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The Haunting Tale of Poltchageist

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US / 'bɔ:də(r) /

UK / ˈbɔrdɚ /

A2
  • noun
  • Outer part or edge of something
  • Line separating one country, state from another
  • verb
  • To be right next to another country or state
  • To form the edge of something
  • To form the edge of (road, etc.)

time

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A1
  • 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

meaningless

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US / ˈmi:nɪŋləs /

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A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being unable to be explained or understood
  • Having no significance, meaning, or value

begin

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UK / ˈbeɡɪn /

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  • verb
  • To do the first part of an action; to start

fact

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  • noun
  • Something that is known or proved to be true

for

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US / fə(r) /

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

short

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US / ʃɔ:t /

UK / ʃɔrt /

A1
  • adverb
  • Less than what is needed
  • Suddenly stopping what you are saying or doing
  • verb
  • (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
  • adjecitve
  • Measuring a small distance
  • Happening for a small amount of time
  • Unfriendly or rude

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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

land

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US / lænd /

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  • noun
  • Region or country
  • Earth; the ground
  • verb
  • To arrive or cause a boat to arrive at the shore
  • To obtain or get something that you wanted
  • To (cause to) come down to the ground safely
  • To cause to arrive in a specific place or state

never

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  • adverb
  • Not ever; not at any time

dedicated

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US / 'dedɪkeɪtɪd /

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  • verb
  • To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
  • To give your energy, time, etc. completely

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)

pursuit

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US / pəˈsju:t /

UK / pɚˈsut /

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  • noun
  • Act of following someone to catch them
  • Process of attempting to achieve a goal
  • Activity, hobby or sport, done for enjoyment

seal

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US / si:l /

UK / sil /

B1
  • noun
  • Large fish-eating animal that lives on sea or land
  • Official mark made in hot wax to close a document
  • Piece of rubber used to keep water, dirt out
  • verb
  • To close tightly to protect it from leaking
  • To close an envelop or package
  • To cover a surface with a substance to protect it

year

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US / jə: /

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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

tale

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  • noun
  • Story that is not true
  • Story about colorful and imaginary events

hammer

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US / ˈhæmə(r) /

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  • noun
  • Part of a gun that causes a bullet to shoot out
  • Heavy metal tool for hitting a nail into wood
  • verb
  • To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
  • To defeat someone easily and totally
  • To hit at repeatedly causing a lot of noise
  • To use a hammer to hit into a particular shape
  • To hit nails into something with a hammer

headlight

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US / ˈhedlaɪt /

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  • noun
  • Powerful light at the front of a car

welcome

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US / 'welkəm /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being what was wanted or needed
  • noun
  • Friendly greeting to someone who has arrived
  • verb
  • To greet someone who has just arrived
  • To accept or receive something happily and gladly

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)

crack

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US / kræk /

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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

let

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

power

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  • noun
  • Legal or official right to perform certain actions
  • Ability to move forcefully and quickly
  • Energy of something (e.g. electricity or fuel)
  • Mathematical way to multiply a number
  • Condition of being in political control
  • Physical force, energy, and strength
  • verb
  • To give energy to something, e.g. by electricity
  • To move something forcefully and quickly

woman

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US / ˈwʊmən /

UK / ˈwʊmən /

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  • noun
  • Adult female human being

forbid

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  • verb
  • To order someone not to do something

you

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

parent

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

live

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US / lɪv /

UK / liv /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being broadcast as events happen, not recorded
  • Carrying electric current; able to give a shock
  • Glowing because burning; hot
  • Not yet killed (for food)
  • adverb
  • (Music, drama) as it is performed
  • verb
  • To be alive
  • To experience a particular type of life
  • To make your home in a house or town

may

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US / meɪ /

UK / me /

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  • 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

bowl

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US / bəʊl /

UK / bol /

A2
  • noun
  • Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
  • Round container used for holding rice, soup etc.
  • Round Building to watch sports events, concerts
  • Low-lying land with higher ground around it
  • verb
  • To roll a ball in the sport of bowling
  • To throw a ball in a game such as cricket

the

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US / ðə /

UK / ðə /

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  • 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

this

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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

dwell

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US / dwel /

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  • verb
  • To live in a certain place

strength

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US / streŋθ /

UK / strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ /

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  • noun
  • Condition of being strong

perfect

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US / 'pɜ:fɪkt /

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  • adjecitve
  • So good it cannot be improved
  • verb
  • To do something so well, it cannot be done better

exhaustion

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US / ɪgˈzɔ:stʃən /

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  • noun
  • Total loss of strength; extreme tiredness
  • Using up completely so that there is none left

flavour

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US / ˈfleɪvə(r) /

UK / ˈflevɚ /

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  • noun
  • Taste of something, especially in food or drink
  • verb
  • To add extra taste to a food

fate

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US / feɪt /

UK / fet /

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  • noun
  • What will happen to you in the future, often bad
  • Power that determines what happens; destiny

while

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US / waɪl /

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A1
  • conjunction
  • In spite of the fact that; although
  • During the time that; at the same time
  • noun
  • Short amount of time

should

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  • other
  • Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable

realize

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US / 'ri:əlaɪz /

UK / ˈriəˌlaɪz /

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  • verb
  • To become aware of or understand mentally

story

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US / 'stɔ:rɪ /

UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /

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  • noun
  • One of many floors or levels in a building
  • Account or description of how something happened

entertain

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US / ˌentəˈteɪn /

UK / ˌentərˈteɪn /

A2
  • other
  • To provide amusement by singing, telling jokes etc.
  • verb
  • To receive someone as a guest
  • To provide amusement (e.g. by singing, dancing)

haunt

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  • noun
  • Place that a person repeatedly goes to or visits
  • verb
  • To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
  • (Of ghosts, etc.) to stay in a place after death
  • To stay with you in the future and cause problems

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

greet

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US / gri:t /

UK / ɡrit /

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  • verb
  • To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome

many

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  • determiner
  • Used to refer a large number of things

pokemon

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US / pəʊ'kemən /

UK / poʊ'kemən /

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  • noun
  • A series of Japanese video games and related media such as trading cards and television programs, fe

ever

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  • adverb
  • At any time; at all times in the future

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

truth

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UK / truθ /

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  • noun
  • Real facts about something

after

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US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /

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  • adverb
  • Later than another time, or behind something
  • conjunction
  • Following something before
  • preposition
  • When an event happened or time has passed

astonish

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US / ə'stɒnɪʃ /

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  • verb
  • To cause someone to feel great wonder or surprise

speak

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  • verb
  • To be able to use a certain language
  • To use words to tell information, express thoughts

wait

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US / weɪt /

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  • verb
  • To delay or not do something until later
  • To spend time until an expected thing happens
  • To remain in a place until a thing happens

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

peculiar

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US / pɪ'kju:lɪə(r) /

UK / pɪˈkjuljɚ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not usual or normal; strange

sprinkle

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US / 'sprɪŋkl /

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  • verb
  • To throw a little water on something
  • To scatter (e.g. salt) in drops using the fingers

kid

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US / kɪd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Made from young goat skin
  • noun
  • Child or young person
  • Young goat
  • verb
  • To make fun of someone in a gentle way; to tease

company

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US / 'kʌmpənɪ /

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  • noun
  • Good feeling from being with someone else
  • A business that sells things or provides services
  • Guests, especially in your home
  • Being with another person rather than alone

meet

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US / mi:t /

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  • noun
  • Sporting competition e.g. swimming
  • verb
  • To provide something that is necessary
  • To come together at a certain time or place

until

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US / ənˈtɪl /

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  • conjunction
  • Up to; to a time when something happens
  • preposition
  • Before (a specific time)

huh

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US / hʌ /

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  • exclamation
  • Sound people make when they are confused

from

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US / frəm /

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

finally

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US / ˈfaɪnəli /

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  • adverb
  • used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
  • After a long time or some difficulty

skin

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US / skɪn /

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  • noun
  • Outer covering of an animal used for leather; hide
  • Outer covering of a fruit or vegetable
  • Outer layer of an animal or human
  • Outer part of an object, such as a plane
  • verb
  • To defeat someone easily and completely
  • To hurt yourself, accidentally cutting yourself
  • To remove the outer covering from an animal

wave

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US / weɪv /

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  • noun
  • Movement of sound, air or energy
  • Deep and strong emotion that is suddenly felt
  • Slightly curved shape in hair
  • Frequency of movement of objects together
  • Up and down movement of water in a lake or sea
  • Signal with your hand to say hello or goodbye
  • verb
  • To cause to move side to side or back and forth
  • To swing back and forth as a result of the wind
  • To move your hand or arm to say hello or goodbye

over

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US / 'əʊvə(r) /

UK / ˈovɚ /

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  • 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

owner

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  • noun
  • Person who owns or has something

teacup

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  • noun
  • Cup from which tea is drunk

sour

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US / ˈsaʊə(r) /

UK / saʊr /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being mean and not friendly
  • Spoiled or made more acidic
  • Tasting like an acid
  • verb
  • (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
  • To stop something being good or friendly
  • To spoil something or make something acidic

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US / ənd /

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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

ill

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US / /

UK / /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not well or sick
  • noun
  • Sickness or problem; bad conditions

tee

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US / ti: /

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  • noun
  • Small object used to hit a golf ball from

storehouse

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US / ˈstɔːhaʊs /

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  • noun
  • Place for storing goods

out

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  • 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

sin

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US / sɪn /

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  • noun
  • Act that breaks a religious law
  • verb
  • To do something that breaks a religious law

handle

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  • noun
  • The part of a door you hold to open it
  • Thing you hold to carry or open a bag, pan etc.
  • verb
  • To cope with or take responsibility for
  • To control a machine, car etc.
  • To control or be controlled /used in a certain way
  • To deal with a particular situation/person; manage
  • To buy, sell, or move materials or goods
  • To hold, control, or use something with the hands
  • To touch objects with the hands to look at them

terrify

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US / ˈterɪfaɪ /

UK / ˈtɛrəˌfaɪ /

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  • verb
  • To scare or greatly frighten

notice

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  • noun
  • Time by when you must leave, e.g. if you are fired
  • Paper with an announcement, e.g. pinned to a board
  • verb
  • To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing

break

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US / breɪk /

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  • noun
  • Time you stop an activity before continuing
  • End of a relationship
  • An escape from a place such as a jail
  • (Lucky) advantage or benefit from something
  • Find a solution or answer to a problem or crime
  • Change in the weather
  • verb
  • To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • To form a crack in something
  • To burst or become damaged
  • To end a relationship
  • To escape from a place such as a jail
  • To train a wild animal e.g. a horse
  • To separate into pieces by force, or by dropping
  • To act against a law, rule, or promise
  • To become known suddenly, as in the news
  • To not do what you promised e.g. not keep promises
  • To solve a crime, or answer a problem
  • To stop functioning properly
  • To suddenly start, open or commence
  • To change in pitch suddenly, as in a voice
  • To fall on the shore, as in waves
  • To begin or change suddenly; the dawn or weather
  • To defeat by causing the person to lose their will

art

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US / ɑ:t /

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  • noun
  • Creative skill using the imagination e.g. painting
  • A skill or talent you have

presence

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US / ˈprezns /

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  • noun
  • The same place or area that a person is
  • Ability to reach a market, group of people etc.
  • Something not physically seen but felt to be there
  • Feeling a person gives by being noticeable

with

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US / wɪð /

UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

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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

suffer

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US / 'sʌfə(r) /

UK / ˈsʌfɚ /

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  • verb
  • To experience pain, illness, or injury

process

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US / prə'ses /

UK / ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs /

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  • noun
  • Dealing with official forms in the way required
  • Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
  • verb
  • To organize and use data in a computer
  • To deal with official forms in the way required
  • To prepare by treating something in a certain way
  • To adopt a set of actions that produce a result
  • To convert by putting something through a machine

fall

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US / fɔ:l /

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  • noun
  • Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • A drop in amount; decrease
  • Dropping from a standing position to the ground
  • verb
  • To drop in amount; to decrease
  • To come down from a higher position suddenly
  • To go from standing to the ground, by accident

gather

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US / ˈgæðə(r) /

UK / ˈɡæðɚ /

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  • noun
  • Fold in cloth, as in a full skirt
  • verb
  • To bring objects together into one place
  • (Of liquids) To come to a head, as in boil
  • To collect foods such as wild berries or crops
  • To increase or accumulate
  • To bring people, animals together into a group
  • To activate strength, courage to prepare for task
  • To understand or believe some information

upon

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US / əˈpɔn, əpən /

UK / əˈpɑn, əˈpɔn /

A1
  • preposition
  • More formal term for 'on'

tea

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US / ti: /

UK / ti /

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  • noun
  • A full meal eaten around 5-7 p.m (in the UK)
  • Drink made when you put dried leaves in hot water
  • Snack with a hot drink and cake, in the afternoon

tonight

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US / təˈnaɪt /

UK / təˈnaɪt /

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  • adverb
  • Night following this day
  • noun
  • This evening; the night of today

away

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US / ə'weɪ /

UK / əˈwe /

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  • 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

without

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US / wɪˈðaʊt /

UK / wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- /

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  • preposition
  • Not with; not having

neglect

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US / nɪ'ɡlekt /

UK / nɪˈɡlɛkt /

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  • noun
  • Act of failing to do something important, required
  • State or condition of not receiving proper care
  • verb
  • To not do something that is important or required
  • To fail to take care of something; ignore

his

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US / hɪz /

UK / hɪz /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Something belonging to a male person

ceremony

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US / 'serəmənɪ /

UK / ˈsɛrəˌmoni /

B1
  • noun
  • Special social or religious event
  • Rigidly formal way of behaving

waste

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US / weɪst /

UK / west /

A2
  • noun
  • Materials left over after a process has finished
  • verb
  • To kill or severely harm someone
  • To use valuable things ineffectively

but

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US / bət /

UK / bʌt,bət /

A1
  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

life

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US / laɪf /

UK / laɪf /

A1
  • noun
  • All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • Period of time things live, from birth to death

child

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US / tʃaɪld /

UK / tʃaɪld /

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  • noun
  • A very young person, between about 2 and 15

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

transform

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US / træns'fɔ:m /

UK / trænsˈfɔrm /

C2
  • verb
  • To change the shape completely in a good way

save

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US / seɪv /

UK / sev /

A1
  • noun
  • Preventing a player in a game from scoring a goal
  • preposition
  • Except; not including
  • verb
  • To make your computer keep a file
  • To keep for future use
  • To make something unnecessary; prevent
  • To keep money so that you will have it later
  • To keep something for future use, such as money
  • To keep or rescue someone or something from harm
  • To prevent a player in a game from scoring a goal
  • To avoid the unnecessary waste of energy, etc.

grass

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US / grɑ:s /

UK / græs /

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  • noun
  • Slang name for marijuana
  • Plants with narrow green leaves, grown on lawns
  • verb
  • To betray someone
  • To cover an area of ground to make a lawn or field

faint

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US / feɪnt /

UK / fent /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Lacking strength; weak; lacking clarity
  • Very small, as in a chance or hope
  • verb
  • To suddenly become unconscious and fall down

sense

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US / sens /

UK / sɛns /

A1
  • 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

now

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US / naʊ /

UK / naʊ /

A1
  • 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

really

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US / ˈri:əli /

UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /

A1
  • adverb
  • Used to stress something that is said; definitely
  • In a true or accurate manner
  • Very

strictness

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US / strɪktnəs /

UK / strɪktnəs /

C1
  • noun
  • Conscientious attention to rules and details

caddy

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US / ˈkædi /

UK / ˈkædi /

B2
  • noun
  • To act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player

would

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US / wʊd /

UK / wʊd /

A1
  • 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

not

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US / nɒt /

UK / nɑt /

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

reputation

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US / ˌrepjuˈteɪʃn /

UK / ˌrɛpjəˈteʃən /

B1
  • noun
  • Common opinion that people have about someone

mysterious

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US / mɪˈstɪəriəs /

UK / mɪˈstɪriəs /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Unusual; hard to understand or work out

marcher

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US / ˈmɑ:tʃə(r) /

UK / ˈmɑ:rtʃə(r) /

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  • noun
  • Someone who marches

rival

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US / 'raɪvl /

UK / 'raɪvl /

A2
  • verb
  • To be nearly as good as others in quality, skill
  • To be in opposition often as competitors
  • adjecitve
  • Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
  • Opposing; being the team you compete against
  • noun
  • Someone you are competing against/trying to beat

fly

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US / flaɪ /

UK / flai /

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  • noun
  • Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
  • Opening with fold of cloth hiding zipper on pants
  • verb
  • To move in the wind, e.g. a flag
  • To move at a high speed
  • To travel in a plane, helicopter, balloon etc.
  • To pilot people or items by plane
  • To travel through the air using wings

even

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US / 'i:vn /

UK / ˈivən /

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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

perfection

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US / pəˈfekʃn /

UK / pɚˈfɛkʃən /

A2
  • noun
  • State of excellence that cannot be improved

tell

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US / tel /

UK / tɛl /

A1
  • verb
  • To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • To be able to guess
  • To say or communicate information to someone
  • To inform, but without speaking; indicate
  • To have a negative effect on someone
  • To order someone to do something; command
  • To recognize something based on certain signs
  • To report something to an authority
  • To explain something or teach someone something

steep

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US / sti:p /

UK / stip /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Very expensive
  • Rising or falling very sharply, as a cliff or hill
  • Involving a quick increase or decrease
  • verb
  • To fill with a certain quality, e.g. history
  • To put a thing in a liquid for some time

sap

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US / sæp /

UK / sæp /

B2
  • noun
  • Foolish person who is easy to trick
  • Liquid inside a plant that carries its foods
  • verb
  • To weaken or use up the supply of e.g. energy

ghost

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US / gəʊst /

UK / goʊst /

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  • noun
  • Bad effects, memories, and feelings from the past
  • Spirit of a dead person, appearing to the living
  • verb
  • To write a book on behalf of another person

she

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US / ʃɪ /

UK / ʃi /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Female person or animal mentioned before
  • (Refers to female person mentioned before)

eventually

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US / ɪˈventʃuəli /

UK / ɪˈvɛntʃuəli /

A2
  • adverb
  • After a long time; after many attempts; in the end

master

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US / 'mɑ:stə(r) /

UK / ˈmæstɚ /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being very skilled at doing something
  • Being the main or most important thing or part
  • noun
  • Someone who is very skilled at doing something
  • Holding a higher degree from a university
  • Male teacher
  • Owner of an animal, e.g. a dog
  • verb
  • To gain control over something
  • To learn to do something very well

what

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US / wɒt /

UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /

A1
  • 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

proper

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US / 'prɒpə(r) /

UK / ˈprɑpɚ /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Correct according to social or moral rules

bitter

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US / 'bɪtə(r) /

UK / ˈbɪtɚ /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Feeling angry and sad over something
  • Sharp unpleasant taste (e.g. strong black coffee)

force

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US / fɔ:s /

UK / fɔrs, fors /

A1
  • noun
  • Group of persons trained for military action; army
  • Pressure; attraction
  • The use of physical strength/violence to persuade
  • verb
  • To use physical strength or violence to persuade

that

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US / ðæt /

UK / ðæt, ðət /

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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’

own

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US / əʊn /

UK / on /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Belong to oneself
  • determiner
  • Yours, his, hers, etc.; not belonging to another
  • pronoun
  • (Something) belong to myself
  • verb
  • To have something as your property

step

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US / step /

UK / stɛp /

A1
  • 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

type

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US / taɪp /

UK / taɪp /

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  • noun
  • Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
  • Group of things or people sharing common features
  • verb
  • To identify something belonging to a group
  • To write by touching keys on a keyboard

guest

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US / ɡest /

UK / ɡɛst /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Referring to people visiting or staying at a place
  • noun
  • Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
  • Paying customer at a hotel or restaurant

exciting

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US / ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ /

UK / ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Creating interest, happiness or pleasurable fear
  • verb
  • To cause a reaction; make active
  • To make someone feel happy, interested or eager

about

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US / ə'baʊt /

UK / əˈbaʊt /

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)

undo

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US / ʌnˈdu: /

UK / ʌnˈdu /

A2
  • verb
  • To open, untie or loosen something

suddenly

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US / ˈsʌdənli /

UK / ˈsʌdn:lɪ /

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  • adverb
  • In an unexpected or very quick manner

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

people

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US / 'pi:pl /

UK / ˈpipəl /

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  • noun
  • Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • Men, Women, Children

then

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US / ðen /

UK / ðɛn /

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  • 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

shadow

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US / 'ʃædəʊ /

UK / ˈʃædo /

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  • noun
  • Person who follows another person to observe them
  • Area of darkness that is caused by blocked light
  • verb
  • To cover something with shade
  • To secretly follow a person

bring

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US / brɪŋ /

UK / brɪŋ /

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

who

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US / hu: /

UK / hu /

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  • pronoun
  • Which person
  • Used to introduce information about people

look

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US / lʊk /

UK / lʊk /

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  • 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

outlet

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US / 'aʊtlet /

UK / ˈaʊtˌlɛt, -lɪt /

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  • noun
  • Place in a wall to supply electricity to a device
  • A pipe, hole or wire through which something flows
  • Market or store that sells a product

their

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US / ðɛː /

UK / ðer /

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to them

prove

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US / pru:v /

UK / pruv /

A2
  • verb
  • To demonstrate truth by providing evidence

nice

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US / naɪs /

UK / naɪs /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being attractive or of high quality or value
  • Good or enjoyable
  • Being kind or friendly

chip

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US / tʃɪp /

UK / tʃɪp /

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  • noun
  • Small piece that has broken off (e.g. from cup)
  • Piece of computer hardware that does calculations
  • Thin piece of fried potato or other food
  • Act of hitting a ball high but not very far
  • verb
  • To break a small piece off something such as a cup
  • To break into small pieces, often with a tool
  • To hit or kick a ball high but not very far

its

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US / ɪts /

UK / ɪts /

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  • adjecitve
  • Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
  • determiner
  • Of something; belonging or related to something
  • other
  • Possessive form of “it”

old

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US / əʊld /

UK / old /

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  • adjecitve
  • Having existed for a long time, not young or new
  • Age of a person since birth

move

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US / mu:v /

UK / muv /

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  • noun
  • Act of moving a playing piece in chess, etc.
  • An action; doing something
  • Step taken to achieve a goal
  • verb
  • To cause someone to have certain emotions
  • To cause something to change to a different place
  • To change where people live or a business operates
  • To take action to do or achieve something

approach

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US / ə'prəʊtʃ /

UK / əˈprəʊtʃ /

A2
  • noun
  • Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
  • Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
  • Specific way to handle a project, task, problem
  • verb
  • To get close to reaching something or somewhere
  • To request someone to do something specific

glow

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US / ɡləʊ /

UK / ɡlo /

B1
  • noun
  • Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
  • Pleasant feeling, as of happiness or satisfaction
  • Soft, steady light given off without a flame
  • verb
  • To look very healthy and contented
  • To emit a steady even light

show

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US / ʃəʊ /

UK / ʃo /

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  • noun
  • False display of love, emotion or action
  • An event for displaying or promoting goods
  • Play, opera or theater production
  • Presentation that is broadcast on TV or radio
  • verb
  • To be easily seen or displayed
  • To display your emotions or feelings
  • To let someone see something; display
  • To explain or teach how something is done
  • To lead someone somewhere; point them to something
  • To prove something to be true, correct
  • To reveal or allow something to be seen

return

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US / rɪ'tɜ:n /

UK / rɪ'tɜ:rn /

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  • adjecitve
  • Do again; repeated
  • noun
  • Faulty or unwanted product sent back to a company
  • Enter key; the main key on the computer keyboard
  • Profit made as a result of a business activity
  • Process of going back to a previous way or state
  • verb
  • To hit something back to the other player or team
  • To come back after being away from somewhere
  • To repay someone's actions, kindness etc.
  • To put, bring, take, give, or send something back
  • To occur again
  • Subtitles section
  • Welcome, children.
  • Tonight we gather as the shadows fall to bring you an exciting, astonishing show.
  • This is a mysterious and haunting tale about a Pokemon.
  • Once upon a time, there was a tea master who dedicated his life to perfecting the art of the tea ceremony.
  • And his pursuit of perfection bordered on obsession.
  • Do not lift the tea bowl so high.
  • Do not step over the utensils.
  • Do not speak while handling the utensils.
  • What are you doing?
  • Strictness soured his reputation.
  • Eventually, not a soul would suffer his company.
  • And without guests to entertain, his pursuits were meaningless.
  • Regret is a bitter sin.
  • As the tea master said this, he fainted from exhaustion.
  • His short temper proved to be his undoing, a truth he never realized.
  • The master's tea caddy passed from owner to owner.
  • Until finally, after many years of neglect, the tea caddy started moving on its own and suddenly transformed.
  • The caddy then flew out of its storehouse.
  • After some looking around, it noticed an ill mannered woman and approached her.
  • As the caddy sprinkled her with matcha, for some reason, she sensed its presence and waved it away, breaking a teacup in the process.
  • Let me tell you, that really teed it off.
  • Its temper rivaled the old tea master's.
  • Later that night, the woman noticed her skin now possessed a peculiar glow.
  • But the glow was short lived, for trouble was brewing.
  • The marcher steeped in her life force, sapped some of her strength as it returned to the caddy.
  • How terrifying!
  • Then it began sealing up cracks with its marcher, starting with the broken fall.
  • Then a power outlet, some headlights, even Tinkerton's hammer.
  • The tea caddy in this story is, in fact, the grass and ghost type Pokémon Hulturegeist.
  • People say the tea master's regret still dwells in this caddy.
  • Should you ever meet it, a proper greeting may save you from a bitter fate.
  • Nice tea meetcha!
  • Right then.
  • Now in the land of Kitakami, parents tell their kids, if you waste your food, Poltergeist will sprinkle you with matcha.
  • Even flavoring things with matcha is forbidden there.
  • Huh?
  • Wasn't this chipped?
  • Oh!
  • Wait!
  • It's been sealed!
  • Oh no!
  • My skin is glowing!
  • Just wait...