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The Damian Lillard Trade Is GENIUS...

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lately

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US / ˈleɪtli /

UK / ˈletli /

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  • adverb
  • In the recent period of time; recently; just now

amount

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UK / əˈmaʊnt /

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  • noun
  • Quantity of something
  • verb
  • To add up to a certain figure

though

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US / ðəu /

UK / ðo /

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  • adverb
  • Although, despite the fact that

those

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US / ðəʊz /

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  • determiner
  • The people or things we are talking about
  • pronoun
  • The objects far from the speaker

stuff

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  • noun
  • Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • verb
  • To push material inside something, with force

title

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  • noun
  • Book produced by a publisher
  • Name given to something to identify or describe it
  • Name showing profession, marriage or social status
  • (Legal) the right to own something, e.g. property
  • Position of being the winner in a sport or contest
  • verb
  • To give a name to identify or describe something

difficult

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US / 'dɪfɪkəlt /

UK / ˈdɪfɪˌkʌlt, -kəlt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it

much

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US / mʌtʃ /

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  • 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

combination

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US / ˌkɒmbɪ'neɪʃn /

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  • noun
  • Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
  • Act or result of mixing things together

few

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US / fju: /

UK / fju /

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  • pronoun
  • Not many, a small number

board

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US / bɔ:d /

UK / bɔrd, bord /

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  • noun
  • Surface for posting or showing information
  • Group of persons who direct an organization
  • Long piece of material used for riding the waves
  • Long thin piece of wood, used for building; plank
  • verb
  • To enter a ship, plane, or other vehicle
  • To cover with long wooden strips of wood
  • To pay money to live in someone's house; lodge

awesome

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  • adjecitve
  • Great; wonderful; stupendous

improvement

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  • noun
  • Addition or change that makes something better

why

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  • adverb
  • Question word to ask for a reason
  • exclamation
  • (Used to express surprise or approval)

time

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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

for

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US / fə(r) /

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

somewhere

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US / 'sʌmweə(r) /

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  • adverb
  • At or to an unknown or unnamed place

talk

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  • noun
  • Style of speaking
  • Discussion between two countries
  • Giving information in front of people; lecture
  • Saying things or ideas to someone with words
  • verb
  • To make a formal speech about something
  • To say things or ideas to someone with words

just

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US / 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)

exchange

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US / ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ /

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  • noun
  • Sharing/directing a look, etc. at someone else
  • Short discussion or talk
  • The place you can change money to another currency
  • Place where things or services are exchanged
  • Act of returning something to a store
  • Act of giving a thing in return for another thing
  • verb
  • To share (a look, a few words etc.)
  • To sell one currency to get another
  • To return something to a store
  • To give things of similar value to each other

well

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US / wel /

UK / wɛl /

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  • 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

start

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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

specifically

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US / spəˈsɪfɪkli /

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  • adverb
  • As regards a particular thing; closely related to
  • In particular

set

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US / set /

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  • adjecitve
  • Prepared for something; ready
  • noun
  • Complete group of something
  • Place where a television show or movie is filmed
  • Group of games in a tennis match
  • Device that receives radio or television signals
  • verb
  • To make a clock state or ring at a particular time
  • To decide upon or choose something
  • To make something ready for use (e.g. table)
  • To decide on a price for something
  • To become hard (of glue, concrete etc.)
  • To be located in a specific place or time
  • To put (e.g. a vase) down carefully in a place
  • To put someone in a certain condition or state
  • (Of the sun) to go lower than the horizon

limit

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  • noun
  • Point beyond which it is not possible to go
  • verb
  • To stop or prevent an increase past a point

pick

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US / pɪk /

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  • noun
  • Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • Item selected from a group of choices
  • verb
  • To take fruit or vegetables from a plant or tree
  • To decide on a thing from various choices; select
  • To remove (flower, etc.) with your fingers

would

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US / wʊd /

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  • other
  • Used to indicate something imagined
  • Used to ask or request something politely
  • Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
  • Used to indicate a preference
  • Used to indicate a reaction
  • Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
  • Used to indicate willingness or ability to do

really

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US / ˈri:əli /

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  • adverb
  • Used to stress something that is said; definitely
  • In a true or accurate manner
  • Very

involve

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US / ɪn'vɒlv /

UK / ɪnˈvɑlv /

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  • verb
  • To have or be included as a part of something

excited

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US / ɪkˈsaɪtɪd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Happy, interested or eager; enthusiastic
  • verb
  • To make something or someone become more active
  • To make someone feel happy, interested or eager

offensively

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US / ə'fensɪvlɪ /

UK / əˈfɛnsɪvlɪ /

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  • adverb
  • In an aggressive manner

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

but

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US / bət /

UK / bʌt,bət /

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  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

want

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US / wɔnt /

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  • noun
  • Something you desire or wish for
  • State or condition of poverty
  • verb
  • To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing

middleton

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now

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US / naʊ /

UK / naʊ /

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  • 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

lineup

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US / 'laɪnʌp /

UK / 'laɪnˌʌp /

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  • noun
  • People arranged by police for identification

compete

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US / kəmˈpi:t /

UK / kəmˈpit /

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  • verb
  • To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race

deal

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US / di:l /

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  • verb
  • To cope with something - usually troubles
  • To give (something bad e.g. news) to
  • To buy and sell illegal drugs
  • To give out (cards, etc.) to; distribute
  • To do business with someone or to sell products

sense

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US / sens /

UK / sɛns /

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  • noun
  • Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • Normal or clear state of mind
  • Meaning of a particular word, phrase or text
  • verb
  • To perceive using sight, sound, taste touch etc.
  • To recognize the presence of something

round

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US / raʊnd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being in the shape of a circle or ball
  • Consisting of curved and not straight lines
  • Somewhat fat or curved in physical appearance
  • Being a whole number, not a fraction, decimal
  • adverb
  • From beginning to end (e.g. of the year)
  • noun
  • One of the three-minute periods in boxing
  • Drinks bought by one person for a group
  • Series regular visits, routes, or stops at places
  • Single shot or bullet fired from a gun
  • An object with a circular shape
  • One stage in a series of games, e.g. football
  • One's turn in a game such as cards
  • preposition
  • Going around
  • verb
  • To cause or make a circular or curved shape
  • To go or pass around the bend or corner
  • To change from a fraction to nearest whole number

can

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US / kæn /

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

become

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US / bɪ'kʌm /

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

potentially

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UK / pəˈtɛnʃəlɪ /

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  • adverb
  • That could happen or become reality

not

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US / nɒt /

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

maybe

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US / ˈmeɪbi /

UK / ˈmebi /

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  • adverb
  • Possibly but not certainly; perhaps

use

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US / 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

actually

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US / ˈæktʃuəli /

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

while

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US / waɪl /

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  • conjunction
  • In spite of the fact that; although
  • During the time that; at the same time
  • noun
  • Short amount of time

trade

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US / treɪd /

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  • noun
  • A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
  • Action of buying and selling things in business
  • The buying and selling of goods and services
  • Exchanging something for something else
  • Job often requiring physical skills, e.g. plumbing
  • verb
  • To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
  • To give something in return for something else

satisfy

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US / ˈsætɪsfaɪ /

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  • verb
  • To make someone happy because they got their wish
  • To do what is required in order to finish

once

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US / wʌns /

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

matching

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US / ˈmætʃɪŋ /

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  • verb
  • To equal or be as good as something else
  • To work well or look good with something else

imagine

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US / ɪ'mædʒɪn /

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  • verb
  • To think creatively about; form mental picture of

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

team

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  • noun
  • Group of people working on a task together
  • Group of people playing a sport together

milwaukee

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UK / mɪlˈwɔki /

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  • proper noun
  • An industrial port and city in southeastern Wisconsin, on the western shore of Lake Michigan; popula

drama

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US / 'drɑ:mə /

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  • noun
  • Play that is performed on stage, theater, or TV
  • Study of acting

draft

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US / drɑ:ft /

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  • noun
  • Withdrawal of money from the bank
  • System for selecting people to join the military
  • Method of selecting players for sports teams
  • Cold wind coming through a door or window
  • First attempt at a piece of writing
  • verb
  • To order people to join the army in time of war
  • To select people for a task or team
  • To write something that will be edited later

always

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US / 'ɔ:lweɪz /

UK / ˈɔlwez,-wɪz,-wiz /

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  • adverb
  • For a very long time
  • At all times; in every situation
  • For ever

day

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US / deɪ /

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  • noun
  • A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • The period of time when it is light outside
  • Person's name

uncertainty

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US / ʌn'sɜ:tntɪ /

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  • noun
  • Feeling of not really knowing what will happen

plus

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US / plʌs /

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  • noun
  • A benefit or advantage
  • preposition
  • In addition; add
  • In addition to; Indicates a number above
  • Having a value greater than zero

healthy

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US / ˈhelθi /

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  • adjecitve
  • In good condition physically, or financially; well

reason

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US / 'ri:zn /

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  • noun
  • Ability to think about facts and form a judgment
  • Explanation for why something occurred or was done
  • verb
  • To think and make conclusions in a logical manner

importantly

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US / ɪmˈpɔːtntli /

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  • adverb
  • In an important way;

himself

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US / hɪmˈself /

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

massive

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US / ˈmæsɪv /

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  • adjecitve
  • Very big; large; too big

withdraw

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US / wɪð'drɔ: /

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  • verb
  • To take money out of a bank account
  • To pull back; move away or backward from something
  • To remove something from its place or position
  • To stop taking a strong, usually illegal, drug
  • To take something back that was given or offered

phoenix

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US / ˈfi:nɪks /

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  • noun
  • Mythical bird that was burned but rose from ashes

complicated

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US / 'kɒmplɪkeɪtɪd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Difficult to do, understand or use
  • verb
  • To make more difficult to do, understand or use

try

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US / 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

mean

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US / mi:n /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being good at
  • Nasty; unkind
  • Not liking to spend money; cheap; stingy
  • noun
  • Average of a set of numbers
  • verb
  • To express a particular idea or thought
  • To intend to do something in particular
  • To have a particular meaning or value

case

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US / keɪs /

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  • noun
  • Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
  • Set of facts about a crime
  • Set of facts about an event
  • Example or instance of something
  • verb
  • To find out about a place, as in planning to steal

happen

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US / 'hæpən /

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  • verb
  • To take place or occur

solve

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US / sɒlv /

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  • verb
  • To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem

stay

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US / steɪ /

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  • noun
  • Legal order to stop or delay an action
  • Strong rope or wire that supports a ship's mast
  • Period of time spent living in or visiting a place
  • verb
  • To keep trying without giving up
  • To remain in the same place and not move away
  • To spend time visiting a place or someone's home

offense

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US / əˈfens /

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  • noun
  • Attempt to score in a game or match
  • Breaking of a rule or law
  • Something that causes hurt; a rude act

ball

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US / bɔ:l /

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  • noun
  • Large dance where people dress formally
  • Small round object often used in a game or sport

win

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US / wɪn /

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  • noun
  • Success in beating the other team or competitors
  • Success in a game or contest
  • verb
  • To get something as a prize because of a success
  • To gain something you want because of your efforts
  • To succeed in a game or contest

traction

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US / ˈtrækʃn /

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  • noun
  • Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads

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

first

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US / fɜ:st /

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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

action

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US / 'ækʃn /

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  • noun
  • Something that a person or thing does
  • verb
  • To act to do something

what

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US / wɒt /

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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

toronto

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US / tə'rɒntəʊ /

UK / tə'rɑnto /

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  • proper noun
  • A city in Canada, capital of Ontario, on the northern shore of Lake Ontario; population 2,503,281 (2

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’

like

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US / laɪk /

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  • 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

even

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US / 'i:vn /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in influence, power, possibility etc.
  • Being divided equally or fairly
  • (Of teams/contest) with similar chances of success
  • Smooth, level, or regular
  • Can be divided by 2; ending in 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0
  • At a regular, equally steady manner
  • Remaining steady and unchanging
  • adverb
  • (When this is surprising) as well; too
  • (Used to compare two things/stress the difference)
  • verb
  • To make something level; to flatten
  • To make something equal

about

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US / ə'baʊt /

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A1
  • 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)

continually

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US / kən'tɪnjʊəlɪ /

UK / kənˈtɪnjʊəlɪ /

A2
  • adverb
  • Constantly; all the time

value

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US / 'vælju: /

UK / ˈvælju /

A1
  • noun
  • Importance you attach to something
  • Some information expressed as a number
  • Stated price of something; worth
  • verb
  • To place a high importance on something
  • To say how much money something is worth

right

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US / raɪt /

UK / raɪt /

A1
  • 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

elsewhere

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US / ˌelsˈweə(r) /

UK / ˌelsˈwer /

A1
  • adverb
  • In, or to, another or different place

miami

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US / maɪˈæmi /

UK / maɪˈæmi /

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

then

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US / ðen /

UK / ðɛn /

A1
  • 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

recording

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US / rɪˈkɔ:dɪŋ /

UK / rɪˈkɔrdɪŋ /

A1
  • noun
  • Music stored on a device, DVD etc.
  • verb
  • To indicate a temperature, speed, etc.; register
  • To write down or say what happened
  • To put music, sounds onto a device to store it

three

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US / θri: /

UK / θri /

A1
  • number
  • Number 3

term

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US / tɜ:m /

UK / tɚm /

A1
  • noun
  • Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
  • Length of time something is expected to happen
  • Fixed period of weeks for learning at school
  • The (precise) name given to something
  • verb
  • To call; give a name to

season

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US / ˈsi:zn /

UK / ˈsizən /

A1
  • 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

able

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US / 'eɪbl /

UK / ˈebəl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Skilled; good at something
  • Having the ability to do something

make

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US / meɪk /

UK / mek /

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

outside

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US / ˌaʊtˈsaɪd /

UK / aʊtˈsaɪd, ˈaʊtˌsaɪd /

A2
  • 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

contend

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US / kən'tend /

UK / kənˈtɛnd /

B2
  • verb
  • To struggle or compete for
  • To argue or state something in a strong way

you

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US / jʊ /

UK / ju /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Person someone is speaking or writing to
  • Person or people in general

year

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US / jə: /

UK / jɪr /

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

how

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US / haʊ /

UK / haʊ /

A1
  • 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)

kind

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US / kaɪnd /

UK / kaɪnd /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • In a caring and helpful manner
  • friendly and considerate
  • noun
  • One type of thing

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

might

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US / maɪt /

UK / maɪt /

A1
  • other
  • Used to politely request an action
  • Used to express that something could happen
  • Power, strength, force or influence

little

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US / 'lɪtl /

UK / ˈlɪtl /

A1
  • 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

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US / let /

UK / lɛt /

A1
  • verb
  • To allow someone to do something
  • Introducing a suggestion to do something together
  • To rent a house, etc. to others

big

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US / bɪɡ /

UK / bɪɡ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Popular
  • Serious
  • Large

valuable

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US / ˈvæljuəbl /

UK / ˈvæljuəbəl, ˈvæljə- /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Being useful or important
  • Being worth a lot of money

won

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US / wʌn /

UK / wʌn, won /

A1
  • verb
  • To gain something you want because of your efforts
  • To succeed in a game or contest

than

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US / ðən /

UK / ðən /

A1
  • conjunction
  • Used to compare two things that are not equal

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

love

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US / lʌv /

UK / lʌv /

A1
  • 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

other

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US / 'ʌðə(r) /

UK / ˈʌðər /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • A thing different from that mentioned
  • determiner
  • (Something) else; not the first (one)
  • pronoun
  • Being the one and only thing of that category

into

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US / 'ɪntə /

UK / ˈɪntu /

A1
  • preposition
  • Moving or going inside something
  • In the same direction as; in the direction of
  • So as to become; taking the state of

forward

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US / 'fɔ:wəd /

UK / ˈfɔrwəd /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Toward what is ahead; in front
  • Acting in a socially aggressive manner; pushy
  • adverb
  • Toward the front in place; in front
  • Toward a future time; to a more advanced state
  • verb
  • To send something to another address or person

this

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US / ðɪs /

UK / ðɪs /

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

happy

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US / ˈhæpi /

UK / ˈhæpi /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Feeling pleasure or joy; glad

free

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US / fri: /

UK / fri /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Living, happening without being controlled
  • Costing no money
  • Not working; not busy
  • verb
  • To release (e.g. bird) from a cage or prison

upgrade

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US / ˌʌpˈgreɪd /

UK / ˈʌpˌɡred /

B1
  • noun
  • Updated or better version of something
  • verb
  • To improve something in terms of quality

group

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US / ɡru:p /

UK / ɡrup /

A1
  • noun
  • Two or more musicians who play music together
  • Number of people or things gathered together
  • verb
  • To combine or collect objects or people together

tweet

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US / twi:t /

UK / twit /

B1
  • noun
  • Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
  • Message sent to Twitter
  • verb
  • To make a weak chirping sound as of a small bird
  • To write a message on Twitter

end

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US / end /

UK / ɛnd /

A1
  • 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

explore

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US / ɪk'splɔ:(r) /

UK / ɪkˈsplɔr /

A2
  • verb
  • To examine something in detail to learn about it
  • To travel to a place to discover more about it

exist

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US / ɪɡ'zɪst /

UK / ɪɡˈzɪst /

A1
  • verb
  • To be present, alive or real

deandre

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US / delt /

UK / dɛlt /

A1

with

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US / wɪð /

UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

A1
  • preposition
  • As an employee of a certain company
  • Against something or someone
  • By using something as a means
  • Due to; because of
  • Including
  • Possessing as a feature
  • Related to
  • (Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
  • Used to express that people or things are together

ironically

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US / aɪ'rɒnɪklɪ /

UK / aɪ'rɒnɪklɪ /

B2

draw

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US / drɔ: /

UK / drɔ /

A1
  • 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

problem

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US / ˈprɒbləm /

UK / ˈprɑbləm /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Causing trouble
  • noun
  • Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
  • Question to show understanding of a math concept

next

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US / nekst /

UK / nɛkst /

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

clear

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US / klɪə(r) /

UK / klɪr /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Empty; without anything in it or on it
  • Being certain and without doubt
  • Being without any streaks, spots, or cracks
  • Easy to understand; well-explained; obvious
  • adverb
  • Completely; entirely; through the whole of
  • Away from; free from
  • verb
  • To recover from or remove a problem
  • To get rid of the entire contents of
  • To give permission for something to happen
  • To make a place or surface empty by removing
  • To prove that someone is not guilty or to blame

brook

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US / brʊk /

UK / brʊk /

B2
  • noun
  • Small river

unbelievably

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US / ˌʌnbɪˈli:vəblɪ /

UK / ˌʌnbɪˈlivəblɪ /

B1
  • adverb
  • Very; exceptionally

know

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US / nəʊ /

UK / noʊ /

A1
  • 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

could

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US / kəd /

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A1
  • other
  • Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
  • Used to ask for something politely, or to offer

antsy

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US / ˈæntsi /

UK / ˈæntsi /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Nervous and unable to relax

plan

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US / plæn /

UK / plæn /

A1
  • noun
  • Drawing of how something should be done or made

have

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US / həv /

UK / hæv /

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

last

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US / lɑ:st /

UK / læst /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Most recent; the latest
  • The one before
  • adverb
  • Final; with nothing following; after all others
  • Most recent; the latest
  • determiner
  • The one at the end
  • verb
  • To remain or continue for a certain period of time

holiday

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US / ˈhɒlədeɪ /

UK / ˈhɑ:lədeɪ /

A1
  • noun
  • Day when people don't go to work or school
  • A day for a culture to celebrate; festival day
  • Time of year when people go somewhere for fun/rest

extra

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US / 'ekstrə /

UK / 'ekstrə /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • More than necessary; additional
  • noun
  • Items more than you need; additional items
  • Person who has a small part in a movie
  • Special version of a newspaper

giannis

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US / ˈdʒɑniz /

UK / /

A1

construction

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US / kən'strʌkʃn /

UK / kənˈstrʌkʃən /

A2
  • noun
  • Act of building something; thing that is built
  • Something that is made using different parts
  • The way words are organized in a sentence
  • The way something is made or structured

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

something

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US / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /

UK / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /

A1
  • 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

keep

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US / ki:p /

UK / kip /

A1
  • noun
  • Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
  • Money spent on you so you can live in a place
  • verb
  • To continue doing something; not to stop
  • To stop balls going in a goal in sports
  • To not give back or return something
  • (Of food) to not spoil or not rot
  • To take possession of something to own, e.g. a pet
  • To have and continue to hold something
  • To do something that you have promised or agreed
  • To stay in a certain place or condition
  • To maintain the rules

couple

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US / 'kʌpl /

UK / ˈkʌpəl /

A2
  • noun
  • Two people in a romantic relationship
  • Two of something; two people; a pair
  • verb
  • To join something to something else
  • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
  • To put two people or things together

put

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US / pʊt /

UK / pʊt /

A1
  • 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

possibility

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US / ˌpɒsə'bɪlətɪ /

UK / ˌpɑsəˈbɪlɪti /

A2
  • noun
  • Something with a chance of happening or being true

only

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US / ˈəunli /

UK / ˈonli /

A1
  • 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

where

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US / hwɛə /

UK / hwɛr, wɛr /

A1
  • conjunction
  • At or in the place which
  • In whatever place
  • pronoun
  • Word you use to ask the location of something

leave

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US / li:v /

UK / liv /

A1
  • 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

agency

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US / 'eɪdʒənsɪ /

UK / ˈedʒənsi /

B1
  • noun
  • Business that provides some service for others

roster

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US / ˈrɒstə(r) /

UK / ˈrɑstɚ, ˈrɔstɚ /

C1
  • noun
  • List of people's names who have some duty to do

lot

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US / lɒt /

UK / lɑt /

A1
  • 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

hopefully

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US / ˈhəʊpfəli /

UK / ˈhopfəli /

A2
  • adverb
  • In a manner wishing something to happen

grayson

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US / ˈɡreɪsn /

UK / ˈɡreɪsən /

A1

back

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US / bæk /

UK / bæk /

A1
  • 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

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US / ənd /

UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

A1
  • conjunction
  • Used to refer to two or more things
  • Plus; in addition; on top of that
  • Used to introduce an action that follows another

think

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US / θɪŋk /

UK / θɪŋk /

A1
  • verb
  • To have an idea about something without certainty
  • To have an idea, opinion or belief about something

johnson

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US / ˈdʒɔnsn /

UK / ˈdʒɑnsən /

A1
  • noun
  • A man's penis.

floor

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US / flɔ:(r) /

UK / flɔr, flor /

A1
  • noun
  • Large area used for a particular purpose
  • Part of a room on which you stand
  • Particular level in a building; storey
  • verb
  • To hit or push someone to the ground
  • To surprise or confuse someone who can't respond

destination

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US / ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn /

UK / ˌdɛstəˈneʃən /

B1
  • noun
  • The place you are traveling to

over

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US / 'əʊvə(r) /

UK / ˈovɚ /

A1
  • 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

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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

press

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US / pres /

UK / prɛs /

A2
  • noun
  • Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
  • General term for TV, radio, newspapers
  • A machine that prints books and newspapers
  • verb
  • To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
  • To repeatedly ask someone to do something
  • To print something such as a book or newspaper
  • To push something against something else
  • To squeeze the liquid out of grapes, etc.

from

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US / frəm /

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

A1
  • preposition
  • Starting at a particular place, time or level

portland

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US / ˈpɔ:tlənd /

UK / ˈpɔrtlənd, ˈport- /

A1
  • proper noun
  • The largest city in Maine, on Casco Bay off the Atlantic Ocean, in the southwestern part of the stat
  • An industrial port in northwestern Oregon, on the Willamette River near its confluence with the Colu

screen

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US / skri:n /

UK / skrin /

A2
  • noun
  • Wire net in a door or window to keep insects out
  • Displays in a theater on which movies are shown
  • Flat surface on a computer or TV showing images
  • verb
  • To hide or block something from being seen
  • To examine to find something, e.g. best candidate

most

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US / məʊst /

UK / most /

A1
  • adverb
  • Very; extremely
  • Greatest possible degree
  • pronoun
  • Nearly all of something

dame

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US / deɪm /

UK / dem /

B2
  • noun
  • Title of respect given to a woman

look

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US / lʊk /

UK / lʊk /

A1
  • 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

bit

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US / bɪt /

UK / bɪt /

A1
  • noun
  • Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • Small piece of something
  • verb
  • (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught

yesterday

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US / ˈjestədeɪ /

UK / ˈjestərdeɪ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Day before today
  • noun
  • Day before today

bring

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US / brɪŋ /

UK / brɪŋ /

A1
  • verb
  • To take or go with someone to a place

add

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US / æd /

UK / æd /

A1
  • verb
  • To include as well
  • To put two things or numbers together, e.g. 2+2

pretty

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US / 'prɪtɪ /

UK / ˈprɪti /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • adverb
  • Very; to a great degree

asset

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US / 'æset /

UK / ˈæsˌɛt /

A2
  • noun
  • Thing that has value to you

yes

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US / jes /

UK / jɛs /

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  • Introduction to Video Content
  • The Damian Lillard trade is a brilliant move that has finally ended the drama surrounding his future. The trade involved three teams: Phoenix, Portland, and Milwaukee. Let's delve into the details of this deal. Over the past few days, the idea of Damian Lillard joining Milwaukee gained significant traction. In fact, just before the trade happened, I tweeted about the potential construction of a trade that would bring Dame to Milwaukee. The actual trade turned out to be Lillard going to Milwaukee, with Drew Holiday, DeAndre Ayton, Kamara, a 2029 unprotected Milwaukee first-round draft pick, and swap rights in 2028 and 2030 going to Portland. Phoenix, on the other hand, received use of Jusuf Nurkic, Grayson Allen, Nasir Little, and Keyon Johnson. It's undoubtedly a complex trade, but let's focus on what it means for Milwaukee. This trade satisfies Damian Lillard's desire to join a contending team, as it became clear that Portland wasn't enthusiastic about trading him to Miami. As Miami explores other options in terms of trades and free agency, Milwaukee emerged as a suitable destination for Dame, offering an upgraded roster and improved offense. Moreover, Milwaukee needed a change with their current group, and this trade provides that. It's a move that gives Lillard a chance to compete for titles and could be a game-changer for the Bucks.
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  • The Damian Lillard drama is over.
  • He has ended up in Milwaukee as a result of a three team trade involving both Phoenix, Portland, as well as Milwaukee.
  • Let's just talk about this deal.
  • And now over the last couple of days, the idea of Dame in Milwaukee had gained some traction.
  • I actually tweeted yesterday.
  • The day of this recording is the day that the Dame trade happened.
  • The day before the Dame trade happened, I put out this construction of what a Dame to Milwaukee trade would look like.
  • It would always involve Drew Holiday, some kind of assets.
  • I actually had Toronto involved in this one as well.
  • And then this is what the actual trade looks like today.
  • It is Lillard going to Milwaukee.
  • Drew Holiday, DeAndre Ayton, Kamara, a 2029 unprotected Milwaukee first and swap rights in 28 and 30 going to Portland while Phoenix is getting use of Nurkic, Grayson Allen, Nasir Little and Keyon Johnson.
  • That is an unbelievably complicated trade.
  • But first, let's talk about this for Milwaukee.
  • The reason why this started to get some traction over the last couple of days for them is one, it satisfies Damian Lillard's need to go to a contending team.
  • It became clear that Portland wasn't that excited about trading Dame to Miami and Miami maybe was starting to look at other plans into the future in terms of trades and free agency options that they'd like to explore more than just going and trying to get Dame.
  • And so Milwaukee started to make sense as a team that could use an upgrade on their roster, could use an improvement to their offense and made sense for Damian Lillard in terms of a destination where he can go to and he can win titles.
  • And more importantly, this is something that I've been talking about a lot with Milwaukee lately.
  • They kind of needed a change up with this group.
  • They bring back Middleton.
  • They bring back Lopez this year.
  • Giannis is starting to get a little bit antsy in terms of looking to potentially go elsewhere.
  • They've done this once before.
  • Ironically, withdrew Holiday himself, making a big time trade like this to keep Giannis happy.
  • They won a title as a result.
  • And now they bring in Damian Lillard to hopefully solve their Giannis problem.
  • And in terms of cost to them, it cost them Drew Holiday, which for cost, you know, in terms of salary matching reasons, Drew Holiday was always going to be involved in the trade.
  • They always were going to be doing a Dame for Holiday swap while adding assets.
  • And the improvement in their starting lineup and more specifically, their offense was going to cost them extra stuff outside of just Drew Holiday, which in this case means Grayson Allen and then a 2029 unprotected first,
  • As well as swap rights in 28 and 30. And it's really difficult to overstate how much those assets mean to Portland moving forward.
  • They're going to move to Holiday somewhere else.
  • They're going to get stuff for him.
  • But the 29 unprotected in the 28 and the 30 pick swaps, I would imagine, are what put Milwaukee over the top and allowed Portland to go ahead and press forward with this deal.
  • Because even though you're assuming that they're going to be awesome and Dame is going to want to be there and Giannis is going to want to stay and they're going to potentially compete for titles, Giannis could leave in a few seasons and 29 unprotected first and 28 and 30 swaps for a Portland team that might be pretty good.
  • You know, in a couple of seasons, that is a massive amount of value for Portland.
  • And arguably those are the most valuable picks on the board because it's a team that, yes, will be good for the next couple of seasons.
  • But a 2029 first round pick is years from now continually limits what Milwaukee is able to do in terms of their draft picks and that they can trade in the future.
  • They're set now in terms of salaries.
  • They can't really add to their team.
  • And a possibility still exists that this doesn't go well.
  • Dame maybe isn't happy or Giannis isn't happy long term.
  • And he ends up leaving.
  • Those are massive, massive picks for Portland to get in exchange.
  • Having said that, I love this this trade for Milwaukee.
  • I think it's a B plus.
  • It's an A grade for them.
  • The only reason it's not an A plus is because of the uncertainty with Giannis.
  • But an upgrade offensively going from Drew Holiday to Damian Lillard, the combination of ball screen actions you can do with that group, having that much spacing on the floor around Giannis, assuming that Chris Middleton and Brooke Lopez are healthy and defensively.
  • It's a perfect infrastructure in which you can hide Damian Lillard's unwillingness to be a defender whatsoever with with Middleton, Giannis and Lopez.
  • Yes, it hurts their depth.
  • Yes, it hurts their future first round picks.
  • Yes, there's concerns about Giannis leaving.
  • I love this deal for Milwaukee, and I'm so glad they stepped up and made the move.
  • For Portland, this is certainly a bit of a risk on their part because from a player's perspective, you know, they could have done better in terms of future assets, in terms of guys they actually want to have on the roster.
  • You know, having guys like Tyler Hero potentially be involved in the trade package would have been a big deal for them.
  • But their mindset here is pretty clear.
  • They wanted the future draft capital.
  • They feel like they can get something out of Drew Holiday.
  • They're not going to bother trying to get a fourth team involved right now.
  • They wanted to get this deal done, have Drew Holiday.
  • They can get stuff in exchange for him.
  • Now, there's obviously the concern of him being a free agent next year and maybe not wanting to play that much longer.
  • There have been retirement rumors with Drew Holiday, so they're not going to get, you know, four first round picks.
  • But him being available could potentially allow a team like Philadelphia to maybe solve their James Harden problem and get the Clippers, James Harden, you know, Drew Holiday framework going here potentially.
  • There's a lot here to like for Portland in terms of what they could get for Holiday as well as the draft compensation.
  • I don't love the idea of them getting rid of someone like Nasir Little, who I think is going to be good in Phoenix, which we're going to talk about here in a second.
  • But getting back Aiton, who clearly is someone that they have coveted in this situation, I kind of understand that for them.
  • Obviously, the contract is going to be a bit prohibited, but they got young players, so they don't really care.
  • And having a core of Aiton, who's good and should continue to improve.
  • Then you've got Scoot.
  • You've got Shade and Sharp.
  • You've got all these extra picks.
  • You've got the opportunity to add more assets to your team with potentially trading Drew Holiday here pretty soon.
  • I also think this is a really good deal for Portland, and I would also give them an A for this deal.
  • And then we get to Phoenix before we kind of wrap up the whole thing and talk about, of course, the Miami of all this and this whole situation.
  • Phoenix, to me, I was really confused about their desire to move Aiton to get back Yusef Nurkic.
  • Like that was a that was a constant, constant rumor.
  • And that's exactly what happened here.
  • And my assumption was that they would only do that if they were also going to be getting back rotation players.
  • And they did exactly that.
  • Nasir Little and Grayson Allen are going to play for this team.
  • Grayson Allen as a perimeter spacer, Nasir Little as a two way player.
  • Those are two kinds of guys that they desperately needed on this roster and that they didn't really have.
  • They didn't have an elite role player shooter guy on the roster.
  • They didn't have a, you know, up and coming, potentially young, you know, role player, rotation player wing for them over the next couple of seasons in Nasir Little.
  • They needed those two kinds of players.
  • And although Aiton to Nurkic in terms of what they're going to need is a significant downgrade.
  • And I think Nurkic presents a lot of potential defensive issues for this Phoenix team.
  • It rounds out the rotation in a really nice way.
  • And so I'm going to give them a B plus for the deal.
  • Now, when we're talking about Dame, we have to talk about Miami and all this.
  • Right.
  • And it's really strange the way that this has worked out, the way that they didn't end up with their guy.
  • Every time a trade request happens, the team that is kind of being forced, the guys forcing their way to that team, they always get their guy.
  • But Miami, for whatever reason, backed off of the Dame thing, weren't willing to give up as many assets as Portland wanted.
  • And at a certain point, Portland just decided you're not going to go to Miami, figure out a different team.
  • And that is where Milwaukee ultimately swooped in.
  • I think that this is definitely a negative for Miami in terms of the fact that their roster got actively worse this offseason, losing Gabe Vincent, losing Max Struess.
  • And once they didn't get Bradley Beal, it seemed like they were prioritizing the Dame thing.
  • That didn't happen.
  • And now, I mean, Miami's looking around wondering we've tried to trade half our roster this offseason.
  • And yes, we just made the finals, but we are significantly worse.
  • Concerning, concerning day to be a Miami fan, in my opinion.
  • But at the end of the day, what this comes down to in terms of how successful this will be for Milwaukee is, is Damian Lillard going to be happy?
  • Can we protect him defensively?
  • Can he stay healthy as he ages?
  • And if all those things happen, a combination of Chris Middleton, Damian Lillard, Giannis at his peak, in addition to Brook Lopez, as they continue to add, you know, depth and veterans around this group,
  • It is an absolutely terrifying team.
  • I can get into that a little bit more on some of my other channels in terms of the actual on-court impact of having Damian Lillard on your team, you know, in Milwaukee.
  • Now, this is an unbelievable deal, and I'm just excited that it finally happened.
  • And now we can finally figure out what all this is going to look like as the season gets started.
  • What an awesome, awesome trade.