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custom
US / ˈkʌstəm /
•UK / ˈkʌstəm /
- adjecitve
- Specially made to order
- noun
- Tradition that most people in a community do
pay
US / peɪ /
•UK / pe /
- noun
- Money you receive from your job, work, etc.
- verb
- To give money for goods or work done
- To give (attention, respect, etc.) to
- To be punished or suffer for something you did
- To make (a visit) to a person or place
its
US / ɪts /
•UK / ɪts /
- adjecitve
- Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
- determiner
- Of something; belonging or related to something
- other
- Possessive form of “it”
america
US / ə'merɪkə /
•UK / əˈmɛrɪkə /
- noun
- The United States of America; North America and/or South America
celebrate
US / 'selɪbreɪt /
•UK / ˈsɛləˌbret /
- verb
- To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
- To lead or participate in a religious ceremony
- To express praise or thanks for something
commemorate
US / kə'meməreɪt /
•UK / kəˈmɛməˌret /
- verb
- To celebrate the memory of someone or some event
urge
US / ɜ:dʒ /
•UK / ɚdʒ /
- noun
- A strong desire for something
- Strong pressure on someone to do something
- verb
- To drive something forward
- To ask or encourage someone to do something
ocean
US / 'əʊʃn /
•UK / ˈoʃən /
- noun
- Large body of salt water; a large sea
well
US / wel /
•UK / wɛl /
- adjecitve
- Being in a fortunate, good condition or state
- Healthy and in good condition
- adverb
- In an acceptable, proper, or successful manner
- In a complete, total, or full manner
- A great and considerable degree
- In a successful way, in a good or satisfactory way
- exclamation
- Used to begin or continue a particular statement
- Used to show you want to start saying something
- Used to express that you are waiting for a reply
- You say this to change the topic of a conversation
- Used to indicate you are making a final remark
- noun
- Long deep hole in the ground to get water
- verb
- To cause your eyes to fill with tears
mistreatment
US / ˌmɪs'tri:tmənt /
•UK / mɪsˈtritmənt /
- noun
- Practice of acting badly toward someone
ritual
US / 'rɪtʃʊəl /
•UK / ˈrɪtʃuəl /
- adjecitve
- Performed as part of a ceremony
- Being done in a regular, expected or similar way
- noun
- Social or religious ceremony always done the same
set
US / set /
•UK / sɛt /
- adjecitve
- Prepared for something; ready
- noun
- Complete group of something
- Place where a television show or movie is filmed
- Group of games in a tennis match
- Device that receives radio or television signals
- verb
- To make a clock state or ring at a particular time
- To decide upon or choose something
- To make something ready for use (e.g. table)
- To decide on a price for something
- To become hard (of glue, concrete etc.)
- To be located in a specific place or time
- To put (e.g. a vase) down carefully in a place
- To put someone in a certain condition or state
- (Of the sun) to go lower than the horizon
through
US / θru: /
•UK / θru /
- adjecitve
- having finished using or doing something
- adverb
- From the beginning of something until the end
- preposition
- Over, in, across an entire thing or place
- Allowing you to pass between, or to
- By a particular way or process; by the use of
nation
US / 'neɪʃn /
•UK / ˈneʃən /
- noun
- Area or region controlled by a government and army
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
festivity
US / feˈstɪvəti /
•UK / fɛˈstɪvɪti /
- noun
- Any joyous activity to celebrate something
observance
US / əbˈzɜ:vəns /
•UK / əbˈzə:vəns /
- noun
- Practice of following a rule, law, or custom
tribute
US / 'trɪbju:t /
•UK / ˈtrɪbjut /
- noun
- Something that is said or done to show respect
- Payment, e.g. to another country, for protection
specifically
US / spəˈsɪfɪkli /
•UK / spəˈsɪfɪkli /
- adverb
- As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- In particular
colonizer
US / 'kɒlənaɪzə(r) /
•UK / 'kɒlənaɪzə(r) /
- other
- Someone who helps to found a colony
land
US / lænd /
•UK / lænd /
- noun
- Region or country
- Earth; the ground
- verb
- To arrive or cause a boat to arrive at the shore
- To obtain or get something that you wanted
- To (cause to) come down to the ground safely
- To cause to arrive in a specific place or state
street
US / stri:t /
•UK / strit /
- noun
- Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
franklin
US / 'fræŋklɪn /
•UK / 'fræŋklɪn /
- noun
- A landowner (th and th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth
federal
US / 'fedərəl /
•UK / ˈfɛdərəl, ˈfɛdrəl /
- adjecitve
- Consisting of several united states
holiday
US / ˈhɒlədeɪ /
•UK / ˈhɑ:lədeɪ /
- noun
- Day when people don't go to work or school
- A day for a culture to celebrate; festival day
- Time of year when people go somewhere for fun/rest
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
have
US / həv /
•UK / hæv /
- 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
fraternal
US / frəˈtɜ:nl /
•UK / frəˈtɜ:rnl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning brothers
world
US / wɜ:ld /
•UK / wɜrld /
- noun
- All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- Political division due to some kind of similarity
mark
US / mɑ:k /
•UK / mɑrk /
- noun
- Person's name
- A dirty spot or line on something
- Grade or score given for homework
- Line or symbol made when writing
- Particular point on a scale of measurement
- Grade, such as a student receives in school
- Stain or spot on something
- Sign or symbol of a quality of feeling
- Written sign or symbol
- verb
- To put a dirty spot or line on something
- To give a grade for homework
- To indicate something with a sign or symbol
- To make or leave a visible sign of (path, etc.)
- (Animals) to go to the toilet to show your area
- To write or draw a line on something
his
US / hɪz /
•UK / hɪz /
- pronoun
- Something belonging to a male person
often
US / ˈɔfən /
•UK / ˈɔfən,ˈɑfən,ˈɔftən,ˈɑf- /
- adverb
- Many times; frequently; on many occasions
fall
US / fɔ:l /
•UK / fɔl /
- noun
- Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- A drop in amount; decrease
- Dropping from a standing position to the ground
- verb
- To drop in amount; to decrease
- To come down from a higher position suddenly
- To go from standing to the ground, by accident
government
US / ˈgʌvənmənt /
•UK / ˈɡʌvənmənt /
- noun
- Group of people and system that rule a nation
traditionally
US / trə'dɪʃənəlɪ /
•UK / trə'dɪʃənəlɪ /
- adverb
- Something done in a customary, traditional manner
community
US / kə'mju:nətɪ /
•UK / kəˈmjunɪti /
- noun
- Group of people who share a common idea or area
know
US / nəʊ /
•UK / noʊ /
- verb
- To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- To feel sure or be convinced about something
- To discover or be aware of something
- To be able to distinguish
- To have knowledge of things
month
US / mʌnθ /
•UK / mʌnθ /
- noun
- One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year
foot
US / fʊt /
•UK / fʊt /
- noun
- Base of something such as a mountain or vase
- Length of 12 inches or about 25 cm
- Lowest part of the leg we use to stand on
history
US / 'hɪstrɪ /
•UK / ˈhɪstəri /
- noun
- Established pattern or record
- Study of past events as an academic subject
moment
US / 'məʊmənt /
•UK / 'moʊmənt /
- noun
- Very short or brief period of time
- A particular period in time
hundred
US / 'hʌndrəd /
•UK / ˈhʌndrɪd /
- number
- 100
raza
US / ˈræzə /
•UK / /
- noun
- With singular or plural agreement. The Mexican-American people; Mexican-Americans as a racial group,
practice
US / 'præktɪs /
•UK / ˈpræktɪs /
- noun
- The office and place for legal or medical work
- Doing something many times to become better at it
- verb
- To work as a doctor or lawyer
- To live according to the teachings of a religion
- To do something many times to improve a skill
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
patriotism
US / ˈpeɪtriətɪzəm /
•UK / ˈpetriəˌtɪzəm /
- noun
- Love of your country and willingness to defend it
second
US / 'sekənd /
•UK / ˈsɛkənd /
- 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
honor
US / 'ɒnə(r) /
•UK / ˈɑnɚ /
- noun
- Award you get for doing well; prize, title, etc.
- Chance to do something special; privilege
- Respect given to someone who is admired
- Good standing a person has in a community
- verb
- To fulfill an agreement
- To give an award to someone
- To respect someone or something
then
US / ðen /
•UK / ðɛn /
- adverb
- A time that is not now
- Following another thing in time or arrangement
- Following on reasonably from what was just stated
- At that time, not now
york
US / jɔ:k /
•UK / jɔrk /
- proper noun
- A city in northern England, on the Ouse River; population 136,900 (est. 2009).
- A commercial and industrial city in southeastern Pennsylvania; population 40,097 (est. 2008).
- The southwestern tip of Hayes Peninsula, on Baffin Bay in Greenland. It served as a base for US expl
president
US / ˈprezɪdənt /
•UK / ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt /
- noun
- Person in charge of a country, or organization
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
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’
annual
US / ˈænjuəl /
•UK / ˈænjuəl /
- adjecitve
- Happening once a year, or every year
- noun
- Book (in a series) released each year
first
US / fɜ:st /
•UK / fɚst /
- adjecitve
- 1st; Coming before all others in time or place
- noun
- Something that has not happened before
- Position of the winner of a competition
about
US / ə'baʊt /
•UK / əˈbaʊt /
- adverb
- To be ready to; going to
- Nearly; approximately; roughly
- Near; next to; close to
- In every direction; in the area of
- preposition
- Concerning or of (a topic)
city
US / 'sɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈsɪti /
- noun
- Area with many buildings, roads and people
each
US / i:tʃ /
•UK / itʃ /
- determiner
- Every one of two or more things
- pronoun
- Per one person or thing
during
US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /
•UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /
- preposition
- At some point in the course of an event or thing
down
US / daʊn /
•UK / daʊn /
- adjecitve
- Being sad, sick, or unhappy
- Not operating, working, or functioning as expected
- adverb
- In a sitting or lying position
- Towards or on the ground, floor, or bottom
- Written or copied onto a piece of paper or book
- noun
- A period of play in American Football
- The soft, smooth hairs that cover a bird's body
- preposition
- Along something's path, course, or direction
- Going from a higher position to a lower position
- verb
- To eat or drink very quickly and without stopping
resist
US / rɪ'zɪst /
•UK / rɪˈzɪst /
- verb
- To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- To fight or prevent something from happening
- To refuse to accept something new or different
- To stop yourself from doing, e.g. eating something
fifth
US / fɪfθ /
•UK / fɪfθ /
- noun
- 5th
same
US / seɪm /
•UK / sem /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in quality and amount
- Identical; not different
- Not changing; constant
north
US / nɔ:θ /
•UK / nɔ:rθ /
- adjecitve
- Coming from the opposite direction to the south
- noun
- Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
fellow
US / 'feləʊ /
•UK / ˈfɛlo /
- adjecitve
- Being of the same kind
- noun
- Man or a boy
- Student paid to study and teach after college
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
heritage
US / 'herɪtɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ /
- noun
- Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
south
US / saʊθ /
•UK / saʊθ /
- adjecitve
- Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
- Coming from the opposite direction from north
- noun
- The direction to your right of the rising sun
demonstrate
US / 'demənstreɪt /
•UK / ˈdɛmənˌstret /
- verb
- To display a feeling or ability openly
- To protest about something often as a group
- To prove or make clear by reasoning or evidence
- To show how something works (e.g. product)
parade
US / pə'reɪd /
•UK / pəˈred /
- noun
- Large group walking in a public celebration
- verb
- To display something publicly
significant
US / sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt /
•UK / sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt /
- adjecitve
- Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- Having meaning; important; noticeable
- (Statistics) being clearly different
benjamin
US / ˈbendʒəmin /
•UK / ˈbɛndʒəmən /
- proper noun
- (in the Bible) a Hebrew patriarch, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel (Gen. 35:18, 42, etc.).
columbus
US / kə'lʌmbəs /
•UK / kə'lʌmbəs /
- proper noun
- An industrial city in western Georgia, on the Chattahoochee River, noted as a textile center; popula
- An industrial city in south central Indiana; population 40,001 (est. 2008).
- A city in eastern Mississippi, on the Tombigbee River; population 23,798 (est. 2008).
- A city in eastern Nebraska, southwest of Lincoln, where the Loup and Platte Rivers meet; pop: 21,595
- The capital of Ohio, in the central part of the state; population 754,885 (est. 2008).
interested
US / ˈɪntrəstɪd /
•UK / ˈɪntrɪstɪd, -tərɪstɪd, -təˌrɛstɪd /
- adjecitve
- Having had your attention taken; curious
- verb
- To make someone want to know about something
- To persuade to do, become involved with something
october
US / ɒkˈtəʊbə(r) /
•UK / ɑkˈtobɚ /
- noun
- 10th month of the year
subscribe
US / səb'skraɪb /
•UK / səbˈskraɪb /
- verb
- To regularly pay to receive a service
europe
US / ˈjʊərəp /
•UK / ˈjʊrəp /
- noun
- A continent including Germany, France and Spain
- other
- The second smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to re
christopher
US / ˈkrɪstəfə(r) /
•UK / ˈkrɪstəfər /
suit
US / su:t /
•UK / sut /
- noun
- Set of clothes including jacket and pants or skirt
- Law case involving a claim of some kind
- Set of playing cards such as hearts or diamonds
- verb
- To be appropriate for a given situation
- (Of clothes) to look good on someone
native
US / ˈneɪtɪv /
•UK / ˈnetɪv /
- adjecitve
- Caused by natural ability; innate
- noun
- Someone from or born in a specific country
- Original inhabitant, e.g. before others
- Person speaking a language from birth
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
agency
US / 'eɪdʒənsɪ /
•UK / ˈedʒənsi /
- noun
- Business that provides some service for others
connection
US / kəˈnekʃn /
•UK / kəˈnɛkʃən /
- noun
- Something that joins things together; being joined
- Person you know who can help you in some way
- Changing vehicles when traveling
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
voyage
US / 'vɔɪɪdʒ /
•UK / ˈvɔɪɪdʒ /
- noun
- Long journey to a distant or unknown place
- verb
- To take a sea journey to a different or new place
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
large
US / lɑ:dʒ /
•UK / lɑ:rdʒ /
- adjecitve
- Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
only
US / ˈəunli /
•UK / ˈonli /
- 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
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
national
US / 'næʃnəl /
•UK / ˈnæʃənəl, ˈnæʃnəl /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a nation as a whole
- noun
- A person of a particular country
one
US / wʌn /
•UK / wʌn /
- pronoun
- You; we; people in general; someone
- The thing or person previously referred to
- adjecitve
- Used to refer to people generally
- Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
- number
- Number 1
multiple
US / ˈmʌltɪpl /
•UK / ˈmʌltəpəl /
- adjecitve
- Having or involving more than one of something
- noun
- Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
- Shop with many branches
kind
US / kaɪnd /
•UK / kaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- In a caring and helpful manner
- friendly and considerate
- noun
- One type of thing
latin
US / ˈlætɪn /
•UK / ˈlætn /
- adjecitve
- Of or typical of a Spanish-speaking culture
- noun
- Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
year
US / jə: /
•UK / jɪr /
- noun
- Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- Used to refer to the age of a person
indigenous
US / ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs /
•UK / ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs /
- adjecitve
- Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
closed
US / kləʊzd /
•UK / kloʊzd /
- adjecitve
- Shut; not open
- verb
- To come progressively nearer to something
- To end; to bring to an end
- To make something shut; stop from being open
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
across
US / əˈkrɔs /
•UK / əˈkrɔs,əˈkrɑs /
- adverb
- Distance from one side to another
- (Go) from one side to the other of something
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
state
US / steɪt /
•UK / stet /
- 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
welcome
US / 'welkəm /
•UK / ˈwɛlkəm /
- adjecitve
- Being what was wanted or needed
- noun
- Friendly greeting to someone who has arrived
- verb
- To greet someone who has just arrived
- To accept or receive something happily and gladly
school
US / sku:l /
•UK / skul /
- adjecitve
- Being to do with schools and education
- noun
- Large group of fish that swim together
- Education of a child
- Building where you learn in classes with a teacher
- A particular belief or idea about something
- verb
- To teach or train someone to know or do something
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
bank
US / bæŋk /
•UK / bæŋk /
- noun
- A financial institution that keeps or lends money
- The side of a river
- A row of things in lines (e.g. computers)
- verb
- To put or keep your money in a bank
- To turn a plane when flying; (of a plane) to turn
follow
US / ˈfɔləu /
•UK / ˈfɑlo /
- verb
- To come after someone; be guided by someone
- To support someone, e.g. singer or comedian
- To be the logical result of something
- To happen after something else happens
- To believe a set of values or a moral teacher
- To understand something happening or being said
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
stem
US / stem /
•UK / stɛm /
- noun
- Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
- Long thin part supporting something e.g. a light
- Main part of a word, e.g. 'use' in 'useful'
- verb
- To remove the stem of a flower or fruit
- To start from or be the origin of
- To stop something bad from spreading or developing
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
after
US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /
•UK / ˈæftɚ /
- adverb
- Later than another time, or behind something
- conjunction
- Following something before
- preposition
- When an event happened or time has passed
feel
US / fi:l /
•UK / fil /
- verb
- To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- To sense through direct contact; touch
day
US / deɪ /
•UK / de /
- noun
- A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- The period of time when it is light outside
- Person's name
roosevelt
US / ˈrəʊzəvɛlt /
•UK / ˈroʊzəˌvɛlt /
sure
US / ʃʊə(r) /
•UK / ʃʊr /
- 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
knight
US / naɪt /
•UK / naɪt /
- noun
- Chess piece in the shape of a horse's head
- High-ranked medieval soldier fighting on horse
- Man who is awarded a title by a king or queen
- Person's name
- verb
- To grant someone the title of knight
explorer
US / ɪkˈsplɔ:rə(r) /
•UK / ɪkˈsplɔrɚ, -ˈsplor- /
- noun
- Person who travels to places to discover more them
reason
US / 'ri:zn /
•UK / ˈrizən /
- noun
- Ability to think about facts and form a judgment
- Explanation for why something occurred or was done
- verb
- To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
population
US / ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn /
•UK / ˌpɑpjəˈleʃən /
- noun
- Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
use
US / ju:s /
•UK / ju:s /
- noun
- Ability to employ something
- Need to enable it to work
- Permission to do something with something
- Act of spending money
- Operation of a machine for its function
- verb
- To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
- To need to operate or work
- To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
- To treat a person badly
- To do something with, for a task or purpose
monday
US / ˈmʌndeɪ /
•UK / ˈmʌndeɪ /
- noun
- Second day of the week; the day after Sunday
many
US / 'menɪ /
•UK / ˈmɛni /
- determiner
- Used to refer a large number of things
dia
US / ˈdaɪə /
•UK / ˈdiə /
- abbreviation
- DIA is an acronym
consider
US / kən'sɪdə(r) /
•UK / kənˈsɪdər /
- verb
- To think carefully about something
will
US / wɪl /
•UK / wɪl /
- 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
atlantic
US / æt'læntɪk /
•UK / ætˈlæntɪk /
- adjecitve
- Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
move
US / mu:v /
•UK / muv /
- noun
- Act of moving a playing piece in chess, etc.
- An action; doing something
- Step taken to achieve a goal
- verb
- To cause someone to have certain emotions
- To cause something to change to a different place
- To change where people live or a business operates
- To take action to do or achieve something
numerous
US / ˈnju:mərəs /
•UK / ˈnumərəs, ˈnju- /
- adjecitve
- Existing in large numbers
country
US / ˈkʌntri /
•UK / ˈkʌntri /
- noun
- An area of land that is controlled by a government
- Open land that is away from towns and cities
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
several
US / ˈsevrəl /
•UK / ˈsɛvərəl,ˈsɛvrəl /
- adjecitve
- Many of
- pronoun
- More than two but not a large amount
observation
US / ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɑbzɚˈveʃən /
- noun
- Remark or comment on something you noticed
- Practice of performing actions required by rules
organization
US / ˌɔ:gənaɪˈzeɪʃn /
•UK / ˌɔrɡənɪˈzeʃən /
- noun
- Group of people with a particular purpose
catholic
US / ˈkæθlɪk /
•UK / ˈkæθəlɪk, ˈkæθlɪk /
- adjecitve
- One of many Christian belief systems
- noun
- Person believing in the Catholic church
feature
US / 'fi:tʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈfitʃɚ /
- adjecitve
- Main; important
- noun
- Special report in a magazine or paper
- Distinctive or important point of something
- verb
- To highlight or give special importance to
avenue
US / 'ævənju: /
•UK / ˈævəˌnu, -ˌnju /
- noun
- Wide street
- Way to approach something or some issue
- other