point that marks the limit of something; finish
- Goal or desired result
- The tip, edge or limit of something
- verb
- To be the last part of something
loin
US / lɔɪn /
•UK / lɔɪn /
- noun
- Area of the body around the hips and groin
scene
US / si:n /
•UK / sin /
- 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
miss
US / mɪs /
•UK / mɪs /
- noun
- Action of not hitting something or someone
- Form of address to unmarried girl or woman
- verb
- To be absent
- To fail to hit something e.g. a ball
- To do without something
- To fail to see or sense something
- To fail to understand someone's message
- To be too late to ride on something e.g. train
- To feel you want to see someone who is not there
agh
US / əˈgri:vd /
•UK / əˈɡrivd /
both
US / bəuθ /
•UK / boθ /
- determiner
- Used to refer to two things at the same time
- pronoun
- Used to refer to two things at the same time
remove
US / rɪˈmu:v /
•UK / rɪˈmuv /
- verb
- To get rid of something completely
- To make someone leave his or her job or position
- To move, erase or take away from a place
- To take something off (e.g. clothing)
death
US / deθ /
•UK / dɛθ /
- noun
- When someone dies; the end of life
strife
US / straɪf /
•UK / straɪf /
- noun
- Conflict or discord
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
rage
US / reɪdʒ /
•UK / reɪdʒ /
- noun
- Strong or violent anger
- Sudden display of strong or violent anger
- verb
- To act or speak with strong or violent anger
- To move violently, like a storm
add
US / æd /
•UK / æd /
- verb
- To include as well
- To put two things or numbers together, e.g. 2+2
nought
US / nɔ:t /
•UK / nɔt /
- noun
- Zero, as in numbers; nothing, as in sports scores
take
US / teɪk /
•UK / tek /
- 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
verona
US / viˈrəunə /
•UK / vəˈronə /
- proper noun
- A city on the Adige River, in northeastern Italy; population 265,368 (2008).
someone
US / ˈsʌmwʌn /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən /
- pronoun
- Person who is not known or named
dignity
US / ˈdɪgnəti /
•UK / ˈdɪgnəti /
- noun
- Person of high rank deserving respect
- Quality or state of deserving respect
overthrow
US / ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ /
•UK / ˌoʊvərˈθroʊ /
- noun
- Act of throwing past a certain point or person
- Forceful removal of a government from power
- verb
- To throw something past a certain point or person
- To forcefully remove a government from power
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
new
US / nju: /
•UK / nu, nju /
- 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
forth
US / fɔ:θ /
•UK / fɔrθ, forθ /
- adverb
- So as to be seen; out
- Outward or forward in space, time
traffic
US / 'træfɪk /
•UK / ˈtræfɪk /
- noun
- The cars or vehicles on the road
- Amount of activity over a communication system
passage
US / 'pæsɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈpæsɪdʒ /
- noun
- Process of moving through time
- Journey by ship from one place to another
- Narrow opening which things can go through
fair
US / feə(r) /
•UK / fɛr /
- adjecitve
- Neither very good nor very bad; average
- (Of skin) light colored; not dark
- Quite good; quite a lot
- Treating all people the same way
- (Of hair) light colored; blonde
- (Of weather) sunny; not raining
- noun
- Event for companies to show their products
- Event to sell things to help a charity
love
US / lʌv /
•UK / lʌv /
- noun
- Person's name
- A very strong feeling of affection
- The person you care very deeply about
- Strong, deep emotional and sexual attraction
- verb
- To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
- To like doing very much; enjoy greatly
- To feel a strong emotional and romantic attraction
strive
US / straɪv /
•UK / straɪv /
- verb
- To work hard/make effort to achieve something
continuance
US / kənˈtɪnjuəns /
•UK / kənˈtɪnjuəns /
- noun
- Act of going on without stopping or pausing
patient
US / 'peɪʃnt /
•UK / ˈpeʃənt /
- adjecitve
- Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- noun
- Person who receives medical treatment or care
the
US / ðə /
•UK / ðə /
- 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
ready
US / 'redɪ /
•UK / ˈrɛdi /
- adjecitve
- Being likely or about to do something
- Being willing to do a task
- verb
- To prepare something for use or action
this
US / ðɪs /
•UK / ðɪs /
- 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
lover
US / 'lʌvə(r) /
•UK / ˈlʌvɚ /
- noun
- Someone's romantic and often sexual partner
- Someone having a great interest in something
- Person who loves someone or is loved by someone
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
parent
US / 'peərənt /
•UK / ˈpɛrənt, ˈpær- /
- noun
- Person's, animal's mother or father
- Something creating other things of the same kind
make
US / meɪk /
•UK / mek /
- 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
fatal
US / ˈfeɪtl /
•UK / ˈfetl /
- adjecitve
- Causing death; having very bad consequences
- Causing negative results
again
US / ə'ɡen /
•UK / əˈɡɛn /
- adverb
- One more time, once more
that
US / ðæt /
•UK / ðæt, ðət /
- 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
US / wɒt /
•UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /
- 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
get
US / ɡet /
•UK / ɡɛt /
- 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
unclean
US / ˌʌnˈkli:n /
•UK / ʌnˈklin /
- adjecitve
- Dirty or with dirty habits
civil
US / ˈsɪvl /
•UK / ˈsɪvəl /
- adjecitve
- Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
- Acting in a polite, but not truly friendly manner
yeah
US / jeə /
•UK / ˈjɛə, ˈjæə, jɛ- /
- exclamation
- Another way of saying 'yes'