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Mother Chimpanzee Teaches Baby to Catch Termites | Natural World: Wild Mother and Babies | BBC Earth

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both

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US / bəuθ /

UK / boθ /

A1
  • determiner
  • Used to refer to two things at the same time
  • pronoun
  • Used to refer to two things at the same time

patience

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US / ˈpeɪʃns /

UK / ˈpeʃəns /

B2
  • noun
  • Ability to wait without being annoyed

biology

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US / baɪˈɒlədʒi /

UK / baɪˈɑlədʒi /

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  • noun
  • The study of living things

all

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US / ɔ:l /

UK / ɔl /

A1
  • adverb
  • Completely; totally
  • determiner
  • Being every one of something
  • pronoun
  • 100% of something; the complete amount

huge

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US / hju:dʒ /

UK / hjudʒ /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Very very large

troop

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US / tru:p /

UK / trup /

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

their

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US / ðɛː /

UK / ðer /

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to them

they

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US / ðeɪ /

UK / ðe /

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

bring

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US / brɪŋ /

UK / brɪŋ /

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

kilogram

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US / ˈkɪləgræm /

UK / ˈkɪləɡræm /

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  • noun
  • 1000g

joy

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US / dʒɔɪ /

UK / dʒɔɪ /

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  • noun
  • Deep happiness and pleasure about something
  • Thing or person that causes pleasure or happiness
  • verb
  • To experience happiness or to be glad

human

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US / 'hju:mən /

UK / ˈhjumən /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning or characteristic of people
  • noun
  • A person; a man, woman or child

rewrite

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US / ˌri:'raɪt /

UK / riˈraɪt /

A2
  • verb
  • To write again to improve, or correct errors

chimp

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US / tʃɪmp /

UK / tʃɪmp /

B2
  • noun
  • Shortened form of 'chimpanzee'

work

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US / wɜ:k /

UK / wɚk /

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  • 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

most

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US / məʊst /

UK / most /

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

help

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US / help /

UK / hɛlp /

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

and

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US / ənd /

UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

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

back

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US / bæk /

UK / bæk /

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  • adjecitve
  • Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
  • adverb
  • Have returned to a place you were before
  • noun
  • The part of a chair that the upper body leans upon
  • Location at the rear of something
  • The reverse of side something
  • Area on the rear of your body
  • verb
  • To bet money on something
  • To go backwards in a car
  • To support and encourage someone or some cause

culture

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US / 'kʌltʃə(r) /

UK / ˈkʌltʃɚ /

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  • noun
  • Beliefs and customs of a particular group

increasingly

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US / ɪnˈkri:sɪŋli /

UK / ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli /

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  • adverb
  • More and more; in greater degree or amount

lot

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US / lɒt /

UK / lɑt /

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

satisfaction

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US / ˌsætɪs'fækʃn /

UK / ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən /

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  • noun
  • Happy feeling because of something that you did
  • Providing enough to make someone happy

fish

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US / fɪʃ /

UK / fɪʃ /

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  • noun
  • Animal that swims and lives in water
  • verb
  • To go fishing with a net or hook

from

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US / frəm /

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

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

disaster

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US / dɪ'zɑ:stə(r) /

UK / dɪˈzæstɚ, -ˈsæs- /

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  • noun
  • State of extreme ruin and misfortune

out

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US / aʊt /

UK / aʊt /

A1
  • 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

only

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US / ˈəunli /

UK / ˈonli /

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  • adverb
  • Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
  • Not very important or serious
  • Just that type of thing, person
  • Short time ago; not before a certain time
  • conjunction
  • Except; but

two

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

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  • number
  • 2

thoughtful

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US / ˈθɔ:tfl /

UK / ˈθɔtfəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerned about needs and feelings of other people

trick

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US / trɪk /

UK / trɪk /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not reliable; likely to deceive you
  • noun
  • Act of trying to fool someone
  • Quick or skillful way of doing something
  • Something done to make someone laugh
  • verb
  • To fool someone in order to obtain a result
  • To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh

where

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US / hwɛə /

UK / hwɛr, wɛr /

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  • conjunction
  • At or in the place which
  • In whatever place
  • pronoun
  • Word you use to ask the location of something

east

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US / i:st /

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  • noun
  • Direction where the sun rises
  • Geographic area including India, China, Japan etc.

something

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US / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /

UK / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /

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

bird

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US / bɜ:d /

UK / bɜ:rd /

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  • noun
  • Animal with feathers that uses wings to fly

footage

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US / ˈfʊtɪdʒ /

UK / ˈfʊtɪdʒ /

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  • noun
  • A certain amount of film or video of something
  • Measurement in feet

just

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US / dʒʌst /

UK / dʒʌst /

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  • 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)

eight

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US / eɪt /

UK / et /

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  • number
  • 8

twig

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US / twɪɡ /

UK / twɪɡ /

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  • noun
  • Small piece of wood growing from a branch on tree

for

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US / fə(r) /

UK / fɔr,fə /

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

time

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US / taɪm /

UK / taɪm /

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  • 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

spend

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US / spend /

UK / spɛnd /

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  • verb
  • To use money to pay for something
  • To use time in order to do something
  • To use up something completely

face

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US / feɪs /

UK / fes /

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  • noun
  • Side or outer surface of something
  • An expression using mouth, nose, eyes etc.
  • Front part of the head where eyes, mouth etc. are
  • Characteristics you show in public
  • verb
  • To cover a surface with something like paint
  • To deal with a problem or responsibilities
  • To look toward; point in a certain direction

generation

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US / ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn /

UK / ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən /

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  • noun
  • Act or process of producing or causing something
  • People born and living at about the same time

replace

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US / rɪ'pleɪs /

UK / rɪˈples /

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

success

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US / sək'ses /

UK / səkˈsɛs /

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  • noun
  • Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
  • A successful person; one who achieved their aims

extend

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US / ɪkˈstend /

UK / ɪkˈstɛnd /

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  • verb
  • To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
  • To reach from one point to another
  • To straighten or stretch something out, e.g. leg
  • To make something last longer

start

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US / stɑ:t /

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  • noun
  • First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • First opportunity to achieve something, e.g. a job
  • Sudden action or movement because you are scared
  • other
  • Beginning of something in place or time
  • verb
  • To do, be or happen for the first time; begin
  • To turn something on

well

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US / wel /

UK / wɛl /

A1
  • 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

orang

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US / əʊ'ræŋ /

UK / oʊ'ræŋ /

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  • noun
  • Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra

basic

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US / 'beɪsɪk /

UK / ˈbesɪk /

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  • adjecitve
  • At the most important or easiest (beginner) level

feel

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US / fi:l /

UK / fil /

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  • verb
  • To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • To sense through direct contact; touch

himself

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US / hɪmˈself /

UK / hɪmˈsɛlf /

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  • pronoun
  • The same (male) person who did the action

too

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

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  • adverb
  • In addition, also; with emphasis
  • Say that something is more than you want

mammal

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US / 'mæml /

UK / ˈmæməl /

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  • noun
  • Animal which drinks milk from its mother

rescue

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

will

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US / wɪl /

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  • 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

bond

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US / bɒnd /

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  • noun
  • Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
  • Closeness that is shared between people or groups
  • Loan that a government must buy back by a set date
  • Written agreement to pay back borrowed money
  • Joint or connection, often using glue
  • verb
  • To develop a close relationship with
  • To become joined or connected, e.g. using glue

immediately

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US / ɪˈmi:diətli /

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  • adverb
  • Without any delay; straight away

use

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US / ju:s /

UK / ju:s /

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  • 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

stick

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US / stɪk /

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  • noun
  • Long thin piece of wood from a tree
  • verb
  • To push a sharp or pointed object into something
  • To join together using glue or paste
  • To remain in one place or position for a long time

lose

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US / lu:z /

UK / luz /

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  • verb
  • To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • To decrease in value or quantity (e.g. weight)
  • To stop having certain qualities or abilities
  • To stop having or being entitled to
  • To fail to win something that is being contested
  • To be unable to find something you once had
  • To be dependent on someone (used with 'not')

new

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US / nju: /

UK / nu, nju /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not old, recently born, built or made
  • Being or doing something for the first time
  • Not felt, seen or known previously
  • Having been recently bought or obtained

here

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US / hɪə(r) /

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  • adverb
  • In this place; at this location, position or time

try

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US / traɪ /

UK / traɪ /

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  • noun
  • Act of putting the ball over the rugby goal line
  • verb
  • To make an effort, to attempt to do something
  • To examine someone or something in a court of law
  • To test to see if it is good or you like it
  • To make a person go through hardship; test
  • To examine something to see if it works

baby

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US / ˈbeɪbi /

UK / ˈbeɪbi /

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  • adjecitve
  • Small in size; smaller than usual
  • noun
  • A very young child, who cannot yet speak
  • verb
  • To treat someone as if they were newly born

cousin

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US / 'kʌzn /

UK / 'kʌzn /

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  • noun
  • Child of your uncle or aunt
  • Something similar to or related to something else

she

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US / ʃɪ /

UK / ʃi /

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

aware

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US / əˈwɛə /

UK / əˈwɛr /

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  • adjecitve
  • Knowing or feeling that something exists

get

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US / ɡet /

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  • 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

particularly

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US / pəˈtikjuləli /

UK / pɚˈtɪkjələli, pəˈtɪk- /

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  • adverb
  • Specially; more than others

about

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  • 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)

again

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US / ə'ɡen /

UK / əˈɡɛn /

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  • adverb
  • One more time, once more

that

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US / ðæt /

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  • adjecitve
  • The person or thing being talked about
  • Used to identify something both the speakers know
  • adverb
  • Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
  • To such a degree
  • conjunction
  • Used to connect a noun clause
  • Used to introduce an adverbial clause
  • Used to introduce a noun clause
  • determiner
  • Used as a noun to refer to something
  • pronoun
  • Referring an object far away
  • Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’

what

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  • 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

each

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US / i:tʃ /

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  • determiner
  • Every one of two or more things
  • pronoun
  • Per one person or thing

catch

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  • 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

nothing

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US / 'nʌθɪŋ /

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  • noun
  • Item of little or no value, importance, interest
  • Number or value of zero
  • pronoun
  • Not anything, not a single thing

enough

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US / ɪˈnʌf /

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  • adjecitve
  • Sufficient to answer the need
  • adverb
  • To a satisfactory degree
  • pronoun
  • Equal to what is needed; as much as required
  • Adequate number or amount

great

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US / ɡreɪt /

UK / ɡret /

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  • adjecitve
  • Very large in size
  • Very important
  • Very good; fantastic; wonderful
  • adverb
  • Very good; better than before
  • noun
  • Successful and well-admired person

watch

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  • noun
  • Period of time someone is responsible for guarding
  • Device you wear on your wrist that shows the time
  • Official warning statement, e.g. of bad weather
  • verb
  • To keep in check, manage, or control something
  • To look at something for entertainment, e.g. TV
  • To guard a place or people; protect child, etc.
  • To look at carefully to work out what is happening
  • To protect and care for someone or something

down

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US / daʊn /

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  • 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

endless

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US / ˈendləs /

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  • adjecitve
  • Having or appearing to have no end

family

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US / 'fæməlɪ /

UK / ˈfæmli /

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  • 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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US / məst /

UK / mʌst /

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  • 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

slowly

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US / ˈsləʊli /

UK / ˈsloʊli /

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  • adverb
  • In an unhurried or not speedy manner

step

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US / step /

UK / stɛp /

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  • 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

suppose

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US / sə'pəʊz /

UK / səˈpoʊz /

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  • conjunction
  • What if
  • verb
  • To imagine or guess what might happen

emotion

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US / iˈməuʃən /

UK / ɪˈmoʃən /

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  • noun
  • A feeling such as sadness, anger or love

breeder

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US / ˈbri:də(r) /

UK / ˈbridɚ /

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  • noun
  • Person who breeds animals

father

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US / ˈfɑ:ðə(r) /

UK / ˈfɑðɚ /

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  • 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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US / hɪz /

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  • pronoun
  • Something belonging to a male person

hunger

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US / ˈhʌŋgə(r) /

UK / ˈhʌŋɡɚ /

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  • noun
  • Strong desire or need
  • Need for food; a severe lack of food

with

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US / wɪð /

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  • preposition
  • As an employee of a certain company
  • Against something or someone
  • By using something as a means
  • Due to; because of
  • Including
  • Possessing as a feature
  • Related to
  • (Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
  • Used to express that people or things are together

bear

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US / bɛː /

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  • 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

next

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US / nekst /

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A1
  • adverb
  • The one that follows another in time or order
  • At a time or place directly after the present one
  • noun
  • The one that follows after
  • adjecitve
  • Immediately after the previous one
  • First occurrence after the present one

extraordinary

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US / ɪkˈstrɔ:dnri /

UK / ɪkˈstrɔ:rdəneri /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable

choice

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US / tʃɔɪs /

UK / tʃɔɪs /

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  • adjecitve
  • Of good quality or taste; desirable
  • noun
  • Decision between two or more possibilities

youngster

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US / ˈjʌŋstə(r) /

UK / ˈjʌŋstɚ /

A2
  • noun
  • Young person of either sex, about 5-16 years

away

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US / ə'weɪ /

UK / əˈwe /

A1
  • 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

young

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US / jʌŋ /

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A1
  • adjecitve
  • At an early stage of existence; not mature
  • Being recently created or started
  • noun
  • Babies in a group or family of animals

world

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US / wɜ:ld /

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

almost

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US / 'ɔ:lməʊst /

UK / ˈɔlˌmost, ɔlˈmost /

A1
  • adverb
  • Only a little less than, nearly, not quite

have

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US / həv /

UK / hæv /

A1
  • verb
  • To drink, smoke, eat or use something
  • To experience the effects of something
  • To organize an event, or join in an activity
  • To own, possess, or hold something
  • To cause to happen or produce a particular effect

before

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US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /

UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /

A1
  • adverb
  • At a time earlier than the present; previously
  • conjunction
  • In advance of something happening
  • preposition
  • In front of someone or something

part

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US / pɑ:t /

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  • 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

into

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US / 'ɪntə /

UK / ˈɪntu /

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

lucky

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US / 'lʌkɪ /

UK / ˈlʌki /

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  • adjecitve
  • Fortunate; having good things happen by chance

other

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US / 'ʌðə(r) /

UK / ˈʌðər /

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

one

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US / wʌn /

UK / wʌn /

A1
  • 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

rock

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US / rɒk /

UK / rɑk /

A1
  • noun
  • Type of popular music with a strong, loud beat
  • Strong, tough person who can be relied upon
  • Big stone; hard, solid substance forming mountains
  • verb
  • To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
  • To be extremely effective or pleasing
  • To play, sing along with, or dance to heavy music
  • To move back and forth or from side to side

orphan

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US / ˈɔ:fn /

UK / ˈɔ:rfn /

B2
  • noun
  • Child whose parents have died

the

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US / ðə /

UK / ðə /

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

also

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US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /

UK / ˈɔlso /

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  • adverb
  • In addition; too; in a similar way

year

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US / jə: /

UK / jɪr /

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

map

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US / mæp /

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  • noun
  • Diagram showing the geography of an area
  • verb
  • To draw a diagram to show the geography of an area
  • To find points of similarity between things

crack

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  • noun
  • Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
  • Unexpected and hard hit to the body
  • Joke or impolite comment about something
  • Sound that is short, unexpected and loud
  • Small gap between two things or parts of things
  • verb
  • To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
  • To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
  • To tell (a joke)
  • To solve a challenging problem or mystery
  • To make a sound that is short, unexpected and loud
  • To lose control, e.g. under pressure; break down
  • To break so lines appear, but it is not in pieces

make

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US / meɪk /

UK / mek /

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

parent

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US / 'peərənt /

UK / ˈpɛrənt, ˈpær- /

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  • noun
  • Person's, animal's mother or father
  • Something creating other things of the same kind

teach

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US / ti:tʃ /

UK / titʃ /

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  • verb
  • To help someone learn or do something

actively

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US / 'æktɪvlɪ /

UK / 'æktɪvlɪ /

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  • adverb
  • Doing things to achieve a specific goal

may

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US / meɪ /

UK / me /

A1
  • noun
  • 5th month of the year
  • other
  • Used to express a desire
  • Expresses permission, possibility or probability
  • Used to show that a thing could be true

school

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US / sku:l /

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  • 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

tradition

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US / trəˈdɪʃn /

UK / trəˈdɪʃən /

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  • noun
  • An event, custom or way common to a people or race
  • Way of thinking or behaving used for a long time

this

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US / ðɪs /

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

can

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US / kæn /

UK / kən,kæn /

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  • noun
  • A metal container for storing food
  • other
  • Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
  • verb
  • To have permission to
  • To be possible to do
  • To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container

chimpanzee

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US / ˌtʃɪmpæn'zi: /

UK / ˌtʃɪmpænˈzi,-pən-,tʃɪmˈpænzi /

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  • noun
  • Animal similar to a monkey but without a tail

utan

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US / /

UK / /

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  • noun
  • Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra

pleasure

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US / 'pleʒə(r) /

UK / ˈplɛʒɚ /

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  • noun
  • Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction

support

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US / səˈpɔ:t /

UK / səˈpɔrt, -ˈport /

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  • 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

become

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US / bɪ'kʌm /

UK / bɪˈkʌm /

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

helpful

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US / ˈhelpfl /

UK / ˈhɛlpfəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Doing things that help someone

role

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US / rəʊl /

UK / rol /

A2
  • noun
  • Character played by an actor
  • Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility

slow

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US / sləʊ /

UK / sloʊ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
  • (Clock) showing time earlier than the actual time
  • Having difficulty understanding simple things
  • Moving or happening without speed; not fast
  • verb
  • To move, with less speed than before
  • To move or go without much speed

but

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US / bət /

UK / bʌt,bət /

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  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

give

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US / ɡɪv /

UK / ɡɪv /

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  • 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

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US / ɡʊd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Proper, appropriate or right
  • (Of an amount) enough; plenty
  • Excellent; high quality
  • Acting well or properly; of moral character
  • In a positive or happy emotional state
  • noun
  • Advantage or benefit

childhood

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US / ˈtʃaɪldhʊd /

UK / ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd /

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  • noun
  • The time when you are a child

africa

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US / 'æfrɪkə /

UK / ˈæfrɪkə /

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  • noun
  • Continent between the Atlantic and Indian oceans

seven

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US / ˈsevn /

UK / ˈsɛvən /

A1
  • number
  • Number 7

termite

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US / 'tɜ:maɪt /

UK / ˈtə:ˌmaɪt /

C1
  • noun
  • Small white tropical insect which eats wood

necessary

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US / 'nesəsərɪ /

UK / ˈnɛsɪˌsɛri /

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  • adjecitve
  • Needed or required; unavoidable

food

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US / fu:d /

UK / fud /

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  • noun
  • What people and animals eat to live
  • Things taken in by plants to maintain life
  • A particular style or type of cooking, e.g. Asian

maybe

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US / ˈmeɪbi /

UK / ˈmebi /

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  • adverb
  • Possibly but not certainly; perhaps

mother

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US / ˈmʌðə(r) /

UK / ˈmʌðɚ /

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

not

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US / nɒt /

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A1
  • adverb
  • Word indicating the negative
  • (Used to form the negative of verbs)

our

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US / 'aʊə(r) /

UK / aʊr /

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to us

textbook

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US / ˈtekstbʊk /

UK / ˈtɛkstˌbʊk /

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  • noun
  • A book that is used to study

orangutan

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US / ɔ:ˌræŋu:'tæn /

UK / oʊ'ræŋu:ˌtæn /

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  • noun
  • Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra
  • Subtitles section
  • Families have a new role, to provide emotional support.
  • For mother and baby, nothing in the world is more important or brings greater joy.
  • Baby chimpanzees spend years learning about each other and their traditions.
  • Families are the schools.
  • In Central Africa chimps crack nuts with rocks.
  • The trick is passed, mother to baby, down the generations.
  • It's part of their culture.
  • In East Africa they catch termites using twigs.
  • Babies watch and learn.
  • They get the basics almost immediately.
  • It's something to do with a stick.
  • In some extraordinary footage, the mother tries to help and is pushed away by the youngster.
  • With endless patience, she tries again.
  • No, not that huge thing.
  • Here, this one is better.
  • Only humans are supposed actively to teach, but textbooks can be rewritten if necessary.
  • Young chimps get enormous pleasure from termite fishing.
  • A hunger to learn and satisfaction with success is also part of our biology.
  • It must drive a lot of what we do.
  • Most primates are born into troops, extended families, but not all.
  • A two kilogram newborn orangutan brings us back to the start.
  • Fathers and cousins are around, but not particularly helpful.
  • It'll be seven or eight years before the next one.
  • His mother's one of the world's slowest breeders.
  • His long childhood gives him time to work things out.
  • His mother will help map out where to find food and slowly he'll become aware of his world and himself.
  • It's not just primates, it seems likely all mammals and maybe birds too feel emotions and make thoughtful choices, particularly around babies.
  • Increasingly orang utans face disaster.
  • Infants that lose their mothers may be lucky enough to be rescued.
  • Human step parents do their best with an orphan.
  • They both try to replace a bond that is lost.