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Stolen Sarcophagus Handed Over to Egypt | National Geographic

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arrive

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US / əˈraɪv /

UK / əˈraɪv /

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  • verb
  • To reach the place you are traveling to

behalf

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US / bɪˈhɑːf /

UK / bɪˈhæf /

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come

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US / 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

help

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UK / hɛlp /

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  • noun
  • Something given to enable a person to do something
  • Assistance given to someone in need
  • Someone who makes something easier or possible
  • verb
  • To act to enable a person to do something; assist
  • To make something better or less difficult

homeland

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US / ˈhəʊmlænd /

UK / ˈhoʊmlænd /

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  • noun
  • Country where you were born

secretary

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UK / ˈsɛkrɪˌtɛri /

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  • noun
  • Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
  • Official in charge of a governmental department

think

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US / θɪŋk /

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

ancient

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UK / ˈenʃənt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Very old; having lived a very long time ago

battle

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US / 'bætl /

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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

prepare

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US / prɪˈpeə(r) /

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  • verb
  • To make something ready for use

archaeologist

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US / ˌɑ:kiˈɒlədʒɪst /

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  • noun
  • Scientist studying ancient societies

from

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US / frəm /

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

national

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US / 'næʃnəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning a nation as a whole
  • noun
  • A person of a particular country

over

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US / 'əʊvə(r) /

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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

abandon

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US / ə'bændən /

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  • noun
  • Wild, carefree behavior
  • verb
  • To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
  • To withdraw your support, or leave someone
  • To stop doing or having (hope, plans); give up
  • To leave a place, car and not go back
  • To surrender to a desire, with little self-control

and

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US / ənd /

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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

custody

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US / ˈkʌstədi /

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  • noun
  • Legal right to be responsible and care for a child

culture

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US / 'kʌltʃə(r) /

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  • noun
  • Beliefs and customs of a particular group

illegal

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  • adjecitve
  • Not allowed by the laws or rules

looter

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  • noun
  • Someone stealing things usually after disasters

lot

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US / lɒt /

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  • noun
  • What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • A group of people seen together
  • Item for sale at an auction
  • Small area of land used for a purpose e.g. parking

immigration

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US / ˌɪmɪˈgreɪʃn /

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  • noun
  • Process of moving your home to a new country

put

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US / pʊt /

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  • 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

agency

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US / 'eɪdʒənsɪ /

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  • noun
  • Business that provides some service for others

approximately

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  • adverb
  • Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)

call

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

far

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US / fɑ:(r) /

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  • adjecitve
  • A long way away
  • Being a long way away
  • adverb
  • To a large degree or extent

seize

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  • verb
  • To take a place with force, as by military action
  • To arrest or catch someone
  • To take someone's property with legal authority
  • To take hold of something suddenly and violently

thoroughly

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US / ˈθʌrəli /

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  • adverb
  • In a complete way, without missing any part

investigate

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

name

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  • noun
  • What something or someone is called
  • verb
  • To state what someone is called, e.g. John

showcase

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  • noun
  • Cabinet to display objects or goods for sale
  • Setting to display something to best effect
  • verb
  • To display something to best effect

something

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  • adverb
  • In some degree or measure
  • noun
  • a person or thing of some value or consequence
  • pronoun
  • Thing that is not yet known or named
  • Approximately

early

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US / ˈɜ:li /

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  • adjecitve
  • Happening or appearing before
  • adverb
  • Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
  • Happening sooner than expected

documentation

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US / ˌdɒkjumenˈteɪʃn /

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  • noun
  • Official papers that give information

investigative

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US / ɪnˈvestɪgətɪv /

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  • adjecitve
  • Searching for information or truth

large

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

secret

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US / 'si:krət /

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  • adjecitve
  • That you don't want others to know; private
  • noun
  • Information you do not want others to know

april

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US / ˈeɪprəl /

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  • noun
  • 4th month of the year
  • Person's name

journey

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US / 'dʒɜ:nɪ /

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  • noun
  • Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
  • verb
  • To travel through a place

its

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

return

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US / rɪ'tɜ:n /

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  • adjecitve
  • Do again; repeated
  • noun
  • Faulty or unwanted product sent back to a company
  • Enter key; the main key on the computer keyboard
  • Profit made as a result of a business activity
  • Process of going back to a previous way or state
  • verb
  • To hit something back to the other player or team
  • To come back after being away from somewhere
  • To repay someone's actions, kindness etc.
  • To put, bring, take, give, or send something back
  • To occur again

top

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US / tɒp /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being good or great; excellent
  • Being the most in degree or quality
  • noun
  • Item of clothing covering shoulders to waist, hips
  • A cover or lid
  • Part (e.g. road) that is the furthest away
  • Highest or upper part or point of something
  • Best or highest status or position
  • Flat upper surface or edge of an object
  • Child's toy that spins on its point
  • Upper section or leaves of fruits and vegetables
  • Winning in a sport or contest
  • verb
  • To be higher or larger than a specific value
  • To arrive at the highest point of something
  • To put a cover or layer or over something
  • To kill; murder
  • To hold the highest position on a list
  • To be more important, successful or better than
  • To beat someone or win at a game

who

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US / hu: /

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

combat

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  • verb
  • To fight someone or something physically

old

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

washington

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  • other
  • A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific

mountain

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US / 'maʊntən /

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  • noun
  • Very high piece of land, higher than a hill

smuggle

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US / ˈsmʌgl /

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  • verb
  • To illegally bring goods/people into a place
  • To bring something/someone into a place secretly

they

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US / ðeɪ /

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

lived

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

their

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US / ðɛː /

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to them

discover

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US / dɪˈskʌvə(r) /

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  • verb
  • To find something new that was not known before

headquarter

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US / 'hed'kwɔ:tə /

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  • noun
  • Main office of a company or organisation

misappropriation

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  • noun
  • Wrongful borrowing; fraudulent use

society

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  • noun
  • A group who meet to share values or interests
  • Group of people living together
  • Upper class of a community

department

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US / dɪˈpɑ:tmənt /

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  • noun
  • Division of a larger part or organization

gallery

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US / ˈgæləri /

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  • noun
  • Building to look at various types of art
  • Upper level of seats in buildings, theaters etc.

repatriation

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US / ˌri:ˌpætrɪ'eɪʃn /

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  • noun
  • Return of someone to the nation of their birth

rob

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  • noun
  • Person's name
  • verb
  • To steal money or property from (bank or person)
  • To prevent from getting something deserved

attention

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

country

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US / 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

display

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US / dɪˈspleɪ /

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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

custom

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US / ˈkʌstəm /

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  • adjecitve
  • Specially made to order
  • noun
  • Tradition that most people in a community do

general

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US / 'dʒenrəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Widespread, normal or usual
  • noun
  • Top ranked officer in the army

unlocked

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  • verb
  • To use a key or code to open something

ongoing

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US / ˈɒngəʊɪŋ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Continuing to exist or be in progress

result

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US / rɪ'zʌlt /

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  • noun
  • Something produced through tests or experiments
  • Final score of a competition, election or game
  • verb
  • To be the outcome of other causes and effects

staff

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US / stɑ:f /

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  • noun
  • Employees of a company
  • Long stick that a person uses to help them walk
  • verb
  • To hire workers for a business

supreme

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US / su:ˈpri:m /

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

effect

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

whether

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US / ˈweðə(r) /

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  • conjunction
  • If something will happen or not

arrange

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US / əˈreɪndʒ /

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  • verb
  • To write music for a particular instrument
  • To organize things or people in a particular way
  • To plan (an event) at a time and place
  • To organize events so they happen

belong

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US / bɪ'lɒŋ /

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  • verb
  • To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
  • To own something
  • To be in the right place or situation

distribute

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  • verb
  • To hand out or give to people
  • To send products to stores to sell
  • To spread something over an area

our

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US / 'aʊə(r) /

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to us

not

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

maybe

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US / ˈmeɪbi /

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  • adverb
  • Possibly but not certainly; perhaps

become

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  • verb
  • To begin to be; grow to be; develop into
  • To be suitable for a particular job or role

same

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US / seɪm /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in quality and amount
  • Identical; not different
  • Not changing; constant

role

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  • noun
  • Character played by an actor
  • Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility

hieroglyph

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  • noun
  • Picture symbol used in ancient Egyptian writing

museum

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  • noun
  • Building to display art/science/history objects

but

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  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

good

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  • 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

life

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US / laɪf /

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  • noun
  • All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • Period of time things live, from birth to death

security

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US / sɪ'kjʊərətɪ /

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  • noun
  • Department in a company in charge of protection
  • Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
  • Person paid to protect property and people
  • Things done to protect people, buildings etc.
  • Condition of being safe from danger or harm

dynamite

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US / ˈdaɪnəmaɪt /

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  • noun
  • Sticks of explosive triggered by a fuse

yet

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  • 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

box

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US / bɒks /

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  • noun
  • A marked area of a baseball field
  • A container with four straight sides and a lid
  • Area of seating in a theater separated from others
  • A 4 sided container or shape printed on a page
  • Entire amount of something inside a container
  • verb
  • To strike someone on the side of the head
  • To pack an object in a six-sided container
  • To fight with gloved hands as a sport

would

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  • 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

can

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US / kæn /

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  • 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

nearly

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US / ˈniəli /

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  • adverb
  • Not completely; almost

routine

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  • adjecitve
  • Happening or done regularly or habitually
  • Always the same; boring through lack of variety
  • noun
  • Regular or habitual way of behaving or doing
  • Series of actions that make up a performance

coffin

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US / ˈkɒfɪn /

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  • noun
  • Wooden box in which a dead body is put

eight

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US / eɪt /

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  • number
  • 8

sound

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US / saʊnd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • Unbroken or undisturbed, as of sleep
  • Firm or solid in structure
  • Sane; not mentally ill
  • Clearly reasoned; involving sense, good judgment
  • noun
  • Unique quality that characterizes a style of music
  • Waves traveling in air or water that can be heard
  • verb
  • To seem or appear to be, from what was said
  • To say in a clear deliberate manner
  • To make a noise, e.g. to ring a bell

such

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

piece

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US / pi:s /

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  • noun
  • A counter in a board game
  • Small part of something larger
  • verb
  • To put items together to assemble something

for

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

sarcophagus

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US / sɑ:'kɒfəɡəs /

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  • noun
  • Stone coffin, often elaborate, from ancient times

representative

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  • adjecitve
  • Acting or speaking for other people
  • Typical of a particular group or thing
  • noun
  • Typical example of a particular category
  • Politician who acts on behalf of the people
  • A person who acts as an agent or sales person

ownership

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US / ˈəʊnəʃɪp /

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  • noun
  • State of having a legal right to possess something

news

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

seller

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US / 'selə(r) /

UK / ˈsɛlɚ /

A2
  • noun
  • Person or group who sells something

struggle

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US / 'strʌɡl /

UK / ˈstrʌɡəl /

A2
  • noun
  • Strong efforts made to do something difficult
  • verb
  • To try very hard to do something difficult

wrap

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US / ræp /

UK / ræp /

B1
  • noun
  • Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
  • Thin bread filled with food and rolled
  • verb
  • To be or move around something
  • To cover something with paper or a cloth e.g. gift

black

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US / blæk /

UK / blæk /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Color of the sky on a dark night
  • noun
  • A person with dark skin, often of African origin
  • Person's name
  • verb
  • To fill in something to make it a very dark color

replace

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US / rɪ'pleɪs /

UK / rɪˈples /

A2
  • verb
  • To use instead of something else
  • To return an item to its original location

shipment

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US / ˈʃɪpmənt /

UK / ˈʃɪpmənt /

B1
  • noun
  • Delivery of goods, e.g. carried by a large vehicle

home

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US / həʊm /

UK / hom /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • A sports team's own field or place of play
  • adverb
  • Into the correct or intended position
  • noun
  • House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
  • Institution for sick or elderly people
  • Place where a person or a family lives
  • Country where a person lives or was born
  • Region that is native to peoples, plant or animals
  • verb
  • To move towards a particular target location

recover

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US / rɪ'kʌvə(r) /

UK / rɪ'kʌvər /

A2
  • verb
  • To return to a prior normal condition
  • To get back something that was lost

wooden

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US / ˈwʊdn /

UK / ˈwʊdn /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • (Of acting) without natural emotion; unconvincing
  • Made of wood

during

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US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /

UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /

A1
  • preposition
  • At some point in the course of an event or thing

ink

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US / ɪŋk /

UK / ɪŋk /

A2
  • noun
  • Liquid found in pens
  • verb
  • To sign (a document)

search

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US / sɜ:tʃ /

UK / sɜ:rtʃ /

A2
  • noun
  • Examination of person to find something
  • Action to find an answer to a problem
  • Action of trying to find someone or something
  • verb
  • To examine a person's clothing to find something
  • To look for an answer or explanation to a problem
  • To look carefully for someone or something

care

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US / keə(r) /

UK / kɛr /

A1
  • noun
  • Treatment you receive for your health or safety
  • Something that a person worries about
  • verb
  • To feel interest, concern, or worry
  • To look after someone or something

eventually

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US / ɪˈventʃuəli /

UK / ɪˈvɛntʃuəli /

A2
  • adverb
  • After a long time; after many attempts; in the end

people

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US / 'pi:pl /

UK / ˈpipəl /

A1
  • noun
  • Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • Men, Women, Children

that

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US / ðæt /

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’

own

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US / əʊn /

UK / on /

A1
  • 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

delivery

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US / dɪˈlɪvəri /

UK / dɪˈlɪvəri, -ˈlɪvri /

A2
  • noun
  • Way someone acts when speaking publicly
  • Act of taking something to a person or place

prominent

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US / ˈprɒmɪnənt /

UK / ˈprɑmənənt /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Being important or well known
  • Being easily noticeable
  • Sticking out beyond something

remarkable

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US / rɪˈmɑ:kəbl /

UK / rɪˈmɑrkəbəl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice

dynasty

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US / ˈdɪnəsti /

UK / ˈdaɪnəsti /

B1
  • noun
  • Family that controls a country for a long time
  • Period of time that a family has ruled

number

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US / ˈnʌmbə(r) /

UK / ˈnʌmbɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
  • Particular song or dance performed during a show
  • Total quantity or amount of things
  • verb
  • To put numbers on things
  • To assign a sequence within a group, series, set
  • To claim to be part of a larger group, series, set

officially

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US / əˈfɪʃəli /

UK / əˈfɪʃəlɪ /

A2
  • adverb
  • According to what is stated by an authority figure

everywhere

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US / ˈevriweə(r) /

UK / ˈevriwer /

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  • adverb
  • Every place

elaborate

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US / ɪ'læbəreɪt /

UK / ɪˈlæbəret /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Made or done with great care or in a detailed way
  • verb
  • To explain something in detail
  • To be made or explained with great care/in detail

miami

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US / maɪˈæmi /

UK / maɪˈæmi /

A1
  • other
  • A member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living in northern Indiana and southern Michigan

precious

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US / 'preʃəs /

UK / ˈprɛʃəs /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
  • Very little (time, money etc.)
  • Extremely loved and valued
  • Being very sensitive about something
  • Being of great value; highly prized

enforcement

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US / ɪn'fɔ:smənt /

UK / ɪn'fɔ:smənt /

B1
  • noun
  • Process of making sure that rules are followed

lead

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US / li:d /

UK / lid /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being the main part in movies or plays
  • noun
  • Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • Information that could help to solve a crime
  • Main part in a play or movie
  • Heavy, gray metal element
  • Rope used to tie something to stop it escaping
  • Act of being at the front in a race or game
  • verb
  • To show the way or guide others
  • To be at the front of a race or game
  • To travel in front of; go in advance of others

spanish

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US / ˈspænɪʃ /

UK / ˈspænɪʃ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the culture and people of Spain

the

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US / ðə /

UK / ðə /

A1
  • article
  • Used to refer to something already mentioned
  • Used to show there is only one of something
  • determiner
  • Used to describe all of a family

conclude

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US / kənˈklu:d /

UK / kənˈklud /

A2
  • verb
  • To finish or cause to finish; end
  • To arrive at a judgment or opinion

play

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US / pleɪ /

UK / pleɪ /

A1
  • noun
  • Loose, free movement between two objects
  • Single action in a sports game
  • Performance in which people act in a theater
  • verb
  • To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
  • To perform music on an instrument
  • To use a device, e.g. a video game
  • To do something for enjoyment and fun
  • To do or perform a game or sport

this

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US / ðɪs /

UK / ðɪs /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Used to indicate something already been discussed
  • Used to indicate something happening around now
  • adverb
  • An indication by a physical motion or gesture
  • A specific amount of
  • determiner
  • Person, thing, or idea near you
  • pronoun
  • Person, thing that has already been discussed

authentic

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US / ɔ:ˈθentɪk /

UK / ɔˈθɛntɪk /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • From a reliable source; accurate; true

live

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US / lɪv /

UK / liv /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being broadcast as events happen, not recorded
  • Carrying electric current; able to give a shock
  • Glowing because burning; hot
  • Not yet killed (for food)
  • adverb
  • (Music, drama) as it is performed
  • verb
  • To be alive
  • To experience a particular type of life
  • To make your home in a house or town

year

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US / jə: /

UK / jɪr /

A1
  • noun
  • Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
  • Used to refer to the age of a person

delicate

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US / 'delɪkət /

UK / ˈdɛlɪkɪt /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Easily broken or damaged
  • Finely made, with great care

demand

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US / dɪ'mɑ:nd /

UK / dɪˈmænd /

A2
  • noun
  • Desire customers have to buy product, service
  • A strong request for someone to do something
  • verb
  • To strongly request someone to do something

make

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US / meɪk /

UK / mek /

A1
  • noun
  • Product made by a particular company; brand
  • verb
  • To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • To get to (a place) on time
  • To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
  • To create something by putting things together
  • To earn a certain amount of money at a job
  • To cause or force a person to do something
  • To cause something to happen or be formed

safely

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US / ˈseɪfli /

UK / ˈseflɪ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Out of danger

steal

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US / sti:l /

UK / stil /

A1
  • noun
  • A bargain; something bought very cheaply
  • Act of taking the ball or a base from another
  • verb
  • To move quietly or secretly to or from a place
  • To secretly take something that belongs to another

verify

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US / 'verɪfaɪ /

UK / ˈvɛrəˌfaɪ /

B2
  • verb
  • To prove that something is right, accurate or true

accept

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US / ək'sept /

UK / ækˈsɛpt /

A1
  • verb
  • To agree to receive or take something offered
  • To admit that something is true or correct

egyptian

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US / ɪ'dʒɪpʃn /

UK / ɪˈdʒɪpʃən /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the culture and people of Egypt
  • noun
  • Person from Egypt

man

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US / mæn /

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.)

legal

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US / 'li:ɡl /

UK / ˈliɡəl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the law; allowed by law

state

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US / steɪt /

UK / stet /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning region within a country
  • noun
  • Region within a country, with its own government
  • Situation or condition something is in
  • verb
  • To say; declare as fact

exhibition

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US / ˌeksɪˈbɪʃn /

UK / ˌɛksəˈbɪʃən /

B1
  • noun
  • Public event to display objects, art etc.
  • Act of displaying a particular emotion or quality

spain

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US / speɪn /

UK / speɪn /

A1
  • proper noun
  • A country in southwestern Europe, occupying the greater part of the Iberian peninsula; population 46

tale

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US / teɪl /

UK / tel /

A2
  • noun
  • Story that is not true
  • Story about colorful and imaginary events

market

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US / ˈmɑ:kɪt /

UK / ˈmɑ:rkɪt /

A1
  • noun
  • Need or demand for a particular product or service
  • Area or region where a certain product is sold
  • Public event where people sell goods on tables
  • Institution where stocks are bought and sold
  • verb
  • To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise

past

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US / pɑ:st /

UK / pæst /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • No longer current or new
  • adverb
  • So as to go beyond, or further than something
  • noun
  • Time that existed before now, e.g. long ago
  • preposition
  • After a particular time
  • At a later point in distance; beyond

antiquity

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US / æn'tɪkwətɪ /

UK / ænˈtɪkwɪti /

B2
  • noun
  • Very old object
  • An ancient period

among

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US / əˈmʌŋ /

UK / əˈmʌŋ /

A1
  • preposition
  • In the center of several things

lose

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US / lu:z /

UK / luz /

A1
  • 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')

artefact

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US / ˈɑ:tɪfækt /

UK / ˈɑrtəˌfækt /

B1
  • noun
  • Man-made object, usually of historic importance

greet

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US / gri:t /

UK / ɡrit /

B1
  • verb
  • To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome

agent

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US / 'eɪdʒənt /

UK / ˈedʒənt /

A2
  • noun
  • Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
  • Person who represents or decides for others
  • A spy; someone who spies on other countries

council

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US / 'kaʊnsl /

UK / ˈkaʊnsəl /

A2
  • noun
  • Group chosen to make decisions about something

item

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US / ˈaɪtəm /

UK / ˈaɪtəm /

A2
  • noun
  • Single, brief piece of news or reporting
  • Distinct, individual thing, often part of a group

repatriate

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US / ˌri:ˈpætrieɪt /

UK / ˌri:ˈpeɪtrieɪt /

C1
  • verb
  • To return someone to the nation of their birth

sure

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US / ʃʊə(r) /

UK / ʃʊr /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Having no doubts about something
  • Have confidence in your own words or actions
  • Firmly established or held; being firm or stable
  • Being correct or true
  • adverb
  • What you say to agree willingly

global

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US / ˈgləʊbl /

UK / ˈgloʊbl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
  • Of, affecting, or involving the entire world

once

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US / wʌns /

UK / wʌns /

A1
  • adverb
  • One time; one instance
  • At a time in the past
  • conjunction
  • When; as soon as

safe

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US / seɪf /

UK / sef /

A2
  • noun
  • Metal box with a lock to keep valuable things in
  • adjecitve
  • Highly likely
  • Being out of danger

trade

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US / treɪd /

UK / treid /

A2
  • 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

traffic

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US / 'træfɪk /

UK / ˈtræfɪk /

A2
  • noun
  • The cars or vehicles on the road
  • Amount of activity over a communication system

after

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US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /

UK / ˈæftɚ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Later than another time, or behind something
  • conjunction
  • Following something before
  • preposition
  • When an event happened or time has passed

inconsistency

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US / ˌɪnkən'sɪstənsɪ /

UK / ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi /

B2
  • noun
  • State of being inconsistent

indeed

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US / ɪnˈdi:d /

UK / ɪnˈdid /

A2
  • adverb
  • Actually; in fact; in reality

will

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US / wɪl /

UK / wɪl /

A1
  • noun
  • Desire or choice of someone
  • Document saying who gets your money when you die
  • Strong desire to do something; determination
  • Desire to do something; strong wish to do
  • other
  • Used with verbs to express the future
  • verb
  • To leave property to someone after your death
  • To use mental effort to make something happen
  • Am (is, are) likely to do
  • To influence someone to do something
  • To make something happen by strongly wanting it

actually

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US / ˈæktʃuəli /

UK / ˈæktʃuəli /

A1
  • adverb
  • Used to add new (often different) information

egypt

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US / 'i:dʒɪpt /

UK / 'i:dʒɪpt /

A1
  • noun
  • A republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until; site of an ancient civili

ensure

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US / ɪn'ʃʊə(r) /

UK / ɛnˈʃʊr /

A2
  • verb
  • To make something sure, certain, or safe

sell

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US / sel /

UK / sɛl /

A1
  • verb
  • To exchange something for money
  • To persuade people to do, like or agree

desperate

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US / ˈdespərət /

UK / ˈdɛspərɪt /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
  • State of urgently wanting to go to the toilet

explorer

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US / ɪkˈsplɔ:rə(r) /

UK / ɪkˈsplɔrɚ, -ˈsplor- /

A2
  • noun
  • Person who travels to places to discover more them

challenge

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US / 'tʃælɪndʒ /

UK / ˈtʃæləndʒ /

A2
  • noun
  • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
  • A question to determine correctness of something
  • verb
  • To formally invite someone to compete at something
  • To question the correctness of something

collaboration

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US / kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃn /

UK / kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃn /

B1
  • noun
  • Act of working with someone to complete a task

history

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US / 'hɪstrɪ /

UK / ˈhɪstəri /

A2
  • noun
  • Established pattern or record
  • Study of past events as an academic subject

notice

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US / 'nəʊtɪs /

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

have

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US / həv /

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

last

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US / lɑ:st /

UK / læst /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • 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

accompany

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US / ə'kʌmpənɪ /

UK / əˈkʌmpəni, əˈkʌmpni /

A2
  • verb
  • To play music with someone
  • To travel with someone

artifact

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US / 'ɑ:təˌfækt /

UK / ˈɑrtəˌfækt /

B1
  • noun
  • Object made by humans, e.g. ancient tool

hand

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US / hænd /

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

inspection

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US / ɪnˈspekʃn /

UK / ɪnˈspɛkʃən /

B1
  • noun
  • Official examination to make sure everything is ok

government

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US / ˈgʌvənmənt /

UK / ˈɡʌvənmənt /

A1
  • noun
  • Group of people and system that rule a nation

origin

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US / ˈɒrɪdʒɪn /

UK / ˈɔrədʒɪn,ˈɑr- /

A2
  • noun
  • Point at which something begins or is created
  • Country or social group that a person comes from

sad

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US / sæd /

UK / sæd /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Unhappy; wishing something hadn't happened

with

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US / wɪð /

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

departure

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US / dɪˈpɑ:tʃə(r) /

UK / dɪˈpɑrtʃɚ /

B1
  • noun
  • Act of leaving a place, to start a journey
  • Starting something new or doing it in a new way

ice

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US / aɪs /

UK / aɪs /

A1
  • noun
  • Frozen gas or liquid, esp. water
  • Sweet food made of frozen cream, or juices
  • verb
  • To make something cold by putting on frozen water
  • To spread a sweet and creamy substance on a cake

art

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US / ɑ:t /

UK / ɑrt /

A1
  • noun
  • Creative skill using the imagination e.g. painting
  • A skill or talent you have

document

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US / 'dɒkjʊmənt /

UK / ˈdɑkjəmənt /

A2
  • noun
  • Official (printed) record that gives information
  • verb
  • To support an opinion with recorded evidence

ceremony

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US / 'serəmənɪ /

UK / ˈsɛrəˌmoni /

B1
  • noun
  • Special social or religious event
  • Rigidly formal way of behaving

protect

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US / prə'tekt /

UK / prəˈtɛkt /

A1
  • verb
  • To defend someone or something from harm or danger

world

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US / wɜ:ld /

UK / wɜrld /

A1
  • noun
  • All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • Political division due to some kind of similarity

gold

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US / gəʊld /

UK / goʊld /

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  • A stolen ancient Egyptian sarcophagus, dating back almost 3,000 years, is being returned to Egypt. The sarcophagus was confiscated by US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a routine inspection at Miami International Airport in 2008. ICE agents became suspicious when they found discrepancies in the shipping documents. Customs officials investigated the importer and seller in Spain and determined that the sarcophagus had indeed been stolen. An Egyptologist confirmed the authenticity of the artifact, which features intricate hieroglyphics and belonged to a prominent figure named Emessi from the 21st dynasty of Egypt. The United States and the Spanish art gallery that sold the sarcophagus engaged in a legal battle over ownership, but the gallery eventually abandoned the challenge, ensuring Egypt's rightful ownership. ICE organized a repatriation ceremony at the National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, DC, to officially return the sarcophagus. Agents carefully packaged and accompanied the sarcophagus during its journey from Miami to Washington. At the ceremony, representatives from the Egyptian and US governments signed official custody documents. Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities and a National Geographic explorer in residence, accepted the sarcophagus on behalf of Egypt. This momentous occasion highlights the significance of archaeological discoveries for scientists in their pursuit of uncovering the past.
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  • A stolen ancient Egyptian sarcophagus is returning home.
  • The sarcophagus, nearly 3,000 years old, was seized by US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, during a routine shipments inspection at the Miami International Airport in 2008.
  • Agents became suspicious when they noticed inconsistencies in the shipments documentation.
  • Customs investigated the importer and the seller in Spain and concluded the sarcophagus was indeed stolen property.
  • An Egyptologist verified that the sarcophagus is an authentic Egyptian artifact.
  • With its elaborate hieroglyphs, the wooden coffin belonged to a prominent man named Emessi, who lived during the 21st dynasty of Egypt.
  • After the sarcophagus was seized, the United States and the Spanish art gallery that sold the artifact engaged in a legal battle over ownership.
  • Eventually, the gallery abandoned its challenge and Egypt's ownership was ensured.
  • ICE arranged a repatriation ceremony at National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, DC, to officially return the sarcophagus to its home country.
  • To prepare for its journey, agents thoroughly wrapped and boxed the delicate delivery for its departure from Miami.
  • Agents accompanied the sarcophagus to Washington and were greeted by staff from the National Geographic who were on hand to make sure the precious cargo arrived safe and sound.
  • At The repatriation ceremony, representatives from the Egyptian and United States government signed the official custody documents.
  • Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities and a National Geographic explorer in residence, accepted the sarcophagus on Egypt's behalf.
  • People can think that the best moment in the life of an archaeologist is actually to discover something.
  • But for me, the best thing is to return something to Egypt.
  • I say this everywhere.
  • The country that helped us a lot in returning the stolen artifacts is the United States.
  • The good news amongst the sad tale of international art theft and misappropriation is people do care.
  • We do come together.
  • It's a remarkable collaboration.
  • Once the sarcophagus safely returns home, it will be put on display at the Global Egyptian Museum in Cairo in early April in an exhibition showcasing artifacts recovered in the last eight years.
  • So far, approximately 31,000 Egyptian artifacts have been repatriated, yet the number of items that are still illegally owned and distributed is unknown.
  • The repatriation of the sarcophagus called attention to the ongoing struggle to protect ancient art and antiquities from the black market trade.
  • Egyptian artifacts are often smuggled because there is a high demand for them on the international market.
  • And as a result, countries such as Egypt have been robbed of their history and culture.
  • Whether it's looters who are dynamiting the tops of mountains in the Andes in a desperate search for ink and gold or the silent world of illegal antiquities trade, the effect is the same.
  • We've lost something, something that can't be replaced, a piece of our history, maybe a key that would have unlocked some past secret.
  • The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the largest investigative agency in the US Department of Homeland Security.
  • And it plays a leading role in combating the trafficking of lost or stolen cultural properties, art, and antiquities, and returning them to their countries of origin.