Lionel Richie Wrote "Lady" in 5 Minutes -- Unbeknownst to Kenny Rogers | The Drew Barrymore Show
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Original YouTube Video | TheDrewBarrymoreShow Published on 2023-03-30 Level：13 Speed：51 maxwordlevel：2
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check
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- Decorated with squares made up of lines
- noun
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question
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situation
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jackson
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- An industrial city in south central Michigan; population 33,518 (est. 2008).
- The capital of Mississippi, an industrial and commercial city in the central part of the state, on t
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- adjecitve
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- adverb
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- Nearly; basically
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amazing
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- adjecitve
- Surprising in a pleasing way
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- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
eight
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- 8
job
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- noun
- Something that must be done
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homeless
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- adjecitve
- Having no home; living on the streets
ryan
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such
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- determiner
- Being similar to
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- adverb
- (Used to emphasize the quality of an adjective)
for
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- preposition
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through
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- having finished using or doing something
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- preposition
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time
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- noun
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- To check speed at which music is performed
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why
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- adverb
- Question word to ask for a reason
- exclamation
- (Used to express surprise or approval)
stuff
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- Generic description for things, materials, objects
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- To push material inside something, with force
those
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- The people or things we are talking about
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- The objects far from the speaker
ask
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- To say to someone that you want something
everybody
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- pronoun
- Every person; everyone
introduction
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- noun
- A first experience with something
- Opening part of a text or piece of music
- Explanation of something, e.g. a place
- Announcement of a new product or service
- Making someone known to another by name
grow
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- 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
song
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•UK / sɔ:ŋ /
- noun
- Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
- Music with words that are sung to it
- Art or tradition of singing
skirmish
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•UK / ˈskɜ:rmɪʃ /
- noun
- Brief and usually unplanned fight
- verb
- To conduct a brief unplanned fight in a war
well
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•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
tour
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•UK / tʊr /
- noun
- A trip to several places to perform a show
- A journey to visit several places for pleasure
- verb
- To travel to several places to perform a show
- To visit several places for pleasure
never
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•UK / ˈnɛvɚ /
- adverb
- Not ever; not at any time
send
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•UK / sɛnd /
- verb
- To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
- To cause mail or packages to go to another place
- To move something quickly in a particular way
- To give information or greetings to someone
career
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•UK / kəˈrɪr /
- noun
- Particular occupation in professional life
- verb
- To move forward very fast and without control
heck
US / hek /
•UK / hɛk /
- exclamation
- Expressing surprise, or frustration
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)
hit
US / hɪt /
•UK / hɪt /
- noun
- A planned killing, usually for money
- Song, movie etc. that is successful
- When someone strikes someone or something
- Time when a player makes contact with the ball
- Time when a website is accessed
- verb
- To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- To press something, such as a button or switch
- To suddenly realize the importance of something
- To move your hand, a bat, etc. against with force
- To fight, attack or damage something or someone
- To arrive at a specific place, level, or goal
- To make contact with the ball in a game or sport
kenny
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•UK / ˈkɛni /
nothing
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•UK / ˈnʌθɪŋ /
- noun
- Item of little or no value, importance, interest
- Number or value of zero
- pronoun
- Not anything, not a single thing
teaching
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•UK / ˈtitʃɪŋ /
- noun
- The act of helping people learn
- verb
- To help someone learn or do something
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
tears
US / tɪəs /
•UK / tɪrs /
- other
- Drops of salty water from the eye
- Holes or rips in something after it has been damaged
- verb
- To move very quickly, often with carelessness
- To remove something forcibly or roughly
- To damage by pulling, resulting in a rough edge
get
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•UK / ɡɛt /
- verb
- To become affected by illness or disease
- To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
- To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
- To go somewhere to obtain something
- To (cause to) do a particular thing
- To obtain, receive or be given something
- To currently have
- To prepare for use
- To understand something being said or read
first
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- adjecitve
- 1st; Coming before all others in time or place
- noun
- Something that has not happened before
- Position of the winner of a competition
second
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•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
- verb
- To agree to support a proposal at a meeting
win
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- noun
- Success in beating the other team or competitors
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- verb
- To get something as a prize because of a success
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- To succeed in a game or contest
about
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•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)
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
people
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•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
sit
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•UK / sɪt /
- verb
- To take an exam
- To be in a resting position on a chair
- To provide seating for people
- To remain in a still position while being painted
what
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•UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /
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- 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
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•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’
example
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- noun
- Thing, person which represents a category
happen
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•UK / ˈhæpən /
- verb
- To take place or occur
yeah
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•UK / ˈjɛə, ˈjæə, jɛ- /
- exclamation
- Another way of saying 'yes'
faith
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•UK / feθ /
- noun
- Belief in a god or gods; religion
- Belief that that something is true without proof
- Person's name
family
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•UK / ˈfæmli /
- noun
- Close group of people or organizations
- A group of people who are related through blood
- Group of related plants or animals
must
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•UK / mʌst /
- noun
- Something that is necessary or required
- other
- (Used to state that something ought to be true)
- Used to say something is required or necessary
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
step
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- noun
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- Distance covered by one movement of a leg; stride
- One part or stage in a process
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- verb
- To raise and moving the foot to put it down
great
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•UK / ɡret /
- adjecitve
- Very large in size
- Very important
- Very good; fantastic; wonderful
- adverb
- Very good; better than before
- noun
- Successful and well-admired person
mean
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•UK / min /
- adjecitve
- Being good at
- Nasty; unkind
- Not liking to spend money; cheap; stingy
- noun
- Average of a set of numbers
- verb
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- To intend to do something in particular
- To have a particular meaning or value
sing
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•UK / sɪŋ /
- verb
- To make musical sounds with your voice
wrath
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•UK / ræθ /
- noun
- (Literary) extreme and sometimes violent anger
nasty
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•UK / ˈnæsti /
- adjecitve
- Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
right
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•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
see
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•UK / si /
- verb
- To go on a date with someone
- To predict whether something is, or will be true
- To understand what someone says
- To use your eyes to look at something
- To visit a place often for sightseeing or pleasure
- To visit or meet with someone
- To find out by waiting or looking
- To watch (a game, movie or TV show)
father
US / ˈfɑ:ðə(r) /
•UK / ˈfɑðɚ /
- noun
- A male parent
- Man who is the first to do or invent something
- verb
- To create a child by making a woman pregnant
his
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•UK / hɪz /
- pronoun
- Something belonging to a male person
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
full
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•UK / fʊl /
- adjecitve
- Containing all the parts; complete
- Containing or holding as much as possible
- Having had enough food
- adverb
- In a direct manner; completely
senior
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•UK / ˈsinjɚ /
- adjecitve
- Being older than another person
- Concerning the needs or activities of older people
- (Student) in the final year of school
- noun
- Person who has usually reached a specific old age
- Person who is older than someone else
- Person with higher status or authority than
- Student who is in the final year of school
stall
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•UK / stɔl /
- noun
- Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
- A table where things are sold at a market or fair
- Small private area in a room for a toilet/shower
- State in which an engine or machine stops working
- verb
- To put animals inside the room where they are kept
- To stop suddenly because of a problem or issue
- To try to slow down or cause a delay
focus
US / 'fəʊkəs /
•UK / ˈfokəs /
- noun
- Main purpose or center of interest or activity
- verb
- To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
commodore
US / ˈkɒmədɔ:(r) /
•UK / ˈkɑ:mədɔ:(r) /
- noun
- Officer of high rank in the British navy
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
part
US / pɑ:t /
•UK / pɑ:rt /
- adjecitve
- To some degree; half; not fully
- noun
- Division of a book
- Ratio of something, e.g. 3 of gin, 1 of tonic
- A line in a person's hair, made with a comb
- Character an actor plays on stage, movie, or TV
- Some, but not all of a specific thing
- Role in causing something to happen
- verb
- To make a line in a person's hair, by using a comb
- To move two things apart creating a space
- To leave someone, or to break off a relationship
thrill
US / θrɪl /
•UK / θrɪl /
- noun
- Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
- verb
- To feel sudden excitement or pleasure
away
US / ə'weɪ /
•UK / əˈwe /
- adjecitve
- Not present
- adverb
- Disappear completely
- Doing something with a lot of energy
- Not here; far from here; in a different direction
- To a different area, location
behind
US / bɪˈhaɪnd /
•UK / bɪˈhaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a later or slower time than expected
- Being in a losing position in a sporting event
- Being in the past; old fashioned
- adverb
- Remaining
- noun
- The part of the body that one sits on
- preposition
- At or toward the back of someone or something
- Supporting or helping someone
could
US / kəd /
•UK / kʊd /
- other
- Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
- Used to ask for something politely, or to offer
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
moment
US / 'məʊmənt /
•UK / 'moʊmənt /
- noun
- Very short or brief period of time
- A particular period in time
scared
US / skeəd /
•UK / skerd /
- adjecitve
- Frightened, afraid
- verb
- To become frightened
- To make someone feel frightened or worried
town
US / taʊn /
•UK / taʊn /
- noun
- Small city
- Part of city with shops and entertainments
want
US / wɔnt /
•UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /
- noun
- Something you desire or wish for
- State or condition of poverty
- verb
- To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
friend
US / frend /
•UK / frɛnd /
- noun
- Person who you like and enjoy being with
host
US / həʊst /
•UK / host /
- noun
- Mass; a great number
- Person who entertains guests
- Plant or animal on or in which parasites live
- Presenter on a television or radio program
- verb
- To be the sponsor of an event, e.g. the Olympics
- To lead or start a party, program, or other event
- To lead a TV or radio show as the announcer
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
script
US / skrɪpt /
•UK / skrɪpt /
- noun
- Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- Set of letters or characters of a written language
- verb
- To write a text for a movie, play or speech
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
child
US / tʃaɪld /
•UK / tʃaɪld /
- noun
- A very young person, between about 2 and 15
dream
US / dri:m /
•UK / drim /
- noun
- A wish or hope for something to happen
- Imagination or image of something you want
- Images, thoughts, feelings experienced when asleep
- verb
- To wish for something to happen
- To experience thoughts, images while asleep
somebody
US / 'sʌmbədɪ /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌbɑdi, -ˌbʌdi, -bədi /
- noun
- Important well-respected person
- pronoun
- Person who is not known or named
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
give
US / ɡɪv /
•UK / ɡɪv /
- noun
- Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- verb
- To hand over or present something to someone
- To cause someone to have or experience something
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
life
US / laɪf /
•UK / laɪf /
- noun
- All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- Period of time things live, from birth to death
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
minute
US / 'mɪnɪt /
•UK / ˈmɪnɪt /
- adjecitve
- Very very small
- noun
- Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- Short period of time
- Unit of time equal to 60 seconds
- verb
- To record in writing what is said at a meeting
opening
US / ˈəʊpnɪŋ /
•UK / ˈoʊpnɪŋ /
- noun
- Free job; job you can apply for
- Action of starting something, e.g. a new business
- 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
whole
US / həul /
•UK / hol /
- adjecitve
- Complete or full; all of
- Being in a good condition
- noun
- Complete amount or sum; total
involve
US / ɪn'vɒlv /
•UK / ɪnˈvɑlv /
- verb
- To have or be included as a part of something
really
US / ˈri:əli /
•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
please
US / pli:z /
•UK / pliz /
- adverb
- Used when you politely ask people for things
- verb
- To entertain someone, by dancing, singing etc.
- To make someone happy by doing something
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
halfway
US / ˌhɑ:fˈweɪ /
•UK / ˌhæfˈweɪ /
- adverb
- A middle point between two extremes
seacrest
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•UK / /
brief
US / bri:f /
•UK / brif /
- adjecitve
- (Of period of time) short; using few words
- noun
- Information and instructions given for a meeting
- verb
- To give information/instructions before a meeting
funny
US / ˈfʌni /
•UK / ˈfʌni /
- adjecitve
- Causing laughter; amusing
- Being different, odd or strange
man
US / mæn /
•UK / mæn /
- 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.)
parent
US / 'peərənt /
•UK / ˈpɛrənt, ˈpær- /
- noun
- Person's, animal's mother or father
- Something creating other things of the same kind
teach
US / ti:tʃ /
•UK / titʃ /
- verb
- To help someone learn or do something
stand
US / stænd /
•UK / stænd /
- noun
- Effort to fight against something
- Piece of furniture; device to hold or support
- Place in a stadium where spectators watch
- Table where things are sold at a fair or market
- verb
- To be a candidate in an election
- To be able to accept someone, something; bear
- To last for a long time
- To be upright; not be sitting or lying down
- To place something in a particular position; place
- To be (as stated)
- To still be valid
- To have an opinion about something
verse
US / vɜ:s /
•UK / vɚs /
- noun
- Writing with words that rhyme or are rhythmic
- A section of writing, e.g. from the Bible
- Section of a poem or song
firmly
US / ˈfɜ:mli /
•UK / ˈfə:mlɪ /
- adverb
- In a hard, steady, unchanging way
five
US / faɪv /
•UK / faɪv /
- number
- 5
kind
US / kaɪnd /
•UK / kaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- In a caring and helpful manner
- friendly and considerate
- noun
- One type of thing
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
how
US / haʊ /
•UK / haʊ /
- adjecitve
- To what degree? in what amount?
- adverb
- (Used to explain the way to do something)
- exclamation
- For what purpose or reason?
- (Used to ask someone or something's condition)
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
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
little
US / 'lɪtl /
•UK / ˈlɪtl /
- adjecitve
- Being short in length of time
- Not great in size, amount, or degree; small
- Being very young or younger than others
- adverb
- By an amount or degree that is not very much
- Not often; rarely
- noun
- A person's name
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
person
US / 'pɜ:sn /
•UK / 'pɜ:rsn /
- noun
- Man, woman or child
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
outside
US / ˌaʊtˈsaɪd /
•UK / aʊtˈsaɪd, ˈaʊtˌsaɪd /
- adverb
- Beyond the limits or edges of some place, thing
- noun
- Area around or near something, such as a building
- preposition
- Beyond the limits or edges of some place, 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
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
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
word
US / wɜ:d /
•UK / wɚd /
- noun
- Unit of language that has a meaning
- Promise
- Short remark or piece of information
- verb
- To express something by choosing particular words
able
US / 'eɪbl /
•UK / ˈebəl /
- adjecitve
- Skilled; good at something
- Having the ability to do something
awkward
US / ˈɔ:kwəd /
•UK / ˈɔkwəd /
- adjecitve
- Lacking smooth movement
- Causing embarrassment or trouble
- Difficult to deal with
season
US / ˈsi:zn /
•UK / ˈsizən /
- noun
- One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- Time of year when something usually happens
- verb
- To add pepper and salt to something
- To prepare wood for use by allowing it to dry
university
US / ˌju:nɪ'vɜ:sətɪ /
•UK / ˌjunɪˈvɜrsəti /
- noun
- High-level educational institution; college
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
hollywood
US / ˈhɔli:ˌwʊd /
•UK / ˈhɑliˌwʊd /
- adjecitve
- A flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry
- noun
- A district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry
- other
- Of or relating to the film industry in the United States
- Film industry of the United States
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
phone
US / fəʊn /
•UK / foʊn /
- noun
- Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
- verb
- To talk to someone using a telephone
excuse
US / ɪk'skju:s /
•UK / ɪkˈskjuz /
- noun
- Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
- Reason why you did or didn't do something
- verb
- To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
- To forgive someone for something bad or impolite
educate
US / ˈedʒukeɪt /
•UK / ˈɛdʒəˌket /
- verb
- To teach someone in a school or college
interview
US / 'ɪntəvju: /
•UK / ˈɪntɚˌvju /
- noun
- Meeting to ask questions to get information
- verb
- To formally ask questions about a given topic
death
US / deθ /
•UK / dɛθ /
- noun
- When someone dies; the end of life
their
US / ðɛː /
•UK / ðer /
- determiner
- Belonging to them
tuskegee
US / /
•UK / /
- proper noun
- A city in east central Alabama, home to Tuskegee University; population 11,357 (est. 2008).
yes
US / jes /
•UK / jɛs /
- adverb
- Way to say you agree or will do something
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
chance
US / tʃɑ:ns /
•UK / tʃæns /
- adjecitve
- Happening by luck; not planned
- Taking a risk to try something
- noun
- The way something happens without planning
- An opportunity; favorable circumstances, situation
- The possibility that something will happen
- verb
- To occur just through luck; happen
- To take a risk to try something
everyone
US / ˈevriwʌn /
•UK / ˈɛvriˌwʌn /
- pronoun
- Every person; everybody
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
risk
US / rɪsk /
•UK / rɪsk /
- noun
- Actions that cause potential problems
- verb
- To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
bring
US / brɪŋ /
•UK / brɪŋ /
- verb
- To take or go with someone to a place
emotionally
US / ɪ'məʊʃənəlɪ /
•UK / ɪˈmoʃənl:ɪ /
- adverb
- In a way that shows your feelings
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
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
act
US / ækt /
•UK / ækt /
- noun
- What someone did; action; behavior
- A law or rule passed by a government we must obey
- One of the parts that a stage play is divided into
- verb
- To behave in a certain way
- To perform on a stage or in a movie
believe
US / bɪ'li:v /
•UK / bɪˈliv /
- verb
- To think or accept that something is true
- To have a particular opinion about something
attention
US / əˈtenʃn /
•UK / əˈtɛnʃən /
- noun
- Taking notice of someone or something
- (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
look
US / lʊk /
•UK / lʊk /
- noun
- Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
- Particular style of dress, clothes, or appearance
- The way someone, something appears to be
- Act of searching for or examining something
- verb
- To appear to be; seem
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
change
US / tʃeɪndʒ /
•UK / tʃendʒ /
- noun
- Exchange of one set of clothes for another
- Money in the form of coins instead of paper
- Money returned after giving too much
- Act of making or becoming something else
- verb
- To exchange one set of clothes for another
- To exchange one kind of money for another
- To replace something with another thing
- To make or become something else
- To go from one train, bus, etc. and go to another
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
simple
US / 'sɪmpl /
•UK / ˈsɪmpəl /
- adjecitve
- Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- Having only a few parts; not complex
- Being ordinary or normal
- Being plain; without a lot added for style
lady
US / 'leɪdɪ /
•UK / ˈledi /
- noun
- Another way of saying 'woman'
- Official title of a woman with high social rank
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
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
ever
US / 'evə(r) /
•UK / ˈɛvɚ /
- adverb
- At any time; at all times in the future
explain
US / ɪk'spleɪn /
•UK / ɪkˈsplen /
- verb
- To make clear or easy to understand by describing
point
US / pɔɪnt /
•UK / pɔɪnt /
- noun
- An item to be discussed
- Small spot or dot
- Fact or detail
- Feature of something
- The size of the text on a page or screen
- A certain time or stage in a process
- Certain position in time or space
- Idea or fact you try to convince people about
- Measurement of scores in a game, sport
- Sharp end of something, e.g. a pen or pin
- verb
- To face a certain direction, e.g. north
- To indicate something with your finger to others
four
US / fɔ:(r) /
•UK / fɔr, for /
- number
- 4
probably
US / ˈprɒbəbli /
•UK / ˈprɑbəbli /
- adverb
- That is likely to happen or be true
wait
US / weɪt /
•UK / wet /
- verb
- To delay or not do something until later
- To spend time until an expected thing happens
- To remain in a place until a thing happens
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
new
US / nju: /
•UK / nu, nju /
- adjecitve
- Not old, recently born, built or made
- Being or doing something for the first time
- Not felt, seen or known previously
- Having been recently bought or obtained
alabama
US / ˌælə'bæmə /
•UK / ˌælə'bæmə /
- noun
- A member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in what is now the state of Alabama
- other
- A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states durin
- Muskhogean language of the Alabama
realize
US / 'ri:əlaɪz /
•UK / ˈriəˌlaɪz /
- verb
- To become aware of or understand mentally
speak
US / spi:k /
•UK / spik /
- verb
- To be able to use a certain language
- To use words to tell information, express thoughts
write
US / raɪt /
•UK / raɪt /
- verb
- To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
- To invent or create a computer program
- To create a song or piece of music
story
US / 'stɔ:rɪ /
•UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /
- noun
- One of many floors or levels in a building
- Account or description of how something happened
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
leave
US / li:v /
•UK / liv /
- noun
- Permission to do something
- Vacation time; time off work
- verb
- To go away from; depart
- To gift property to someone after you die
- To allow something to continue happening
- To let something remain unused or available
- To let something or someone remain somewhere
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
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
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
knee
US / ni: /
•UK / ni /
- noun
- Middle part of your leg that bends
- other
- Middle part of your leg which bends
- verb
- To hit something with your knee
lot
US / lɒt /
•UK / lɑt /
- 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
any
US / 'enɪ /
•UK / ˈɛni /
- adjecitve
- One, or some, no matter which
- pronoun
- One (thing) of many; some
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
literally
US / ˈlɪtərəli /
•UK / ˈlɪtərəli /
- adverb
- So as to express the exact meaning of something
- Used to say something is true, even if unlikely
think
US / θɪŋk /
•UK / θɪŋk /
- verb
- To have an idea about something without certainty
- To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
from
US / frəm /
•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
barbara
US / ˈbɑːb(ə)rə /
•UK / ˈbɑrbərə /
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
put
US / pʊt /
•UK / pʊt /
- 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
ten
US / ten /
•UK / tɛn /
- number
- 10
two
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- number
- 2
bathroom
US / ˈbɑ:θru:m /
•UK / ˈbæθru:m /
- noun
- Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
college
US / 'kɒlɪdʒ /
•UK / 'kɑːlɪdʒ /
- noun
- School or educational institution for adults
real
US / rɪəl /
•UK / ˈriəl, ril /
- adjecitve
- Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- Being important or special
sometimes
US / ˈsʌmtaɪmz /
•UK / ˈsʌmˌtaɪmz /
- adverb
- Only at certain times; occasionally
dad
US / dæd /
•UK / dæd /
- noun
- Another word for father
forever
US / fər'evə(r) /
•UK / fɔrˈɛvɚ, fə- /
- adverb
- For all future time; in the future
leap
US / li:p /
•UK / lip /
- noun
- (Of prices) a quick large increase
- A large forward step or jump
- verb
- To enter or start something eagerly
- (Of prices) to increase quickly by a large amount
- To jump over 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
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
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something