Ontario woman adopts Ukrainian family of 14, becomes their 'Canadian mother'
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hall
US / hɔ:l /
•UK / hɔl /
- noun
- Area just inside the entrance of a building
- Large room/building for public events/gatherings
- Large, impressive older home
- Part of the name of a building
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
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
play
US / pleɪ /
•UK / pleɪ /
- 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
happy
US / ˈhæpi /
•UK / ˈhæpi /
- adjecitve
- Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
truly
US / 'tru:lɪ /
•UK / ˈtruli /
- adverb
- In accordance with truth, fact or reality; really
dana
US / ˈdeɪnə /
•UK / ˈdeɪnə /
sister
US / ðə /
•UK / ðə /
- noun
- Female you share a parent with
- Full-time female member of a (Christian) religion
perfect
US / 'pɜ:fɪkt /
•UK / ˈpɚfɪkt /
- adjecitve
- So good it cannot be improved
- verb
- To do something so well, it cannot be done better
open
US / 'əʊpən /
•UK / ˈopən /
- adjecitve
- Available for use; accessible
- Not being hidden; available for others to see
- Being available for customers to enter or use
- Allowing everyone to use or take part in
- Not secret anymore
- Not closed or shut
- Willing to accept new ideas and thoughts
- noun
- Name for a tennis or golf competition
- verb
- To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- To start the activities or services of a business
- To make a space or hole appear in something
- To move or change so that it is no longer closed
- To start something, e.g. a new business
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
other
US / 'ʌðə(r) /
•UK / ˈʌðər /
- adjecitve
- A thing different from that mentioned
- determiner
- (Something) else; not the first (one)
- pronoun
- Being the one and only thing of that category
love
US / lʌv /
•UK / lʌv /
- noun
- Person's name
- A very strong feeling of affection
- The person you care very deeply about
- Strong, deep emotional and sexual attraction
- verb
- To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
- To like doing very much; enjoy greatly
- To feel a strong emotional and romantic attraction
into
US / 'ɪntə /
•UK / ˈɪntu /
- preposition
- Moving or going inside something
- In the same direction as; in the direction of
- So as to become; taking the state of
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
woman
US / ˈwʊmən /
•UK / ˈwʊmən /
- noun
- Adult female human being
live
US / lɪv /
•UK / liv /
- 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
answer
US / 'ɑ:nsə(r) /
•UK / ˈænsɚ /
- noun
- Reply to a question someone asks
- Solution to a problem or test question
- verb
- To reply to a question someone asks
- To solve a test question or a problem
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
seek
US / si:k /
•UK / sik /
- verb
- To ask someone for help
- To search for; try to find or do; look for
- To try to achieve something
orphan
US / ˈɔ:fn /
•UK / ˈɔ:rfn /
- noun
- Child whose parents have died
let
US / let /
•UK / lɛt /
- verb
- To allow someone to do something
- Introducing a suggestion to do something together
- To rent a house, etc. to others
russian
US / ˈrʌʃn /
•UK / ˈrʌʃn /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Russia
- noun
- Person from Russia
ones
US / wʌnz /
•UK / wʌnz /
- number
- Number 1, a single person or thing
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
special
US / 'speʃl /
•UK / ˈspɛʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Being additional or extra
- Different, better or greater than normal
- noun
- Heavily discounted sales item
sergei
US / sɜːˈgeɪ /
•UK / sərˈgeɪ /
score
US / skɔ:(r) /
•UK / skɔr, skor /
- noun
- A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- Current number of points given in a game, contest
- The written notes and parts of a piece of music
- An achievement of success
- Number of points on a test
- verb
- To mark or cut something with a sharp object
- To get or give points in a game, contest, or test
- To achieve success with something
- To get points in a test
test
US / test /
•UK / test /
- noun
- A medical examination
- Action to establish the truth or nature of
- Examination; questions to measure knowledge
- verb
- To be given a medical examination
- To try to establish the truth or nature of
- To ask a series of questions to measure knowledge
since
US / sɪns /
•UK / sɪns /
- adverb
- At a point before the present time
- conjunction
- For this reason; because
- preposition
- From the time in the past that
grow
US / ɡrəʊ /
•UK / ɡro /
- verb
- To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- To improve; to develop better skills over time
- To develop and become bigger or taller over time
ask
US / ɑ:sk /
•UK / æsk /
- verb
- To say to someone that you want something
news
US / nju:z /
•UK / nu:z /
- noun
- Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- Information about recent events
tatiana
US / tætiːˈænə /
•UK / ˌtæˌtiˈænə /
report
US / rɪ'pɔ:t /
•UK / rɪˈpɔrt, ˈport /
- noun
- Account of the necessary facts and information
- The telling of news in the media
- Official statement about something
- verb
- To submit a report or bill to the government
- To write in a newspaper or speak on a news program
- To state something officially
- To officially present yourself to an authority
- To describe something by telling it to others
home
US / həʊm /
•UK / hom /
- 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
just
US / dʒʌst /
•UK / dʒʌst /
- adjecitve
- Proper or appropriate; as is deserved
- Doing or being what is right or fair
- Legally correct; having enough evidence
- adverb
- Almost; nearly
- Exactly at the time of
- Exactly (the same as, like)
under
US / ˈʌndə(r) /
•UK / ˈʌndɚ /
- adjecitve
- In the same place as another thing, but lower
- adverb
- In a lower quantity or price than expected
- preposition
- According to the terms of an agreement or law
- Managed or controlled by the authority of
- Being of a lesser quality or amount than expected
- Influenced or affected by something or someone
- Less or lower in age, amount, size or number
music
US / 'mju:zɪk /
•UK / ˈmjuzɪk /
- noun
- Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- Academic study of rhythms and sounds
- Written symbols that represent musical sounds
much
US / mʌtʃ /
•UK / mʌtʃ /
- adjecitve
- Very; to a high level or degree
- adverb
- A lot; large amount; a high degree of
- Nearly; basically
- On many occasions; often
- noun
- A large amount; a great quantity
why
US / waɪ /
•UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /
- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
time
US / taɪm /
•UK / taɪm /
- noun
- Speed at which music is played; tempo
- Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
- Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
- Occasion when something happens
- Period or occasion that something occurred
- Period in history or the past
- Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
- How long an event takes; duration
- verb
- To check speed at which music is performed
- To choose a specific moment to do something
- To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
- To schedule something to occur at a specific moment
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
mama
US / 'mæmə /
•UK / ˈmɑmə /
- noun
- A mother
job
US / dʒɒb /
•UK / dʒɑ:b /
- noun
- Something that must be done
- Regular work at which you earn money
eight
US / eɪt /
•UK / et /
- number
- 8
those
US / ðəʊz /
•UK / ðoz /
- determiner
- The people or things we are talking about
- pronoun
- The objects far from the speaker
max
US / mæks /
•UK / mæks /
- noun
- Person's name
- Short for 'maximum'
thank
US / θæŋk /
•UK / θæŋk /
- verb
- To tell someone you are grateful to them
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
work
US / wɜ:k /
•UK / wɚk /
- adjecitve
- Activity completed in order to make money
- noun
- The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- Everything created by an author, artist, musician
- Activity you do in order to make money
- Place of employment
- Final product or result of a some labor or effort
- verb
- To bring into a specific state of success
- To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
- To do your job in your company or workplace
- To make an effort to do something
- To operate a machine or device
old
US / əʊld /
•UK / old /
- adjecitve
- Having existed for a long time, not young or new
- Age of a person since birth
daughter
US / ˈdɔ:tə(r) /
•UK / ˈdɔtɚ /
- adjecitve
- (Of a company) being a subsidiary of another firm
- noun
- A female child of someone
show
US / ʃəʊ /
•UK / ʃo /
- noun
- False display of love, emotion or action
- An event for displaying or promoting goods
- Play, opera or theater production
- Presentation that is broadcast on TV or radio
- verb
- To be easily seen or displayed
- To display your emotions or feelings
- To let someone see something; display
- To explain or teach how something is done
- To lead someone somewhere; point them to something
- To prove something to be true, correct
- To reveal or allow something to be seen
candle
US / ˈkændl /
•UK / ˈkændl /
- noun
- Stick of wax with a string you light to make light
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
reflect
US / rɪ'flekt /
•UK / rɪˈflɛkt /
- verb
- To indicate or be a sign of something
- To bounce back light, heat, sound from a surface
- To show an image in glass, water, a mirror etc.
- To think of something seriously and carefully
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
huge
US / hju:dʒ /
•UK / hjudʒ /
- adjecitve
- Very very large
heart
US / hɑ:t /
•UK / hɑrt /
- noun
- A feeling of care for others; compassion
- Courage, confidence, and emotional strength
- Be cheerfully encouraging
- Most essential, important, or central part
- Referring to a promise or something important
- State or feelings of affection or deep love
- Core part of a vegetable, e.g. a lettuce
- The part of the body that pumps blood
- Place where emotions are believed to be felt
- A shape that represents love
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
planting
US / ˈplɑːntɪŋ /
•UK / ˈplæntɪŋ /
- verb
- To firmly position something (in the ground)
- To put seeds, flowers, trees in the ground
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
remove
US / rɪˈmu:v /
•UK / rɪˈmuv /
- verb
- To get rid of something completely
- To make someone leave his or her job or position
- To move, erase or take away from a place
- To take something off (e.g. clothing)
refuge
US / 'refju:dʒ /
•UK / ˈrɛfjudʒ /
- noun
- Somewhere you can find safety or hide
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
take
US / teɪk /
•UK / tek /
- noun
- Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
- verb
- To accept something that is offered
- To use a method of traveling, e.g. a bus or train
- To use a camera to make (a photo)
- To pick up something and go away with it
- To study a subject in school
- To attempt to pass (an exam)
- To require a certain amount of time, money, space
bring
US / brɪŋ /
•UK / brɪŋ /
- verb
- To take or go with someone to a place
basement
US / ˈbeɪsmənt /
•UK / ˈbesmənt /
- noun
- Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
add
US / æd /
•UK / æd /
- verb
- To include as well
- To put two things or numbers together, e.g. 2+2
young
US / jʌŋ /
•UK / jʌŋ /
- adjecitve
- At an early stage of existence; not mature
- Being recently created or started
- noun
- Babies in a group or family of animals
month
US / mʌnθ /
•UK / mʌnθ /
- noun
- One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year
dark
US / dɑ:k /
•UK / dɑrk /
- adjecitve
- Of a color that is not light
- Marked by unhappiness or hopelessness
- Having little or no light; not light in color
- noun
- The time of day when the sky is black
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
last
US / lɑ:st /
•UK / læst /
- 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
community
US / kə'mju:nətɪ /
•UK / kəˈmjunɪti /
- noun
- Group of people who share a common idea or area
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
canada
US / 'kænədə /
•UK / ˈkænədə /
- proper noun
- A country in northern North America, the second largest country in the world; population 35,900,000
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
his
US / hɪz /
•UK / hɪz /
- pronoun
- Something belonging to a male person
bear
US / bɛː /
•UK / bɛr /
- noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
- verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- To accept or suffer the weight of difficulties
- To keep moving left or right while going forward
- To show (sign of something)
- To support the weight of something, e.g. a bridge
draw
US / drɔ: /
•UK / drɔ /
- noun
- Something that attracts people to visit a place
- A lottery or prize
- Result of a game, contest where the score is equal
- verb
- To attract attention to someone or something
- To get closer to or approach something or someone
- To influence a person's involvement in something
- To move an object by pulling
- To create an image using pen or pencil and paper
- To take one thing out of a container, etc.
- (Of 2 teams) to finish a game with the same score
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
extraordinary
US / ɪkˈstrɔ:dnri /
•UK / ɪkˈstrɔ:rdəneri /
- adjecitve
- Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
end
US / end /
•UK / ɛnd /
- noun
- The point where a process or activity stops
- A point that marks the limit of something; finish
- Goal or desired result
- The tip, edge or limit of something
- verb
- To be the last part of something
something
US / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /
- 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
name
US / neɪm /
•UK / nem /
- noun
- What something or someone is called
- verb
- To state what someone is called, e.g. John
bombardment
US / bɒm'bɑ:dmənt /
•UK / bɒm'bɑ:dmənt /
- noun
- Act of dropping bombs on a place
adopt
US / əˈdɒpt /
•UK / əˈdɑ:pt /
- verb
- To legally take a child into your family
- To take on responsibility for something
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
flag
US / flæɡ /
•UK / flæɡ /
- noun
- Piece of cloth representing a team, country etc.
- verb
- To indicate something should get special attention
- To work, run etc. more slowly or with less power
call
US / kɔ:l /
•UK / kɔl /
- 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
permanently
US / 'pɜ:mənəntlɪ /
•UK / ˈpəmənəntlɪ /
- adverb
- For a long time; always
kid
US / kɪd /
•UK / kɪd /
- adjecitve
- Made from young goat skin
- noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- verb
- To make fun of someone in a gentle way; to tease
invasion
US / ɪnˈveɪʒn /
•UK / ɪnˈveʒən /
- noun
- Entry into a place to cause harm
invader
US / ɪnˈveɪdə(r) /
•UK / ɪnˈvedɚ /
- noun
- Someone who enters to cause harm
certainly
US / ˈsə:tnli /
•UK / ˈsɚtnli /
- adverb
- Sure; of course
back
US / bæk /
•UK / bæk /
- adjecitve
- Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
- adverb
- Have returned to a place you were before
- noun
- The part of a chair that the upper body leans upon
- Location at the rear of something
- The reverse of side something
- Area on the rear of your body
- verb
- To bet money on something
- To go backwards in a car
- To support and encourage someone or some cause
and
US / ənd /
•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
over
US / 'əʊvə(r) /
•UK / ˈovɚ /
- 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
out
US / aʊt /
•UK / aʊt /
- adverb
- No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
- Away from home, business, or the usual place
- In a direction/movement away from inside or center
- noun
- Act when a batter cannot continue playing
- verb
- To tell people a secret
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
anything
US / ˈeniθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈɛniˌθɪŋ /
- pronoun
- A thing of any kind
help
US / help /
•UK / hɛlp /
- 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
church
US / tʃɜ:tʃ /
•UK / tʃɚtʃ /
- noun
- Building where Christians gather and pray to God
- An occasion of Christian religious prayer, worship
any
US / 'enɪ /
•UK / ˈɛni /
- adjecitve
- One, or some, no matter which
- pronoun
- One (thing) of many; some
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
join
US / dʒɔɪn /
•UK / dʒɔɪn /
- verb
- To bring something close to another, to become one
- To become a member of
- To participate in an activity with others
would
US / wʊd /
•UK / wʊd /
- 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
study
US / 'stʌdɪ /
•UK / ˈstʌdi /
- noun
- Room that a person studies or reads in
- Piece of research
- Topic or subject you research or learn about
- verb
- To focus on learning something usually at school
member
US / ˈmembə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɛmbɚ /
- noun
- Part of the body of a human, animal
- Person or thing belonging to a group or team
daycare
US / 'deɪkeə /
•UK / 'deɪker /
- noun
- Childcare during the day while parents work
themselves
US / ðəmˈselvz /
•UK / ðɛmˈsɛlvz, ðəm- /
- pronoun
- Reflexive form of 'they'
refugee
US / ˌrefjuˈdʒi: /
•UK / ˌrɛfjʊˈdʒi /
- noun
- Person forced to leave their home e.g. due to war
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
nearly
US / ˈniəli /
•UK / ˈnɪrli /
- adverb
- Not completely; almost
canadian
US / kəˈneɪdiən /
•UK / kəˈnediən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Canada
- noun
- Person from Canada
can
US / kæn /
•UK / kən,kæn /
- noun
- A metal container for storing food
- other
- Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
- verb
- To have permission to
- To be possible to do
- To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container
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
friend
US / frend /
•UK / frɛnd /
- noun
- Person who you like and enjoy being with
child
US / tʃaɪld /
•UK / tʃaɪld /
- noun
- A very young person, between about 2 and 15
support
US / səˈpɔ:t /
•UK / səˈpɔrt, -ˈport /
- noun
- Assistance or advice given to someone
- Evidence that helps prove something is true
- A thing to hold up or prevent from falling down
- verb
- To give assistance or advice to someone
- To help prove or show that something is true
- To hold up or prevent from falling down
locke
US / ləʊˈkeɪʃn /
•UK / loʊˈkeɪʃn /
adoptive
US / əˈdɒptɪv /
•UK / əˈdɑ:ptɪv /
- adjecitve
- (Parents and children) related by adoption
good
US / ɡʊd /
•UK / ɡʊd /
- 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
english
US / ˈɪŋglɪʃ /
•UK / ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of England
- noun
- Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
- Person's name
daniel
US / 'dænjəl /
•UK / 'dænjəl /
- noun
- (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection w
- other
- A wise and upright judge
- An Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the cou
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
mix
US / mɪks /
•UK / mɪks /
- noun
- A combination of more than two things
- verb
- To combine two or more things to make one
- To meet and get along with others, e.g. at a party
find
US / faɪnd /
•UK / faɪnd /
- noun
- Object discovered by chance
- Things that have been discovered from searching
- verb
- To become aware of something that is happening
- To discover or meet by chance
- To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
- To learn through study, research, or effort
- To discover something by looking for it
anyone
US / ˈeniwʌn /
•UK / ˈɛniˌwʌn, -wən /
- pronoun
- Any person
step
US / step /
•UK / stɛp /
- noun
- Movement done as part of a particular dance
- Distance covered by one movement of a leg; stride
- One part or stage in a process
- Sound made by the feet while walking; footstep
- Flat horizontal piece that forms stairs
- verb
- To raise and moving the foot to put it down
family
US / 'fæməlɪ /
•UK / ˈfæmli /
- noun
- Close group of people or organizations
- A group of people who are related through blood
- Group of related plants or animals
christian
US / ˈkrɪstʃən /
•UK / ˈkrɪstʃən /
- adjecitve
- Based on the teachings of Jesus
- noun
- Person believing in the teachings of Jesus Christ
tell
US / tel /
•UK / tɛl /
- verb
- To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- To be able to guess
- To say or communicate information to someone
- To inform, but without speaking; indicate
- To have a negative effect on someone
- To order someone to do something; command
- To recognize something based on certain signs
- To report something to an authority
- To explain something or teach someone something
catch
US / kætʃ /
•UK / kætʃ, kɛtʃ /
- noun
- Amount of something that has been caught
- Trick or something trying to deceive
- verb
- To stop something flying and hold it
- To stop something and not let it go, e.g. animals
- To get sick or get a disease from someone else
- To find someone to do something, a task
- To get stuck on or in something
- To be trapped so you can’t escape
- To be able to understand what someone is saying
stride
US / straɪd /
•UK / straɪd /
- noun
- Length of a long confident step when walking
- verb
- To make progress on something such as a project
- To walk with long confident steps
she
US / ʃɪ /
•UK / ʃi /
- pronoun
- Female person or animal mentioned before
- (Refers to female person mentioned before)
right
US / raɪt /
•UK / raɪt /
- adjecitve
- Correct or true
- The south side of you looking at the rising sun
- adverb
- Exactly in a place or time
- Being appropriate for a particular event
- In a straight or direct manner
- noun
- Something you are legally or morally allowed to do
- Ideal of what is just and good
- Political view based on conservatism
- verb
- To fix something previously wrong or unjust
- To make upright, as a boat that has turned over
place
US / pleɪs /
•UK / ples /
- noun
- Particular location, area or region
- verb
- To put someone in a particular type of situation
- To put something in a certain location or position
own
US / əʊn /
•UK / on /
- 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
evening
US / ˈi:vnɪŋ /
•UK / ˈivnɪŋ /
- noun
- Last part of the day and early part of night
- A social event in the early part of the night
- verb
- To make something level; to flatten
- To make something equal
toronto
US / tə'rɒntəʊ /
•UK / tə'rɑnto /
- proper noun
- A city in Canada, capital of Ontario, on the northern shore of Lake Ontario; population 2,503,281 (2
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’
people
US / 'pi:pl /
•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
like
US / laɪk /
•UK / laɪk /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in status or kind to something else
- Similar; the same
- adverb
- For example
- preposition
- Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
- In a way similar to the way something is done
- Such as; for example
- verb
- To want to
- To find something pleasing; to prefer something
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)
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
happen
US / 'hæpən /
•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
city
US / 'sɪtɪ /
•UK / ˈsɪti /
- noun
- Area with many buildings, roads and people
puzzle
US / 'pʌzl /
•UK / ˈpʌzəl /
- noun
- Something challenging to explain or understand
- Game requiring the player to find an answer
- Game with many pieces, e.g. forming a picture
- A problem requiring thought and skill to be solved
- verb
- To be a challenge to understand; confuse
comfort
US / 'kʌmfət /
•UK / ˈkʌmfət /
- noun
- Acts or words that reduce pain or sadness
- State of being relaxed, warm or happy
- verb
- To try to make distressed person feel better
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
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
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
many
US / 'menɪ /
•UK / ˈmɛni /
- determiner
- Used to refer a large number of things
already
US / ɔ:lˈredi /
•UK / ɔlˈrɛdi /
- adverb
- Having happened or been done before this time
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
story
US / 'stɔ:rɪ /
•UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /
- noun
- One of many floors or levels in a building
- Account or description of how something happened
snow
US / snəʊ /
•UK / sno /
- noun
- Person's name
- White ice crystals that fall from the sky
- verb
- (Of ice crystals) to fall to the ground
- To fool into believing something untrue
mission
US / 'mɪʃn /
•UK / ˈmɪʃən /
- noun
- A task or role someone is given to do
- Special assignment given to a person or group
- Group tasked with a specific duty
- A task given to someone to gain or achieve
- Religious group wishing to convert others
- Housing for a religious group working overseas
- Religious or charitable task in a foreign country
foster
US / 'fɒstə(r) /
•UK / 'fɔ:stər /
- other
- To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
- verb
- To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
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
esther
US / ˈestə /
•UK / ˈɛstɚ /
- other
- An Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people
ukrainian
US / ju:'kreɪnɪən /
•UK / ju:'kreɪnɪrn /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Ukraine
- noun
- Person from Ukraine
while
US / waɪl /
•UK / hwaɪl, waɪl /
- conjunction
- In spite of the fact that; although
- During the time that; at the same time
- noun
- Short amount of time