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Baboon Battle | National Geographic

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their

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US / ðɛː /

UK / ðer /

A1
  • determiner
  • Belonging to them

way

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US / weɪ /

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

troop

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US / tru:p /

UK / trup /

B1
  • noun
  • Group of people
  • Group of mammals or birds
  • A group of soldiers
  • verb
  • To walk past in a group or large number
  • To move or gather in a crowd

attention

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US / əˈtenʃn /

UK / əˈtɛnʃən /

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  • noun
  • Taking notice of someone or something
  • (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs

display

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US / dɪˈspleɪ /

UK / dɪˈsple /

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  • noun
  • Arrangement of objects so people can see or buy
  • verb
  • (Animals) to indicate readiness for sex
  • To show, e.g. your feelings, thoughts; demonstrate
  • To put so they can be seen or be bought

hierarchy

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US / 'haɪərɑ:kɪ /

UK / ˈhaɪəˌrɑrki, ˈhaɪˌrɑr- /

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  • noun
  • Group that manages and controls an organization
  • A system for organizing according to importance

look

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US / lʊk /

UK / lʊk /

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  • 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

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

male

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US / meɪl /

UK / ˈmel /

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  • adjecitve
  • Characteristic of boys or men
  • noun
  • A member of the sex that fertilizes eggs

throw

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US / θrəʊ /

UK / θroʊ /

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  • noun
  • Arm movement to make a thing fly through the air
  • Loose cloth or blanket (usually over a chair)
  • Forcibly putting someone on the ground
  • verb
  • To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • To move part of your body suddenly and forcefully
  • To confuse or upset someone
  • (E.g. judo) to forcibly put someone on the ground
  • To put something somewhere suddenly and roughly

bring

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US / brɪŋ /

UK / brɪŋ /

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

take

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US / teɪk /

UK / tek /

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  • 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

son

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US / sʌn /

UK / sʌn /

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  • noun
  • Male child; friendly way of addressing a boy

day

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US / deɪ /

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

certain

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US / ˈsə:tn /

UK / ˈsɚtn /

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  • adjecitve
  • Definite, fixed
  • Referring to an unspecified amount or quantity
  • Being sure about something; without doubt

third

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US / θɜ:d /

UK / θɜ:rd /

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  • adjecitve
  • 3rd: Number after second

shift

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US / ʃɪft /

UK / ʃɪft /

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  • adjecitve
  • (Of work) starting at a certain time, as at night
  • noun
  • A change in a persons plans, opinions or beliefs
  • Period of work starting at a certain time
  • verb
  • To change in position or direction
  • To move something from one place to another

lure

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US / lʊə(r) /

UK / lʊr /

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  • noun
  • Appealing quality that attracts people
  • Device used to attract animals to catch them
  • Device used to attract using something appealing
  • verb
  • To attract someone using something appealing

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

position

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US / pəˈzɪʃn /

UK / pəˈzɪʃən /

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  • noun
  • Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • Specific location where someone or something is
  • Where you play or your role on a sports team
  • Person's job or status level
  • Set of conditions affecting what you can (not) do
  • verb
  • To put in a particular location or direction

rescue

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US / 'reskju: /

UK / ˈrɛskju /

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  • verb
  • To save someone who is in danger or in trouble

while

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US / waɪl /

UK / hwaɪl, waɪl /

A1
  • conjunction
  • In spite of the fact that; although
  • During the time that; at the same time
  • noun
  • Short amount of time

chase

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US / tʃeɪs /

UK / tʃes /

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  • noun
  • Act of going after someone to catch them
  • other
  • To try very hard to get something that you want
  • verb
  • To go after with the intention of catching

predation

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US / prɪˈdeɪʃn /

UK / prɪˈdeʃən /

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  • noun
  • Act of one animal killing and eating another

violent

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US / ˈvaɪələnt /

UK / ˈvaɪələnt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Done with force; likely to produce physical damage

oestrus

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US / ˈiːstrəs /

UK / ˈestrəs /

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  • noun
  • Type genus of the Oestridae; sheep botflies

inch

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US / ɪntʃ /

UK / ɪntʃ /

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  • noun
  • 1/12th of a foot (2.54 centimeters)
  • Very small distance
  • verb
  • To move or cause to move a small bit at a time

few

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US / fju: /

UK / fju /

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  • pronoun
  • Not many, a small number

charge

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US / tʃɑ:dʒ /

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

escalate

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US / ˈeskəleɪt /

UK / ˈɛskəˌlet /

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  • verb
  • To increase in size, intensity, or scope
  • To become much worse or more severe

kill

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US / kɪl /

UK / kɪl /

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  • 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

soon

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US / su:n /

UK / sun /

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  • adverb
  • At a time not long from now

meaningless

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US / ˈmi:nɪŋləs /

UK / ˈminɪŋlɪs /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being unable to be explained or understood
  • Having no significance, meaning, or value

rank

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US / ræŋk /

UK / ræŋk /

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  • adjecitve
  • Complete and total; very obvious
  • Growing out of control
  • (Of a smell) very bad; pungent; stinking
  • noun
  • Group of people with a certain level of status
  • Level or position, as in society/sport competition
  • A place for taxis to wait for customers
  • Row in which people stand side by side, as in army
  • verb
  • To rate or class things
  • To assign a level or status, as of importance, to
  • To put items into a sequence, e.g. of importance

scream

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US / skri:m /

UK / skrim /

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  • noun
  • A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
  • verb
  • To make a sudden loud, high sound

victory

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US / 'vɪktərɪ /

UK / ˈvɪktəri /

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  • noun
  • Defeating or beating someone or something

turmoil

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US / ˈtɜ:mɔɪl /

UK / ˈtɚˌmɔɪl /

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  • noun
  • Very confused situation where things are not clear

leg

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US / leɡ /

UK / lɛɡ /

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  • noun
  • Part of the body from the hips down
  • The piece of furniture that touches the ground

progeny

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US / 'prɒdʒənɪ /

UK / ˈprɑdʒəni /

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  • noun
  • Offspring of an animal or plant

agile

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US / ˈædʒaɪl /

UK / ˈædʒl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Quick and skillful in moving; nimble

fright

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US / fraɪt /

UK / fraɪt /

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  • noun
  • Strong and sudden fear

first

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US / fɜ:st /

UK / fɚst /

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

second

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US / 'sekənd /

UK / ˈsɛkənd /

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  • adjecitve
  • 2nd; the one following first
  • noun
  • Unit of time; one sixtieth of a minute
  • Short period of time that you wait for someone
  • (Do) soon

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’

threat

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US / θret /

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  • noun
  • Warning of probable trouble
  • A warning that you may be harmed

rival

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US / 'raɪvl /

UK / 'raɪvl /

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  • verb
  • To be nearly as good as others in quality, skill
  • To be in opposition often as competitors
  • adjecitve
  • Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
  • Opposing; being the team you compete against
  • noun
  • Someone you are competing against/trying to beat

week

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US / wi:k /

UK / wik /

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  • noun
  • Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday

claim

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US / kleɪm /

UK / klem /

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  • noun
  • Demand for something that is believed to be due
  • Something said to be true when others don't agree
  • verb
  • To demand something that is believed to be due
  • To cause someone's life to come to an end
  • To say something is true when others may not agree

dwindle

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US / 'dwɪndl /

UK / ˈdwɪndl /

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  • verb
  • To make or become less or smaller gradually

include

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US / ɪnˈklu:d /

UK / ɪnˈklud /

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  • verb
  • To make someone, something part of a group

she

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US / ʃɪ /

UK / ʃi /

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

alpha

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US / ˈælfə /

UK / 'ælfə /

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  • adjecitve
  • Most powerful (animals of the same sex)
  • noun
  • First letter in the Greek alphabet

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

priority

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US / praɪ'ɒrətɪ /

UK / praɪˈɔrɪti, -ˈɑr- /

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  • noun
  • Thing that is more important/urgent than others

now

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US / naʊ /

UK / naʊ /

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  • 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

advantage

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US / əd'vɑ:ntɪdʒ /

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  • noun
  • Thing making the chance of success higher
  • A positive point about something

disease

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US / dɪˈzi:z /

UK / dɪˈziz /

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  • noun
  • Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant

immigrant

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US / ˈɪmɪgrənt /

UK / ˈɪmɪɡrənt /

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  • noun
  • Person moving to another country to live there

impatient

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US / ɪmˈpeɪʃnt /

UK / ɪmˈpeʃənt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not wanting to wait; getting angry over problems
  • Showing angrily that you do not want to wait

mother

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US / ˈmʌðə(r) /

UK / ˈmʌðɚ /

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  • noun
  • Female who has a child or children; female parent
  • verb
  • To take care of someone as if they were your child

not

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US / nɒt /

UK / nɑt /

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

survive

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US / sə'vaɪv /

UK / sɚˈvaɪv /

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  • verb
  • To continue to live despite illness or trouble

drastically

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US / 'drɑ:stɪklɪ /

UK / ˈdræstɪkl:ɪ /

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  • adverb
  • In a sudden, extreme or severe manner

king

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US / kɪŋ /

UK / kɪŋ /

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  • noun
  • Person considered the best or top at something
  • Playing card with the image of a king on it
  • Key piece in the game of chess
  • Royal male ruler of a country
  • Person's name

but

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US / bət /

UK / bʌt,bət /

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  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

devote

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US / dɪˈvəʊt /

UK / dɪˈvoʊt /

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  • verb
  • To dedicate
  • To decide to use or give (your time, efforts)

vulnerable

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US / ˈvʌlnərəbl /

UK / ˈvʌlnərəbəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being open to attack or damage
  • Being easily harmed, hurt, or wounded

baboon

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US / bəˈbu:n /

UK / bæˈbun /

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  • noun
  • Large African monkey that has large teeth

simply

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US / ˈsɪmpli /

UK / ˈsɪmpli /

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  • adverb
  • In an easy or clear manner

year

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US / jə: /

UK / jɪr /

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

the

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US / ðə /

UK / ðə /

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  • 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

encounter

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US / ɪn'kaʊntə(r) /

UK / ɛnˈkaʊntɚ /

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

throne

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US / θrəʊn /

UK / θron /

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  • noun
  • Special elaborate chair on which king/queen sits

across

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US / əˈkrɔs /

UK / əˈkrɔs,əˈkrɑs /

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

this

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US / ðɪs /

UK / ðɪs /

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  • 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

concede

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US / kən'si:d /

UK / kənˈsid /

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  • verb
  • To admit that something is true

depose

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US / dɪ'pəʊz /

UK / dɪˈpoz /

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  • verb
  • To remove something from power or prominence

into

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US / 'ɪntə /

UK / ˈɪntu /

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

other

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US / 'ʌðə(r) /

UK / ˈʌðər /

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

than

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US / ðən /

UK / ðən /

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  • conjunction
  • Used to compare two things that are not equal

courtship

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US / ˈkɔ:tʃɪp /

UK / ˈkɔrtˌʃɪp,ˈkort- /

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  • noun
  • Animal's showy actions to attract a sexual partner
  • A couple's romantic relationship before marrying

equally

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US / ˈi:kwəli /

UK / ˈiːkwəli /

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  • adverb
  • In an equal, even, or identical manner

and

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US / ənd /

UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

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

back

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US / bæk /

UK / bæk /

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  • 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

until

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US / ənˈtɪl /

UK / ʌnˈtɪl /

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  • conjunction
  • Up to; to a time when something happens
  • preposition
  • Before (a specific time)

come

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US / kʌm /

UK / kʌm /

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  • 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

from

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US / frəm /

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

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  • preposition
  • Starting at a particular place, time or level

over

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US / 'əʊvə(r) /

UK / ˈovɚ /

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  • adverb
  • Finished; no longer happening
  • Towards the ground/away from a standing position
  • noun
  • A set of six consecutive balls bowled in cricket
  • other
  • Finished
  • preposition
  • Showing the relation when a thing is above another
  • On or covering something
  • Above or across something
  • More than you need
  • From one side to the other
  • In the direction of; toward

press

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US / pres /

UK / prɛs /

A2
  • noun
  • Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
  • General term for TV, radio, newspapers
  • A machine that prints books and newspapers
  • verb
  • To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
  • To repeatedly ask someone to do something
  • To print something such as a book or newspaper
  • To push something against something else
  • To squeeze the liquid out of grapes, etc.

tree

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US / tri: /

UK / tri /

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  • noun
  • Tall green plants in a forest

battle

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US / 'bætl /

UK / ˈbætl /

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  • noun
  • Military fight between armies
  • Working hard to stop something; struggle
  • verb
  • To fight or struggle against someone or something
  • To work hard to stop something; struggle

most

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US / məʊst /

UK / most /

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  • adverb
  • Very; extremely
  • Greatest possible degree
  • pronoun
  • Nearly all of something

aggressive

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US / əˈgresɪv /

UK / əˈɡrɛsɪv /

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  • adjecitve
  • Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
  • Behaving in a hostile and threatening way

only

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US / ˈəunli /

UK / ˈonli /

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  • 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

two

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

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  • number
  • 2

keep

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US / ki:p /

UK / kip /

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  • 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

his

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US / hɪz /

UK / hɪz /

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  • pronoun
  • Something belonging to a male person

tenure

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US / ˈtenjə(r) /

UK / ˈtɛnjɚ, -ˌjʊr /

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  • noun
  • Land or buildings one owns
  • Permanent right to (e.g. university teaching) job
  • Period of time which a particular office is held

yawn

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US / jɔ:n /

UK / jɔn /

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  • noun
  • Opening the mouth wide and take a deep breath
  • Thing or event that causes boredom
  • verb
  • To open the mouth wide and take a deep breath

with

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US / wɪð /

UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

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  • 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

break

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US / breɪk /

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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

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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

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  • To produce babies or young animals

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  • Without taking a lot of time; fast

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  • The one that follows another in time or order
  • At a time or place directly after the present one
  • noun
  • The one that follows after
  • adjecitve
  • Immediately after the previous one
  • First occurrence after the present one

alive

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  • adjecitve
  • Living; not dead

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  • noun
  • Area of land that is surrounded by water

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  • Most recent; the latest
  • The one before
  • adverb
  • Final; with nothing following; after all others
  • Most recent; the latest
  • determiner
  • The one at the end
  • verb
  • To remain or continue for a certain period of time

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  • 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

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  • Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
  • A mark on something made by scratching it
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  • To cause long lasting emotional pain
  • To leave a mark on something by scratching it

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  • Not with; not having

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  • Area of land that is wet or covered with water
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  • To cover or fill something with water
  • To be so much or so many that people cannot cope

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  • To take pleasure in something

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  • Clothing designed for a purpose e.g. skiing
  • Damage from continual use over a long period
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  • To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
  • To display an expression or emotion on the face
  • To become weaker or damaged from continued use

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

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  • To defend someone or something from harm or danger
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  • Jugu's arrival throws the male hierarchy into turmoil.
  • Over the next few weeks, as he deposes the troop males rank by rank, threat yawns and aggressive displays between rivals quickly escalate into violent battles.
  • Soon, Every male, including Jugu, wears the scars of battle.
  • With Each encounter, Jugu inches his way up the male hierarchy until he is second only to Boro.
  • Boro simply looks on while Jugu enjoys his first courtship.
  • The alpha males' priorities have shifted drastically from procreating to protecting.
  • Boro's progeny has dwindled to Shashi's son and Chobi.
  • He now devotes his full attention to keeping his last two infants alive.
  • But without offspring, Boro's alpha tenure is meaningless.
  • More than a third of Okavango delta baboons do not survive their first year.
  • Disease and predation claim some, but most are killed by immigrant males, impatient to bring the mothers back into oestrus.
  • When Jugu wanders close to Shashi, she takes fright and flees with her son.
  • Boro charges to their rescue.
  • He and Jugu chase each other across the island.
  • Boro lures Jugu into the trees.
  • This is Boro's domain.
  • Victory is certain, but Jugu is equally agile.
  • Boro's scream concedes that Jugu has him in a vulnerable position.
  • Jugu presses his advantage and Boro falls.
  • Boro's leg is broken.
  • The fall costs him his throne.
  • His days as alpha male have come to a close.
  • Jugu is the new king of the swamp troop.