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Why the Emperor Wanted Luke KILLED and Not Trained (At First) - Star Wars Explained

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use

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US / ju:s /

UK / ju:s /

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  • noun
  • Ability to employ something
  • Need to enable it to work
  • Permission to do something with something
  • Act of spending money
  • Operation of a machine for its function
  • verb
  • To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
  • To need to operate or work
  • To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
  • To treat a person badly
  • To do something with, for a task or purpose

truth

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US / tru:θ /

UK / truθ /

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  • noun
  • Real facts about something

fail

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US / feɪl /

UK / fel /

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  • noun
  • A mark on a test showing you did not pass
  • verb
  • To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
  • To not do or provide something that is needed
  • To stop working or functioning; to break down
  • To not achieve a goal, or to go wrong

explain

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US / ɪk'spleɪn /

UK / ɪkˈsplen /

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  • verb
  • To make clear or easy to understand by describing

skywalker

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here

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US / hɪə(r) /

UK / hɪr /

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

feel

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US / fi:l /

UK / fil /

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

immediately

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US / ɪˈmi:diətli /

UK / ɪˈmidiɪtli /

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  • adverb
  • Without any delay; straight away

teleport

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US / ˈtelipɔːt /

UK / ˈtelipɔːrt /

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  • verb
  • To transport through dematerialization

assassinate

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US / ə'sæsɪneɪt /

UK / əˈsæsəˌnet /

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  • verb
  • To murder a famous or public figure

wait

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US / weɪt /

UK / wet /

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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

side

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US / saɪd /

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  • adjecitve
  • In addition to the central or most important thing
  • Next to, or very close to, the right or left of
  • noun
  • Position or opinion that is opposite to another
  • Right or left part of a person's body
  • Feature of someone's personality
  • Straight edge of an object
  • One of two or more groups fighting each other
  • verb
  • To decide to agree with one point, not the other

will

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US / wɪl /

UK / 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

concern

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US / kənˈsɜ:n /

UK / kənˈsɚn /

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  • noun
  • Company, firm or business
  • Feeling of worry or anxiety
  • verb
  • To be about a particular topic
  • To have a direct impact on someone
  • To be responsible or mixed up in; to be involved
  • To feel worry or anxiety

shock

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US / ʃɒk /

UK / ʃɑ:k /

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  • noun
  • The passage of an electricity through the body
  • Sudden bad feeling caused by something unexpected
  • verb
  • To affect someone with an electrical current
  • To cause great surprise, horror, or anger

lose

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US / lu:z /

UK / luz /

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

novel

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US / 'nɒvl /

UK / ˈnɑvəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Unusual and new or different from previous things
  • noun
  • Written fiction story

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

new

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US / nju: /

UK / nu, nju /

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

stem

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US / stem /

UK / stɛm /

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  • noun
  • Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
  • Long thin part supporting something e.g. a light
  • Main part of a word, e.g. 'use' in 'useful'
  • verb
  • To remove the stem of a flower or fruit
  • To start from or be the origin of
  • To stop something bad from spreading or developing

rescue

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US / 'reskju: /

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

safe

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US / seɪf /

UK / sef /

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  • noun
  • Metal box with a lock to keep valuable things in
  • adjecitve
  • Highly likely
  • Being out of danger

day

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US / deɪ /

UK / de /

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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

too

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

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

compel

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US / kəm'pel /

UK / kəmˈpɛl /

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  • verb
  • To force someone to do something

point

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US / pɔɪnt /

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  • noun
  • An item to be discussed
  • Small spot or dot
  • Fact or detail
  • Feature of something
  • The size of the text on a page or screen
  • A certain time or stage in a process
  • Certain position in time or space
  • Idea or fact you try to convince people about
  • Measurement of scores in a game, sport
  • Sharp end of something, e.g. a pen or pin
  • verb
  • To face a certain direction, e.g. north
  • To indicate something with your finger to others

while

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US / waɪl /

UK / hwaɪl, 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

should

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US / ʃʊd /

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  • other
  • Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable

overthrow

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US / ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ /

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  • noun
  • Act of throwing past a certain point or person
  • Forceful removal of a government from power
  • verb
  • To throw something past a certain point or person
  • To forcefully remove a government from power

ultimate

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US / ˈʌltɪmət /

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  • adjecitve
  • Basic; original; most significant
  • Being the greatest example of something
  • Happening or coming at the end of process; final

emperor

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US / 'empərə(r) /

UK / ˈɛmpəɚ /

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  • noun
  • Man who rules an empire

himself

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US / hɪmˈself /

UK / hɪmˈsɛlf /

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

strike

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US / straɪk /

UK / straɪk /

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  • noun
  • A punch or hit
  • Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
  • Refusal to work to get more pay, protest something
  • verb
  • To hit something
  • To suddenly become (e.g. rich)
  • To have an idea occur to you

ever

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US / 'evə(r) /

UK / ˈɛvɚ /

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

once

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US / wʌns /

UK / wʌns /

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

past

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US / pɑ:st /

UK / pæst /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • No longer current or new
  • adverb
  • So as to go beyond, or further than something
  • noun
  • Time that existed before now, e.g. long ago
  • preposition
  • After a particular time
  • At a later point in distance; beyond

realize

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US / 'ri:əlaɪz /

UK / ˈriəˌlaɪz /

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  • verb
  • To become aware of or understand mentally

deduce

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US / dɪˈdju:s /

UK / dɪˈdu:s /

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  • verb
  • To use logic or reason to reach a conclusion

darth

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US / dɑrθ /

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someone

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US / ˈsʌmwʌn /

UK / ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən /

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  • pronoun
  • Person who is not known or named

after

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US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /

UK / ˈæftɚ /

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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

visit

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US / ˈvɪzɪt /

UK / ˈvɪzɪt /

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  • noun
  • Trip to a place for a time, usually for a reason
  • verb
  • To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason

actually

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US / ˈæktʃuəli /

UK / ˈæktʃuəli /

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

but

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US / bət /

UK / bʌt,bət /

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  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

nearly

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US / ˈniəli /

UK / ˈnɪrli /

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  • adverb
  • Not completely; almost

alternate

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US / ɔ:lˈtɜ:nət /

UK / ˈɔ:ltərnət /

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  • verb
  • To follow one thing after another repeatedly

represent

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US / ˌreprɪ'zent /

UK / ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt /

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  • verb
  • To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
  • To show or describe something in a particular way
  • To act on behalf of others in government
  • To act or speak for another person or other people

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

ally

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US / 'ælaɪ /

UK / 'ælaɪ /

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  • noun
  • Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
  • verb
  • To join a group to offer or receive support

archive

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US / 'ɑ:kaɪv /

UK / ˈɑrˌkaɪv /

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  • noun
  • Collection of historical records and materials
  • verb
  • To store things such as historical records

want

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US / wɔnt /

UK / wɑnt, 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

depart

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US / dɪˈpɑ:t /

UK / dɪˈpɑ:rt /

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  • verb
  • To die
  • To go from a place in order to start a journey
  • To start doing something in a new or different way

war

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US / wɔ:(r) /

UK / wɔr /

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  • noun
  • Situation where armies fight each other

powerful

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US / ˈpauəful /

UK / ˈpaʊəfəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Having control or influence over
  • Having a lot of physical force, energy, strength

frighten

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US / 'fraɪtn /

UK / ˈfraɪtn /

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  • verb
  • To make someone afraid or nervous

desire

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US / dɪ'zaɪə(r) /

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  • noun
  • Thing that is wished for or wanted
  • verb
  • To wish for, hope or want something

somebody

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US / 'sʌmbədɪ /

UK / ˈsʌmˌbɑdi, -ˌbʌdi, -bədi /

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  • noun
  • Important well-respected person
  • pronoun
  • Person who is not known or named

would

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US / wʊd /

UK / 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

yet

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US / jet /

UK / jɛt /

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  • adverb
  • At a later time (used after ‘not’)
  • (Used to emphasize that thing is, will be greater)
  • Eventually; at a future time
  • Until now; up to the present
  • conjunction
  • Adding to what has been said, often as a contrast

become

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US / bɪ'kʌm /

UK / bɪˈkʌm /

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

unarmed

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US / ˌʌnˈɑ:md /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not having or using arms or weapons

now

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US / 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

fascination

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US / ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃn /

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  • noun
  • Quality that attracts attention

vulnerable

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US / ˈvʌlnərəbl /

UK / ˈvʌlnərəbəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being open to attack or damage
  • Being easily harmed, hurt, or wounded

give

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US / ɡɪv /

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  • noun
  • Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • verb
  • To hand over or present something to someone
  • To cause someone to have or experience something

barter

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US / 'bɑ:tə(r) /

UK / ˈbɑrtɚ /

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  • verb
  • To exchange objects without exchanging money

friend

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US / frend /

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  • noun
  • Person who you like and enjoy being with

relationship

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US / rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp /

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  • noun
  • Connection between two or more people or things
  • Way people interact or live with each other
  • Romantic or loving friendship between two people

fellow

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US / 'feləʊ /

UK / ˈfɛlo /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being of the same kind
  • noun
  • Man or a boy
  • Student paid to study and teach after college

star

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US / stɑ:(r) /

UK / stɑr /

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  • noun
  • Very famous person, usually an entertainer
  • Someone who does something very well
  • Your horoscope
  • A bright planet of hot gas in the night sky
  • A 5-6 sided asterisk-shape
  • verb
  • To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
  • To do something very well
  • To mark with a 5-6 sided asterisk-shape

safety

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US / ˈseɪfti /

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  • noun
  • Device on a gun to prevent accidental shooting
  • State of being free from harm or danger

surprising

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US / səˈpraɪzɪŋ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Making you feel a bit shocked because unexpected
  • verb
  • To do something that another person didn't expect

enter

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US / 'entə(r) /

UK / ˈɛntɚ /

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  • verb
  • To start a career or an education
  • To become a competitor in a contest
  • To add or type information in a computer
  • To go into a room, building etc.

unwilling

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US / ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ /

UK / ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not wanting to do

mysterious

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US / mɪˈstɪəriəs /

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  • adjecitve
  • Unusual; hard to understand or work out

towards

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US / tə'wɔ:dz /

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  • preposition
  • In the direction of someone or something

not

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US / nɒt /

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

son

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  • noun
  • Male child; friendly way of addressing a boy

jabba

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take

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US / teɪk /

UK / tek /

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  • noun
  • Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
  • verb
  • To accept something that is offered
  • To use a method of traveling, e.g. a bus or train
  • To use a camera to make (a photo)
  • To pick up something and go away with it
  • To study a subject in school
  • To attempt to pass (an exam)
  • To require a certain amount of time, money, space

endor

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very

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US / 'verɪ /

UK / ˈvɛri /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning a large degree or amount
  • adverb
  • A lot; much; many
  • Used to stress or emphasize a noun

several

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US / ˈsevrəl /

UK / ˈsɛvərəl,ˈsɛvrəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Many of
  • pronoun
  • More than two but not a large amount

barge

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US / bɑ:dʒ /

UK / bɑ:rdʒ /

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  • noun
  • Large low boat with a flat bottom
  • verb
  • To push your way into a place or conversation

believe

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US / bɪ'li:v /

UK / bɪˈliv /

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  • verb
  • To think or accept that something is true
  • To have a particular opinion about something

execute

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US / ˈeksɪkju:t /

UK / ˈɛksɪˌkjut /

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  • verb
  • To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
  • To perform a plan or action

who

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US / hu: /

UK / hu /

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

succeed

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US / sək'si:d /

UK / səkˈsid /

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  • verb
  • To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
  • To take over position of one who has died or left
  • To come after or replace in a series

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

else

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US / els /

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  • adverb
  • Otherwise; if you fail to
  • (Of person place thing etc.) besides; in addition

fear

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US / fɪə(r) /

UK / fɪr /

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  • noun
  • Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • verb
  • To be afraid of or nervous about something

everything

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US / 'evrɪθɪŋ /

UK / ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ /

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  • pronoun
  • All of the things mentioned

room

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US / ru:m /

UK / rum, rʊm /

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  • noun
  • All of the people inside a particular room
  • Part of building enclosed by walls, e.g. kitchen
  • Opportunity to exist, happen, or be true
  • verb
  • To share a home with someone

hold

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US / həʊld /

UK / hold /

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  • noun
  • Section of a ship or plane used for storing things
  • Influence or power held over someone
  • Place of support for hands or feet when climbing
  • verb
  • To agree to keep something for someone
  • To have the capacity to support/contain something
  • To control an area and protect it from attack
  • To not allow someone to leave a place
  • To cause an event to happen at a place or time
  • To use hands or arms to carry or keep something
  • To have a specific quality or property
  • To keep an image, belief or feeling in your mind
  • To have or own something
  • To wait before being able to talk on the phone
  • To limit the movement of someone in a sport

both

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US / bəuθ /

UK / boθ /

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

all

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US / ɔ:l /

UK / ɔl /

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

prize

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US / praɪz /

UK / praɪz /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being an excellent or valuable example of a thing
  • noun
  • Something won in a contest or given as an award
  • Something valuable that many people would like
  • verb
  • To value greatly and consider it important

chance

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US / tʃɑ:ns /

UK / tʃæns /

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  • adjecitve
  • Happening by luck; not planned
  • Taking a risk to try something
  • noun
  • The way something happens without planning
  • An opportunity; favorable circumstances, situation
  • The possibility that something will happen
  • verb
  • To occur just through luck; happen
  • To take a risk to try something

thank

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US / θæŋk /

UK / θæŋk /

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  • verb
  • To tell someone you are grateful to them

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

rob

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US / rɒb /

UK / rɑb /

A2
  • noun
  • Person's name
  • verb
  • To steal money or property from (bank or person)
  • To prevent from getting something deserved

they

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US / ðeɪ /

UK / ðe /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Two or more people, animals, or things

death

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US / deθ /

UK / dɛθ /

A2
  • noun
  • When someone dies; the end of life

stance

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US / stæns /

UK / stæns /

B1
  • noun
  • A position or opinion stated in public
  • Position or way of standing

surrender

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US / sə'rendə(r) /

UK / səˈrɛndɚ /

B1
  • noun
  • Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
  • verb
  • To give up in a fight that you cannot win
  • To give in, e.g. to person's demands or temptation

prove

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US / pru:v /

UK / pruv /

A2
  • verb
  • To demonstrate truth by providing evidence

bring

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US / brɪŋ /

UK / brɪŋ /

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

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

change

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US / tʃeɪndʒ /

UK / tʃendʒ /

A1
  • noun
  • Exchange of one set of clothes for another
  • Money in the form of coins instead of paper
  • Money returned after giving too much
  • Act of making or becoming something else
  • verb
  • To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • To exchange one kind of money for another
  • To replace something with another thing
  • To make or become something else
  • To go from one train, bus, etc. and go to another

optimal

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US / ˈɒptɪməl /

UK / ˈɑptəməl /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Best or most desirable; best possible

expressly

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US / ɪkˈspresli /

UK / ɪkˈsprɛslɪ /

B1
  • adverb
  • Clearly; so as to leave no doubt; deliberately

figure

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US / ˈfiɡə /

UK / ˈfɪɡjɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • Your body shape
  • Numbers in a calculation
  • Doll-like thing meant to represent a person
  • Picture or diagram giving information in a text
  • Person who is very important or famous
  • Shape of a person seen indistinctly or in outline
  • Amount that is expressed in numbers
  • verb
  • To appear in a game, play or event
  • To calculate how much something will cost
  • To understand after thinking; work out

suspicion

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US / sə'spɪʃn /

UK / səˈspɪʃən /

B1
  • noun
  • Feeling that something or something is doubtful
  • Feeling that someone could be guilty of something
  • A tiny amount of something

original

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US / ə'rɪdʒənl /

UK / əˈrɪdʒənəl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
  • Being unique or thinking differently from others

wielder

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US / /

UK / /

A1
  • noun
  • Person who handle (a weapon or tool, for example) with skill and ease.

their

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US / ðɛː /

UK / ðer /

A1
  • determiner
  • Belonging to them

two

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

A1
  • number
  • 2

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

galaxy

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US / 'ɡæləksɪ /

UK / ˈɡæləksi /

B2
  • noun
  • A group of stars and planets in space

decipher

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US / dɪˈsaɪfə(r) /

UK / dɪˈsaɪfɚ /

B2
  • verb
  • To uncover the meaning of something hard to read

hate

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US / heɪt /

UK / het /

A1
  • noun
  • Severe, deep sense of dislike or anger
  • An object that you hate
  • verb
  • To have a very strong feeling of dislike for

legend

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US / 'ledʒənd /

UK / ˈlɛdʒənd /

B1
  • noun
  • List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
  • Person famous for doing something very well
  • Old story generally believed, although not proven

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

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

rather

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US / 'rɑ:ðə(r) /

UK / ˈræðɚ, ˈrɑðɚ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Somewhat; fairly; not that much

venture

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US / 'ventʃə(r) /

UK / ˈvɛntʃɚ /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • (Business activity) taking chances or risks
  • noun
  • (Business) activity involving calculated risks
  • verb
  • To risk something, such as money
  • To face the dangers, take the risk of something
  • To say something; to dare to speak your mind

from

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US / frəm /

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

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

legitimate

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US / lɪ'dʒɪtɪmət /

UK / ləˈdʒɪtəmɪt /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Being born to legally married parents
  • Being reasonable and sound
  • verb
  • To make acceptable and sound

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

decide

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US / dɪ'saɪd /

UK / dɪˈsaɪd /

A2
  • verb
  • To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • To make a legal judgment in court
  • to affect the result of something

forge

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US / fɔ:dʒ /

UK / fɔ:rdʒ /

B1
  • noun
  • A furnace to melt and shape metals with heat
  • verb
  • To create something by hammering hot metal
  • To form something new, such a relationship
  • To make a false copy to deceive others

far

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US / fɑ:(r) /

UK / fɑr /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • A long way away
  • Being a long way away
  • adverb
  • To a large degree or extent

battle

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US / 'bætl /

UK / ˈbætl /

A2
  • noun
  • Military fight between armies
  • Working hard to stop something; struggle
  • verb
  • To fight or struggle against someone or something
  • To work hard to stop something; struggle

superior

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US / su:'pɪərɪə(r) /

UK / sʊˈpɪriɚ /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Better; higher quality
  • noun
  • The senior person in a monastic community
  • Person of higher rank than you

prepare

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US / prɪˈpeə(r) /

UK / prɪˈper /

A1
  • verb
  • To make something ready for use

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

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

anything

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US / ˈeniθɪŋ /

UK / ˈɛniˌθɪŋ /

A1
  • pronoun
  • A thing of any kind

large

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US / lɑ:dʒ /

UK / lɑ:rdʒ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat

vader

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US / 'vækjʊəm /

UK / ˈvækjuəm, -jum, -jəm /

A1

come

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US / kʌm /

UK / kʌm /

A1
  • verb
  • To arrive at a place
  • (Of mail) to be delivered
  • To move toward someone; go with someone
  • To reach a certain point or state

beyond

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US / bɪ'jɒnd /

UK / biˈɑnd, bɪˈjɑnd /

A2
  • adverb
  • On or to the farther side
  • In addition to
  • preposition
  • Later in time than
  • Out of the limits of

join

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US / dʒɔɪn /

UK / dʒɔɪn /

A1
  • verb
  • To bring something close to another, to become one
  • To become a member of
  • To participate in an activity with others

train

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US / treɪn /

UK / tren /

A1
  • noun
  • Line of people, animals moving the same direction
  • Vehicle that carries people and runs on rails
  • Long rear section of a (e.g. wedding) dress
  • Series of events happening one after another
  • verb
  • To teach a pet a behavior or a trick
  • To educate someone in something, e.g. medicine
  • To cause a plant to grow a certain way by cutting
  • To point a certain way or toward something
  • To practice to get better at a thing, e.g. sports

arrive

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US / əˈraɪv /

UK / əˈraɪv /

A1
  • verb
  • To reach the place you are traveling to

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

any

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US / 'enɪ /

UK / ˈɛni /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • One, or some, no matter which
  • pronoun
  • One (thing) of many; some

channel

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US / 'tʃænl /

UK / ˈtʃænəl /

B1
  • noun
  • Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • TV or radio station or its programs
  • Method or way of sending or receiving information
  • Narrow passage through which water travels
  • Method or route used for sending or getting things
  • verb
  • To dig a long hole for carrying water
  • To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
  • To direct water or liquid through a passage
  • To direct energy or feelings into 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

tight

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US / taɪt /

UK / taɪt /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Showing anxiety or anger; tense
  • Positioned physically close together
  • Managed or controlled in a strict and careful way
  • (Of road, bend) curving sharply
  • Drunk
  • Being equally matched in ability or score
  • Lacking extra space
  • Having limited time available
  • Being very limited in supply
  • Not generous; mean with money; stingy
  • (Rope or tie) pulled strongly
  • Being in a good solid relationship
  • adverb
  • Firmly; so it can't move

invader

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US / ɪnˈveɪdə(r) /

UK / ɪnˈvedɚ /

B1
  • noun
  • Someone who enters to cause harm

brush

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US / brʌʃ /

UK / brʌʃ /

A2
  • noun
  • Quick and gentle movement
  • Thing with hairs used to apply paint, etc.
  • Thing used to comb your hair or to clean the floor
  • verb
  • To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
  • To clean, paint, or apply something with a brush
  • To clean using a long stick with stiff hairs

along

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US / əˈlɒŋ /

UK / əˈlɔ:ŋ /

A1
  • adverb
  • As a companion; taken with someone
  • preposition
  • At a point on a line

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

simply

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US / ˈsɪmpli /

UK / ˈsɪmpli /

A1
  • adverb
  • In an easy or clear manner

although

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US / ɔ:lˈðəu /

UK / ɔlˈðo /

A1
  • conjunction
  • Despite the fact that; however

may

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US / meɪ /

UK / me /

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

unfortunately

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US / ʌnˈfɔ:tʃənətli /

UK / ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənətli /

B1
  • adverb
  • In a way that is to be regretted; unluckily

novelization

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US / ˌnɒvəlaɪˈzeɪʃən /

UK / /

A1
  • noun
  • Converting something into the form of a novel

order

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US / 'ɔ:də(r) /

UK / ˈɔrdɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • Instructions to others to do what you want
  • State in which things are neat and organized
  • What you ask to buy, e.g. food in restaurant
  • Social or political control of an area
  • verb
  • To put things in a sequence, e.g. a, b, c
  • To give instructions to others to do what you want
  • To ask for something you want to buy, e.g. a meal

palace

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US / ˈpæləs /

UK / ˈpælɪs /

B1
  • noun
  • Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen

intense

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US / ɪn'tens /

UK / ɪnˈtɛns /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Very strong, great or extreme in degree

distract

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US / dɪ'strækt /

UK / dɪˈstrækt /

B1
  • verb
  • To draw someone's attention away from something

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

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

highlight

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US / ˈhaɪlaɪt /

UK / ˈhaɪˌlaɪt /

A2
  • noun
  • Best or most interesting part of something
  • Spot or section lighter than the area around it
  • verb
  • To use chemicals to make some hair a lighter color
  • To make people aware of a problem, subject, issue
  • To focus particular attention on; draw attention
  • To use a pen to mark places of interest in a book

deadly

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US / ˈdedli /

UK / ˈdɛdli /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Causing or capable of causing death
  • Being very accurate

wish

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US / wɪʃ /

UK / wɪʃ /

A1
  • noun
  • Expression of a hope for something in the future
  • verb
  • To want something to happen or to become true

sith

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US / /

UK / /

A1
  • noun
  • Since

cave

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US / keɪv /

UK / kev /

A2
  • noun
  • Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
  • verb
  • To give in to pressure

you

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US / jʊ /

UK / ju /

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

turn

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US / tɜ:n /

UK / tɚn /

A1
  • noun
  • Place where changing of direction happens
  • Your time or chance to perform a duty
  • Your chance to play or do in say a game
  • Unexpected change, as in the weather
  • verb
  • To become (a particular age)
  • To become a different quality, color, etc.
  • To change the direction of something, e.g. a car
  • To move in an opposite direction or position
  • To shape metal with a spinning tool

dancer

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US / 'dɑ:nsə(r) /

UK / 'dænsər /

A2
  • noun
  • People who move their body with rhythm to music

also

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US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /

UK / ˈɔlso /

A1
  • adverb
  • In addition; too; in a similar way

truly

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US / 'tru:lɪ /

UK / ˈtruli /

A2
  • adverb
  • In accordance with truth, fact or reality; really

canon

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US / 'kænən /

UK / ˈkænən /

C2
  • noun
  • General rule of how to behave or do things
  • Literary works considered to be the most important

power

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US / 'paʊə(r) /

UK / ˈpaʊɚ /

A1
  • 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

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

heir

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US / eə(r) /

UK / er /

C1
  • noun
  • Person to receive power or money when someone dies

palpatine

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US / /

UK / /

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stand

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US / stænd /

UK / stænd /

A1
  • noun
  • Effort to fight against something
  • Piece of furniture; device to hold or support
  • Place in a stadium where spectators watch
  • Table where things are sold at a fair or market
  • verb
  • To be a candidate in an election
  • To be able to accept someone, something; bear
  • To last for a long time
  • To be upright; not be sitting or lying down
  • To place something in a particular position; place
  • To be (as stated)
  • To still be valid
  • To have an opinion about something

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

betray

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US / bɪ'treɪ /

UK / bɪˈtre /

B1
  • verb
  • To endanger (friend) by giving enemy information

teach

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US / ti:tʃ /

UK / titʃ /

A1
  • verb
  • To help someone learn or 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

attempt

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US / ə'tempt /

UK / əˈtɛmpt /

A2
  • noun
  • Effort made to try to do or accomplish something
  • verb
  • To try to do something challenging or difficult

surprised

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US / səˈpraɪzd /

UK / sərˈpraɪzd /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Feeling a shock when something unexpected happens
  • verb
  • To do something that another person didn't expect

critical

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US / ˈkrɪtɪkl /

UK / ˈkrɪtɪkəl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Making a negative judgment of something
  • Being important or serious; vital; dangerous
  • Most important part

crave

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US / kreɪv /

UK / krev /

B2
  • verb
  • To have a very strong desire for something

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)

perfect

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US / 'pɜ:fɪkt /

UK / ˈpɚfɪkt /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • So good it cannot be improved
  • verb
  • To do something so well, it cannot be done better

throne

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US / θrəʊn /

UK / θron /

B1
  • noun
  • Special elaborate chair on which king/queen sits

female

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US / 'fi:meɪl /

UK / ˈfiˌmel /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Person of the sex that gives birth to babies

murder

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US / 'mɜ:də(r) /

UK / ˈmɚdɚ /

A2
  • noun
  • Something that is difficult or painful to do
  • Crime of deliberately killing a person
  • verb
  • To intentionally kill a person
  • To spoil, ruin something by doing it poorly

prisoner

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US / 'prɪznə(r) /

UK / ˈprɪzənɚ, ˈprɪznɚ /

A2
  • noun
  • Someone kept in a prison as punishment for a crime

acolyte

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US / ˈækəlaɪt /

UK / ˈækəˌlaɪt /

C2
  • noun
  • Someone assisting a priest in legal matters

similar

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US / ˈsɪmələ(r) /

UK / ˈsɪməlɚ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Nearly the same; alike

down

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US / daʊn /

UK / daʊn /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being sad, sick, or unhappy
  • Not operating, working, or functioning as expected
  • adverb
  • In a sitting or lying position
  • Towards or on the ground, floor, or bottom
  • Written or copied onto a piece of paper or book
  • noun
  • A period of play in American Football
  • The soft, smooth hairs that cover a bird's body
  • preposition
  • Along something's path, course, or direction
  • Going from a higher position to a lower position
  • verb
  • To eat or drink very quickly and without stopping

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)

least

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US / li:st /

UK / list /

A1
  • adverb
  • In the smallest or lowest way
  • noun
  • Something that is of the lowest or smallest degree

claim

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US / kleɪm /

UK / klem /

A2
  • noun
  • Demand for something that is believed to be due
  • Something said to be true when others don't agree
  • verb
  • To demand something that is believed to be due
  • To cause someone's life to come to an end
  • To say something is true when others may not agree

threat

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US / θret /

UK / θrɛt /

A2
  • noun
  • Warning of probable trouble
  • A warning that you may be harmed

vision

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US / 'vɪʒn /

UK / ˈvɪʒən /

A2
  • noun
  • Ability to see; eyesight
  • Something you see in your imagination or dreams
  • Ability to plan for the future of something

place

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US / pleɪs /

UK / ples /

A1
  • noun
  • Particular location, area or region
  • verb
  • To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • To put something in a certain location or position

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

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

duel

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US / ˈdju:əl /

UK / ˈdu:əl /

B2
  • noun
  • Competition between two athletes or enemies

again

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US / ə'ɡen /

UK / əˈɡɛn /

A1
  • adverb
  • One more time, once more

great

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US / ɡreɪt /

UK / ɡret /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Very large in size
  • Very important
  • Very good; fantastic; wonderful
  • adverb
  • Very good; better than before
  • noun
  • Successful and well-admired person

despite

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US / dɪˈspaɪt /

UK / dɪˈspaɪt /

A2
  • preposition
  • Without being affected by something; in spite of

fire

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US / 'faɪə(r) /

UK / faɪr /

A1
  • noun
  • Heat and the flame produced when burning
  • Intense energy for or about something
  • verb
  • To apply heat to something to make it hard
  • To make a person leave their job; dismiss
  • To shoot a gun or weapon
  • To launch something into the sky, e.g. a rocket
  • To start working on something e.g. a project

alluring

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US / əˈlʊərɪŋ /

UK / əˈlʊrɪŋ /

C1
  • adjecitve
  • Attraction to something desirable
  • verb
  • To be attracted to something desirable

wield

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US / wi:ld /

UK / wild /

B2
  • verb
  • To exercise (authority or influence, for example)

enough

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US / ɪˈnʌf /

UK / ɪˈnʌf /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Sufficient to answer the need
  • adverb
  • To a satisfactory degree
  • pronoun
  • Equal to what is needed; as much as required
  • Adequate number or amount

empire

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US / ˈempaɪə(r) /

UK / ˈɛmˌpaɪr /

B1
  • noun
  • Group of countries controlled by one government

she

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US / ʃɪ /

UK / ʃi /

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

essentially

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US / ɪˈsenʃəli /

UK / ɪˈsenʃəli /

A2
  • adverb
  • Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)

find

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US / faɪnd /

UK / faɪnd /

A1
  • noun
  • Object discovered by chance
  • Things that have been discovered from searching
  • verb
  • To become aware of something that is happening
  • To discover or meet by chance
  • To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
  • To learn through study, research, or effort
  • To discover something by looking for it

anakin

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ultimately

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US / ˈʌltɪmətli /

UK / ˈʌltəmɪtli /

B1
  • adverb
  • Done or considered as the final and most important

that

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US / ðæt /

UK / ðæt, ðət /

A1
  • 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’

get

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US / ɡet /

UK / ɡɛt /

A1
  • 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

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

present

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US / 'preznt /

UK / ˈprɛznt /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • noun
  • Gift
  • Verb tense indicating an action is happening now
  • Current time; now
  • verb
  • To introduce someone to others
  • To host a program on television or radio
  • To give a speech or presentation
  • To show something to someone who will examine it
  • To appear or happen
  • To give an award or prize to someone

aware

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US / əˈwɛə /

UK / əˈwɛr /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Knowing or feeling that something exists

inherently

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US / ɪn'herəntlɪ /

UK / ɪn'herəntlɪ /

B1
  • adverb
  • As an essential part of

include

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US / ɪnˈklu:d /

UK / ɪnˈklud /

A1
  • verb
  • To make someone, something part of a group

groom

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US / gru:m /

UK / ɡrum, ɡrʊm /

B1
  • noun
  • Man employed to brush, trim and clean horses
  • Man who is, or who has recently married
  • verb
  • To make neat and smart in appearance
  • To take care of an animal by brushing, cleaning it
  • To seduce someone over time
  • To train someone and make them ready for a task

directly

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US / dəˈrektli /

UK / dɪˈrɛktli, daɪ- /

A2
  • adverb
  • In a frank and honest way
  • Right away; immediately

absolute

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US / ˈæbsəlu:t /

UK / ˈæbsəˌlut /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
  • noun
  • Something that is complete, total, pure, certain

even

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US / 'i:vn /

UK / ˈivən /

A1
  • 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

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

mean

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US / mi:n /

UK / min /

A1
  • 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

recommend

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US / ˌrekə'mend /

UK / ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd /

A2
  • verb
  • To advise or suggest that someone do something

offer

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US / 'ɒfə(r) /

UK / ˈɔfɚ, ˈɑfɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • Price you say you are willing to pay for something
  • Act of making a thing available to be accepted
  • verb
  • To suggest a price you are willing to pay
  • To give the opportunity to accept something
  • To say you are willing to do something
  • To give or say something as an act of worship

closely

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US / 'kləʊslɪ /

UK / ˈkloslɪ /

A2
  • adverb
  • In a careful manner
  • Nearby; just next to

grab

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US / ɡræb /

UK / ɡræb /

A2
  • verb
  • To take and hold something quickly

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

respect

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US / rɪ'spekt /

UK / rɪˈspɛkt /

A2
  • noun
  • Behavior that follows the established rules
  • Admiration for someone
  • Regard or admiration for someone or something
  • verb
  • To follow the established rules
  • To think very highly of another person

first

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US / fɜ:st /

UK / fɚst /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • 1st; Coming before all others in time or place
  • noun
  • Something that has not happened before
  • Position of the winner of a competition

blood

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US / blʌd /

UK / blʌd /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Related by birth; family
  • noun
  • Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
  • verb
  • To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club

young

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US / jʌŋ /

UK / jʌŋ /

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

see

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US / si: /

UK / si /

A1
  • verb
  • To go on a date with someone
  • To predict whether something is, or will be true
  • To understand what someone says
  • To use your eyes to look at something
  • To visit a place often for sightseeing or pleasure
  • To visit or meet with someone
  • To find out by waiting or looking
  • To watch (a game, movie or TV show)

dangerous

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US / ˈdeɪndʒərəs /

UK / ˈdendʒərəs /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky

eternally

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US / ɪ'tɜ:nəlɪ /

UK / ɪˈtə:nəlɪ /

B2
  • adverb
  • In a never-ending way

plan

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US / plæn /

UK / plæn /

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

conversation

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US / ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn /

UK / ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən /

A2
  • noun
  • Talking with other people; discussion or chat

presence

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US / ˈprezns /

UK / ˈprɛzəns /

A2
  • 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 /

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

dark

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US / dɑ:k /

UK / dɑrk /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Of a color that is not light
  • Marked by unhappiness or hopelessness
  • Having little or no light; not light in color
  • noun
  • The time of day when the sky is black

recently

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US / ˈri:sntli /

UK / 'risṇtlɪ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Just a while ago; not long ago

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

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

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

nexus

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US / ˈneksəs /

UK / ˈnɛksəs /

B2
  • noun
  • Link or connection between things or groups

weakness

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US / ˈwi:knəs /

UK / ˈwiknɪs /

A2
  • noun
  • Fault or bad quality preventing success
  • Liking for something that you are a bit ashamed of

weak

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US / wi:k /

UK / wik /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Not having a strong character
  • Less valuable compared to money of other countries
  • Ineffective; unconvincing; not strong
  • Having little power or ability
  • Not having the necessary or proper amount
  • Having little power; not strong; easy to break
  • (Of a drink) having lots of water and little taste

jedi

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US / /

UK / /

A1
  • noun
  • A member of the mystical knightly order in the Star Wars films, trained to guard peace and justice i

hand

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US / hænd /

UK / hænd /

A1
  • noun
  • Cards given to a player in a card game
  • Piece of a clock that points to the time
  • Someone who performs physical tasks or work
  • Body part at the end of a person's arm
  • Help for someone performing a particular action
  • Condition of having power or influence
  • Member of the crew of a ship
  • verb
  • To give something to someone personally

mind

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US / maɪnd /

UK / maɪnd /

A1
  • noun
  • One's opinion or way of thinking about something
  • Part of humans that allows us to think or feel
  • verb
  • To be bothered or upset by something
  • To take care of someone e.g. as a bodyguard

deem

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US / di:m /

UK / dim /

B2
  • verb
  • To judge something to be a certain thing, way

sail

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US / seɪl /

UK / sel /

A2
  • noun
  • Trip or journey on a ship
  • Cloth used to power a boat by wind
  • verb
  • To travel across water in a boat or a ship
  • To move along quickly and smoothly

his

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US / hɪz /

UK / hɪz /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Something belonging to a male person

away

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US / ə'weɪ /

UK / əˈwe /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Not present
  • adverb
  • Disappear completely
  • Doing something with a lot of energy
  • Not here; far from here; in a different direction
  • To a different area, location

initially

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US / ɪˈnɪʃəli /

UK / ɪˈnɪʃəli /

A2
  • adverb
  • At first; originally

behind

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US / bɪˈhaɪnd /

UK / bɪˈhaɪnd /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning a later or slower time than expected
  • Being in a losing position in a sporting event
  • Being in the past; old fashioned
  • adverb
  • Remaining
  • noun
  • The part of the body that one sits on
  • preposition
  • At or toward the back of someone or something
  • Supporting or helping someone

air

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US / eə(r) /

UK / er /

A1
  • noun
  • Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
  • A person's manner intended to impress others
  • verb
  • To expose to the outside, to dry or freshen
  • To broadcast a TV or radio show
  • To open a subject to discussion and debate

moment

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US / 'məʊmənt /

UK / 'moʊmənt /

A1
  • noun
  • Very short or brief period of time
  • A particular period in time

could

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US / kəd /

UK / kʊd /

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

alive

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US / ə'laɪv /

UK / əˈlaɪv /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Living; not dead

apprentice

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US / əˈprentɪs /

UK / əˈprɛntɪs /

B1
  • noun
  • Person learning a trade by working for an expert

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

entertainment

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US / ˌentəˈteɪnmənt /

UK / ˌɛntɚˈtenmənt /

A2
  • noun
  • Act or process of providing service for someone
  • Singing, dancing, telling jokes to amuse people

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

command

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US / kə'mɑ:nd /

UK / kəˈmænd /

A2
  • noun
  • Electronic order to a computer to do something
  • An order to control things or others
  • verb
  • To be able to see far from a certain location
  • To give an order; have control over others
  • To have or get (respect or attention)

decade

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US / ˈdekeɪd /

UK / ˈdɛkˌed, dɛˈked /

B1
  • noun
  • Period of 10 years

boy

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US / bɔɪ /

UK / bɔɪ /

A1
  • noun
  • A young male person

challenge

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US / 'tʃælɪndʒ /

UK / ˈtʃæləndʒ /

A2
  • noun
  • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
  • A question to determine correctness of something
  • verb
  • To formally invite someone to compete at something
  • To question the correctness of something

father

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US / ˈfɑ:ðə(r) /

UK / ˈfɑðɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • A male parent
  • Man who is the first to do or invent something
  • verb
  • To create a child by making a woman pregnant

vast

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US / vɑ:st /

UK / væst /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being very large in size or amount

special

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US / 'speʃl /

UK / ˈspɛʃəl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being additional or extra
  • Different, better or greater than normal
  • noun
  • Heavily discounted sales item

never

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US / 'nevə(r) /

UK / ˈnɛvɚ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Not ever; not at any time

light

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US / laɪt /

UK / laɪt /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being bright making it easy to see; not dark
  • Being pale and lacking darkness of color
  • Not heavy; weighing only a little
  • adverb
  • Carrying few bags when traveling
  • noun
  • A source of energy that makes a room or area bright
  • Way in which something or someone is understood
  • verb
  • To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
  • To provide a way to see ahead

loyal

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US / ˈlɔɪəl /

UK / ˈlɔɪəl /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Always showing support for; faithful

though

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US / ðəu /

UK / ðo /

A1
  • adverb
  • Although, despite the fact that

source

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US / sɔ:s /

UK / sɔrs, sors /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Produces or provides what is wanted or needed
  • noun
  • Piece of information; a person giving information
  • Place from which something necessary comes
  • verb
  • To get, e.g. a raw material, from somewhere

limit

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US / 'lɪmɪt /

UK / ˈlɪmɪt /

A2
  • noun
  • Point beyond which it is not possible to go
  • verb
  • To stop or prevent an increase past a point

capable

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US / 'keɪpəbl /

UK / ˈkepəbəl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being able to do something very well; proficient

much

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US / mʌtʃ /

UK / mʌtʃ /

A1
  • 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

injure

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US / ˈɪndʒə(r) /

UK / ˈɪndʒɚ /

A2
  • verb
  • To do (usually physical) harm or damage to

jade

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US / dʒeɪd /

UK / dʒed /

B2
  • noun
  • Green stone used to make jewelry/art objects
  • Bright bluish green color
  • Person's name

just

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US / dʒʌst /

UK / dʒʌst /

A1
  • 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)

for

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US / fə(r) /

UK / fɔr,fə /

A1
  • preposition
  • Used to show the purpose, or need of something

under

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US / ˈʌndə(r) /

UK / ˈʌndɚ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • In the same place as another thing, but lower
  • adverb
  • In a lower quantity or price than expected
  • preposition
  • According to the terms of an agreement or law
  • Managed or controlled by the authority of
  • Being of a lesser quality or amount than expected
  • Influenced or affected by something or someone
  • Less or lower in age, amount, size or number

animal

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US / ˈænɪml /

UK / ˈænəməl /

A1
  • noun
  • A living creature that is not a plant or person

anyway

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US / ˈeniweɪ /

UK / ˈɛniˌwe /

A1
  • adverb
  • A word used to change the topic of a conversation

omnipotent

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US / ɒmˈnɪpətənt /

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  • adjecitve
  • All-powerful; having unlimited power

thumb

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  • noun
  • Part of a glove that goes over the thumb
  • The short, thick finger on the side of your hand
  • verb
  • To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
  • To casually look through a book, magazine etc.

through

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  • adjecitve
  • having finished using or doing something
  • adverb
  • From the beginning of something until the end
  • preposition
  • Over, in, across an entire thing or place
  • Allowing you to pass between, or to
  • By a particular way or process; by the use of

well

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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

control

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  • noun
  • A device designed to operate a machine
  • Participant in experiment that is left untouched
  • Act to dominate or command; make manageable
  • A law limiting the growth or spread of something
  • A place which overseas or manages e.g. a factory
  • verb
  • To direct or influence the behavior of something

why

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

extremely

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US / ɪkˈstri:mli /

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  • adverb
  • In a way that is much more than usual or expected

test

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  • noun
  • A medical examination
  • Action to establish the truth or nature of
  • Examination; questions to measure knowledge
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  • To be given a medical examination
  • To try to establish the truth or nature of
  • To ask a series of questions to measure knowledge

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

grow

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  • verb
  • To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • To improve; to develop better skills over time
  • To develop and become bigger or taller over time

warrior

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  • noun
  • Courageous or skilled fighter in a battle or war

die

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  • noun
  • Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
  • verb
  • To cease to function or work
  • (Of a thing) to stop being used or done
  • (Of a person) to stop living

mara

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  • other
  • Hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina
  • Hindu god of death; opposite of Kama

strong

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  • adjecitve
  • (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
  • Having big muscles; physically powerful

kill

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  • Animal killed by a person or other animal
  • verb
  • To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
  • To end the life of a person or other living thing
  • To be very funny
  • To prevent something from continuing or operating
  • To do something unimportant to pass time quickly

send

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  • To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
  • To cause mail or packages to go to another place
  • To move something quickly in a particular way
  • To give information or greetings to someone

skiff

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  • noun
  • A small boat propelled by oars, sails or motor

within

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  • Inside the limits of an area, time or range
  • preposition
  • From the inside of something

soon

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  • adverb
  • At a time not long from now

launch

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  • noun
  • Starting a new project; introducing new product
  • Act of firing rockets into the air
  • verb
  • To start a new project; start selling a product
  • To put a rocket into the air
  • To put a ship into the water for the first time

spend

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  • verb
  • To use money to pay for something
  • To use time in order to do something
  • To use up something completely
  • Subtitles section
  • Palpatine's intense fear of Luke Skywalker is something that is highlighted extremely well in various Star Wars Legends novels.
  • As we recently read from the novelization of Return of the Jedi, we see that Palpatine is truly frightened by Luke Skywalker's power.
  • Vader himself senses the power within Luke, as Luke was now a Jedi that had grown past the Emperor's influence, unlike Anakin Skywalker.
  • Luke had not been under the thumb of Palpatine, and similar to his father,
  • he had been forged in the fires of war.
  • Luke Skywalker was a warrior, and he was extremely dangerous.
  • This is something that Palpatine knew and sensed immediately.
  • And yet, despite all of that fear, Palpatine found his power extremely alluring, as all Sith would.
  • desiring to make Luke Skywalker the apprentice that he had always wished his father, Darth Vader, would become.
  • Palpatine had spent nearly two decades grooming Darth Vader to become the perfect Sith Lord, to fulfill what it truly meant to wield the dark side as a near omnipotent being.
  • Through Vader, Palpatine knew that the Sith could rule the galaxy eternally.
  • And yet, he had lost it all.
  • But with that said,
  • Palpatine at one point in time had the plan not to turn Luke Skywalker and make him an apprentice of the Sith and the Dark Side, but rather deemed him far too dangerous to be left alive, and had a plan to kill Luke before he ever arrived on the Death Star to above Endor.
  • And all of this stems back to the conversation that Luke and Vader had on Bespin, where Vader reaches out
  • and offers him something extremely dangerous.
  • He tells Luke that together they will be powerful enough to overthrow the Emperor and to rule the galaxy as New Sith, Skywalker blood, father and son.
  • This is something that is very rarely highlighted both in Legends and in Star Wars canon, but thankfully, thanks to the Legends novel Heir to the Empire,
  • We know that Palpatine was aware of this moment and this offer made by Vader and that he knew that together Luke and Vader were extremely dangerous.
  • So much so that for a time this was something that Palpatine was unwilling to barter with and the presence of Luke Skywalker was simply too dangerous and too much of a threat
  • to his ultimate rule.
  • So today, my friends, we will be explaining why Palpatine ultimately wanted to kill Luke Skywalker, his plan to kill Luke Skywalker that nearly succeeded, and ultimately, in the end, why he changed his mind.
  • It should first be pointed out that it was always Palpatine's original plan to kill Luke.
  • His original orders to his apprentice, Invader, was to go to Bespin and kill Luke.
  • It was Vader that recommended that if they could turn Luke, that he would become an extremely powerful ally.
  • This is something that the Emperor ultimately decided to go along with, as Bespin represented something very special.
  • This was a test for Lord Vader.
  • He wasn't sent there expressly with the idea of murdering Luke.
  • However, Palpatine knew that as the two of them dueled, he could deduce and decipher everything about their relationship, from both Vader's point of view as well as Luke's.
  • To prod Luke in that moment, to see just how attuned to the dark side he was, as well as to test Lord Vader, to see how loyal the Sith Lord was.
  • In the end, Vader didn't do anything that inherently shocked Palpatine by offering Luke a place at his side, but his suspicions that Darth Vader would attempt to overthrow him were a cause for concern even though they were not inherently surprising.
  • This is why, as we learn thanks to Heir to the Empire,
  • that the Emperor sent one of his hands to assassinate Luke at a critical moment.
  • It is revealed in Heir to the Empire that Mara Jade was sent directly to Jabba's palace on Tatooine, believing that while Luke would be distracted by rescuing his friend, that he would be vulnerable.
  • Mara even reveals to Luke how much she hates him and how she essentially took away all the power and safety that she held while she was under the Emperor's control.
  • She commanded great respect and valued her place at his side.
  • Mara explains to Luke that she had been one of the dancers within Jabba's palace, and was waiting for the optimal moment to strike down the Jedi when he was unarmed.
  • That moment would come when the sail barge departed.
  • Mara Jade had begged Jabba to let her on that barge, to be on the skiff that the prisoners were being held on.
  • But Jabba didn't want any of his dancers present there, and wanted his prisoners executed for his entertainment.
  • There was no need for dancers at all, and unfortunately for Mara, she was unable to join Luke.
  • This shocked Luke as he realized that Mara Jade would have actually been successful in that moment.
  • It is revealed that after the events of Return of the Jedi, Luke had ventured to Dagobah and yet again felt compelled to enter the Dark Side Nexus cave there.
  • Once entering, he had a vision of alternate events, how closely he had brushed with death.
  • Luke was teleported back to Tatooine, back on the skiff.
  • He could see R II D II preparing his lightsaber, but instead, when the weapon was launched into the air, it would be grabbed by somebody else, not the young Jedi.
  • Behind him, Luke would see a mysterious female figure strike him down with his own weapon.
  • It is confirmed here that Luke knows that what Mara Jade is telling him is the absolute truth, that if she had been there on that day,
  • Luke would have died, and the Emperor would have gotten his wish.
  • Past these events, though, although Palpatine is extremely angry that Mara Jade has failed, he is even more surprised when the Battle of Endor approaches, and Luke Skywalker is brought directly to him by, at the time, a somewhat surprising source.
  • That source was Darth Vader himself.
  • In several novels, including the Return of the Jedi novelization, we learn that Palpatine has always had it in the back of his mind that he wanted to train Luke as an apprentice, for him to fulfill what Anakin never did.
  • but that his threat was simply too large.
  • However, Palpatine craves power above all else, and actually seeing Luke in Return of the Jedi enter his throne room and sensing the boy's power, Palpatine desires that power for himself.
  • It is too much for him to turn away from, and he believes that he has ultimate control over Vader and Luke, and that beyond this, Vader's show of bringing Luke to him
  • is a sign that Vader is too weak.
  • Palpatine actually looks at Vader in this moment as a weak, injured animal.
  • Someone who has given up to the superior power of Darth Sidious.
  • Someone who has been taught his place and now realizes that Luke's place is by the Emperor's side.
  • Vader's chains in this moment are too tight.
  • and the Emperor's influence too strong.
  • Palpatine decides to turn Luke using his own father, letting his father prod him towards the dark side of the force, challenge his stance as a light side wielder, a Jedi, and push the boy to his limits.
  • But that was not always the original plan, and that, my friends, is why Palpatine attempted to kill Luke
  • before Return of the Jedi and the Throne Room duel, as well as why initially, Palpatine deemed it too dangerous to train Luke as a Sith, believing that together, Vader and Luke stood a legitimate chance of overthrowing him and claiming his vast empire for their own.
  • But ultimately, Palpatine's arrogance was again his weakness.
  • He believed he was too powerful for Vader to ever betray him, and the Sith Lord's desire for power, the power wielded by Luke in that moment,
  • was also one of his greatest weaknesses.
  • It would have been much safer had the Emperor ordered that Vader kill Luke as soon as he surrendered, but the draw was too much.
  • The Emperor had to see the boy.
  • The Emperor had to know what the Skywalker bloodline was truly capable of.
  • a prize that was robbed from him, now had a chance to return, and his fascination with it was too deadly, a fascination that proved to be his death, at least at the time, of course.
  • But anyway, my friends and fellow acolytes, what are your thoughts on this?
  • What are your thoughts on Palpatine's original plan for Luke Skywalker?
  • What are your plans on how he deemed him too dangerous and Vader too dangerous to have them together, but in the end, why he changed his mind?
  • As always my friends, thank you so much for visiting the channel and the archives today and may the force be with you.