Jamaica looking to remove King Charles as head of state
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Original YouTube Video | CBCNews Published on 2023-05-03
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not
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for
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this
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- adverb
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with
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- preposition
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about
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- adverb
- To be ready to; going to
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- In every direction; in the area of
- preposition
- Concerning or of (a topic)
get
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- verb
- To become affected by illness or disease
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they
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just
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- adverb
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what
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- adjecitve
- Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
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- adverb
- To a certain degree
- determiner
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- exclamation
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all
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- adverb
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- determiner
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like
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- adjecitve
- Being equal in status or kind to something else
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- adverb
- For example
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- Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
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- To want to
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go
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•UK / ɡo /
- noun
- A turn in a game
- verb
- To attend or be at a place
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one
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•UK / wʌn /
- adjecitve
- Used to refer to people generally
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- number
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- pronoun
- You; we; people in general; someone
- The thing or person previously referred to
there
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•UK / ðɛr /
- adverb
- Used to illustrate the existence of something
- In a particular respect
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from
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•UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /
- preposition
- Starting at a particular place, time or level
would
US / wʊd /
•UK / wʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate something imagined
- Used to ask or request something politely
- Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
- Used to indicate a preference
- Used to indicate a reaction
- Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
- Used to indicate willingness or ability to do
now
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•UK / naʊ /
- adverb
- At the present time or moment
- Right away or in the next possible moment
- Used to refer to something that just happened
- Time between the present and a moment in the past
- conjunction
- Resulting from or because of something
because
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•UK / bɪˈkɔz, -ˈkʌz /
- conjunction
- For a reason
take
US / teɪk /
•UK / tek /
- noun
- Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
- verb
- To accept something that is offered
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- 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
here
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•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
really
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•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
well
US / wel /
•UK / wɛl /
- adjecitve
- Being in a fortunate, good condition or state
- Healthy and in good condition
- adverb
- In an acceptable, proper, or successful manner
- In a complete, total, or full manner
- A great and considerable degree
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- exclamation
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- You say this to change the topic of a conversation
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- noun
- Long deep hole in the ground to get water
- verb
- To cause your eyes to fill with tears
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
other
US / 'ʌðə(r) /
•UK / ˈʌðər /
- adjecitve
- A thing different from that mentioned
- determiner
- (Something) else; not the first (one)
- pronoun
- Being the one and only thing of that category
people
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•UK / ˈpipəl /
- noun
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
who
US / hu: /
•UK / hu /
- pronoun
- Which person
- Used to introduce information about people
which
US / wɪtʃ /
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- determiner
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- pronoun
- (Used to describe something previously mentioned)
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our
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- determiner
- Belonging to us
lot
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•UK / lɑt /
- noun
- What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- A group of people seen together
- Item for sale at an auction
- Small area of land used for a purpose e.g. parking
also
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- adverb
- In addition; too; in a similar way
their
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- determiner
- Belonging to them
only
US / ˈəunli /
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- adverb
- Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
- Not very important or serious
- Just that type of thing, person
- Short time ago; not before a certain time
- conjunction
- Except; but
still
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- adjecitve
- Quiet; without sound
- adverb
- (Used of an action or condition that is ongoing)
- noun
- Machine or device for making alcohol
- Photograph (not a video or moving image)
tell
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•UK / tɛl /
- verb
- To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- To be able to guess
- To say or communicate information to someone
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- 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
day
US / deɪ /
•UK / de /
- noun
- A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- The period of time when it is light outside
- Person's name
feel
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•UK / fil /
- verb
- To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- To sense through direct contact; touch
talk
US / tɔ:k /
•UK / tɔk /
- noun
- Style of speaking
- Discussion between two countries
- Giving information in front of people; lecture
- Saying things or ideas to someone with words
- verb
- To make a formal speech about something
- To say things or ideas to someone with words
last
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•UK / læst /
- adjecitve
- Most recent; the latest
- The one before
- adverb
- Final; with nothing following; after all others
- Most recent; the latest
- determiner
- The one at the end
- verb
- To remain or continue for a certain period of time
through
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- adjecitve
- having finished using or doing something
- adverb
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- preposition
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- By a particular way or process; by the use of
move
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- noun
- Act of moving a playing piece in chess, etc.
- An action; doing something
- Step taken to achieve a goal
- verb
- To cause someone to have certain emotions
- To cause something to change to a different place
- To change where people live or a business operates
- To take action to do or achieve something
own
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•UK / on /
- 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
far
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- adjecitve
- A long way away
- Being a long way away
- adverb
- To a large degree or extent
high
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- adjecitve
- Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
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- With a sound close to the top of the musical scale
- Rising upward a great distance
- adverb
- At or to a place far above the ground
- At a great value, amount or price
- In a way that shows a lot of wealth
- noun
- (Weather) area of increased pressure
its
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- adjecitve
- Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
- determiner
- Of something; belonging or related to something
- other
- Possessive form of “it”
become
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- verb
- To begin to be; grow to be; develop into
- To be suitable for a particular job or role
head
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•UK / hɛd /
- noun
- Counter for the number of cattle
- Natural mental ability or intelligence
- Leader or person with the greatest authority
- Mind; mental ability; mental state
- Side of a coin with a head on it
- Top part of your body with eyes and a mouth
- Starting point of something, e.g. a river
- verb
- To hit a ball with your head in a game
- To be first or at the front or top (e.g. a list)
- To travel or move toward a particular place; To go in a particular direction
- To become the leader of something
- To lead or be responsible for something
break
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- noun
- Time you stop an activity before continuing
- End of a relationship
- An escape from a place such as a jail
- (Lucky) advantage or benefit from something
- Find a solution or answer to a problem or crime
- Change in the weather
- verb
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- To form a crack in something
- To burst or become damaged
- To end a relationship
- To escape from a place such as a jail
- To train a wild animal e.g. a horse
- To separate into pieces by force, or by dropping
- To act against a law, rule, or promise
- To become known suddenly, as in the news
- To not do what you promised e.g. not keep promises
- To solve a crime, or answer a problem
- To stop functioning properly
- To suddenly start, open or commence
- To change in pitch suddenly, as in a voice
- To fall on the shore, as in waves
- To begin or change suddenly; the dawn or weather
- To defeat by causing the person to lose their will
hold
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- Influence or power held over someone
- Place of support for hands or feet when climbing
- verb
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- 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
important
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•UK / ɪmˈpɔrtnt /
- adjecitve
- Having power or authority
- Having a big effect on (person, the future)
ready
US / 'redɪ /
•UK / ˈrɛdi /
- adjecitve
- Being likely or about to do something
- Being willing to do a task
- verb
- To prepare something for use or action
under
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•UK / ˈʌndɚ /
- 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
moment
US / 'məʊmənt /
•UK / 'moʊmənt /
- noun
- Very short or brief period of time
- A particular period in time
begin
US / bɪ'ɡɪn /
•UK / ˈbeɡɪn /
- verb
- To do the first part of an action; to start
behind
US / bɪˈhaɪnd /
•UK / bɪˈhaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a later or slower time than expected
- Being in a losing position in a sporting event
- Being in the past; old fashioned
- adverb
- Remaining
- noun
- The part of the body that one sits on
- preposition
- At or toward the back of someone or something
- Supporting or helping someone
lead
US / li:d /
•UK / lid /
- adjecitve
- Being the main part in movies or plays
- noun
- Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- Information that could help to solve a crime
- Main part in a play or movie
- Heavy, gray metal element
- Rope used to tie something to stop it escaping
- Act of being at the front in a race or game
- verb
- To show the way or guide others
- To be at the front of a race or game
- To travel in front of; go in advance of others
fact
US / fækt /
•UK / fækt /
- noun
- Something that is known or proved to be true
family
US / 'fæməlɪ /
•UK / ˈfæmli /
- noun
- Close group of people or organizations
- A group of people who are related through blood
- Group of related plants or animals
past
US / pɑ:st /
•UK / pæst /
- 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
drive
US / draɪv /
•UK / draɪv /
- noun
- A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- Action of moving cattle from one place to another
- A part of a computer which stores the data
- A trip by car
- Power to move or operate an engine, car, etc.
- Action of hitting a golf ball
- Hard area where cars are parked leading to a house
- verb
- To move cattle from one place to another
- To control a vehicle so that it moves somewhere
- To force to go somewhere, or do or be something
- To give power to move or operate an engine, etc.
- To hit a golf ball
- To push or hit an object into something else
plan
US / plæn /
•UK / plæn /
- noun
- Drawing of how something should be done or made
- Detailed proposal, set of actions to do something
- verb
- To intend to do something in the future
- To make a detail set of actions to do something
cut
US / kʌt /
•UK / kʌt /
- noun
- Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- Small opening made using a sharp object, knife
- A wound on someone's skin caused by a sharp object
- verb
- To reduce the size or amount of something
- To use knife or scissors to divide, open surfaces
link
US / lɪŋk /
•UK / lɪŋk /
- noun
- Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- Connection between two or more things or people
- Webpage item you click to go to another webpage
- verb
- To join or connect together
obviously
US / ˈɒbviəsli /
•UK / ˈɑːbviəsli /
- adverb
- In a way that is obvious/easy to see or understand
country
US / ˈkʌntri /
•UK / ˈkʌntri /
- noun
- An area of land that is controlled by a government
- Open land that is away from towns and cities
push
US / pʊʃ /
•UK / pʊʃ /
- noun
- Movement into enemy country with a military attack
- Encouragement to convince someone to do something
- Action of forcing something away from you
- Act of forcing a change in price, quantity etc.
- verb
- To move into enemy country with a military attack
- To press down (a button or a switch)
- To attempt to make someone accept certain beliefs
- To encourage or convince someone do something
- To force something away from you
- To force a change in a quantity, price, number
future
US / ˈfju:tʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈfjutʃɚ /
- noun
- Time that is to come after the present
school
US / sku:l /
•UK / skul /
- adjecitve
- Being to do with schools and education
- noun
- Large group of fish that swim together
- Education of a child
- Building where you learn in classes with a teacher
- A particular belief or idea about something
- verb
- To teach or train someone to know or do something
state
US / steɪt /
•UK / stet /
- adjecitve
- Concerning region within a country
- noun
- Region within a country, with its own government
- Situation or condition something is in
- verb
- To say; declare as fact
news
US / nju:z /
•UK / nu:z /
- noun
- Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
- Information about recent events
group
US / ɡru:p /
•UK / ɡrup /
- noun
- Two or more musicians who play music together
- Number of people or things gathered together
- verb
- To combine or collect objects or people together
morning
US / 'mɔ:nɪŋ /
•UK / ˈmɔrnɪŋ /
- noun
- Early part of the day before 12 p.m
hundred
US / 'hʌndrəd /
•UK / ˈhʌndrɪd /
- number
- 100
thousand
US / ˈθaʊznd /
•UK / ˈθaʊzənd /
- number
- Number 1,000
goal
US / ɡəʊl /
•UK / ɡol /
- noun
- Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- (Sports) net into which you put a ball to score
- (Sports) act of scoring by putting a ball in a net
report
US / rɪ'pɔ:t /
•UK / rɪˈpɔrt, ˈport /
- noun
- Account of the necessary facts and information
- The telling of news in the media
- Official statement about something
- verb
- To submit a report or bill to the government
- To write in a newspaper or speak on a news program
- To state something officially
- To officially present yourself to an authority
- To describe something by telling it to others
several
US / ˈsevrəl /
•UK / ˈsɛvərəl,ˈsɛvrəl /
- adjecitve
- Many of
- pronoun
- More than two but not a large amount
rule
US / ruːl /
•UK / ruːl /
- noun
- Something that is normal and usually happens
- Governmental control or power over a region
- Statement that says how things should be
- verb
- To decide legally, especially in court
- To have control or influence
- To mark with a straight line
government
US / ˈgʌvənmənt /
•UK / ˈɡʌvənmənt /
- noun
- Group of people and system that rule a nation
conversation
US / ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn /
•UK / ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən /
- noun
- Talking with other people; discussion or chat
remove
US / rɪˈmu:v /
•UK / rɪˈmuv /
- verb
- To get rid of something completely
- To make someone leave his or her job or position
- To move, erase or take away from a place
- To take something off (e.g. clothing)
student
US / ˈstju:dnt /
•UK / ˈstudnt, ˈstjud- /
- noun
- Person studying at school
official
US / əˈfɪʃl /
•UK / əˈfɪʃəl /
- adjecitve
- Real, exact, truely felt
- Of or done by someone in authority; formal
- noun
- A person authorized to perform a specific duty
tie
US / taɪ /
•UK / taɪ /
- noun
- Item, such as string or wire, used to join things
- Strong connection between people, countries
- When both sides in a game, vote get same score
- One match or game that is part of a bigger contest
- Something that lessens a person's freedom
- Thin piece of cloth worn round neck of shirt
- Piece of wood/metal used to stop something moving
- verb
- To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- To end a game, contest or vote with the same score
- To require someone to be in a specific place
steal
US / sti:l /
•UK / stil /
- noun
- A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- Act of taking the ball or a base from another
- verb
- To move quietly or secretly to or from a place
- To secretly take something that belongs to another
park
US / pɑ:k /
•UK / pɑ:rk /
- noun
- Person's name
- Public green area in a town for exercise, relaxing
- Field upon which a sport is played, e.g. baseball
- verb
- To stay still without moving
- To leave your car, bike in a certain place
movement
US / ˈmu:vmənt /
•UK / ˈmuvmənt /
- noun
- Part of a piece of classical music
- Group with a shared interest or goal
- Group sharing the same idea to change society, art
- Action you do when exercising, e.g. in a gym
- Part of a piece of music
suffer
US / 'sʌfə(r) /
•UK / ˈsʌfɚ /
- verb
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
nature
US / 'neɪtʃə(r) /
•UK / ˈnetʃɚ /
- noun
- Person's character or particular way of behaving
- Basic look, feel or function of something
- Physical world, including plants, animals, rocks
demand
US / dɪ'mɑ:nd /
•UK / dɪˈmænd /
- noun
- Desire customers have to buy product, service
- A strong request for someone to do something
- verb
- To strongly request someone to do something
trade
US / treɪd /
•UK / treid /
- noun
- A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- Action of buying and selling things in business
- The buying and selling of goods and services
- Exchanging something for something else
- Job often requiring physical skills, e.g. plumbing
- verb
- To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
- To give something in return for something else
king
US / kɪŋ /
•UK / kɪŋ /
- noun
- Person considered the best or top at something
- Playing card with the image of a king on it
- Key piece in the game of chess
- Royal male ruler of a country
- Person's name
subject
US / 'sʌbdʒɪkt /
•UK / ˈsʌbdʒekt /
- noun
- Citizen of an area or country
- The person or thing that does the action of a verb
- People who take part in experiments or tests
- An area of study at school, e.g. math, history
- What a book, article etc. is about; theme
- verb
- To cause to suffer or experience something
seek
US / si:k /
•UK / sik /
- verb
- To ask someone for help
- To search for; try to find or do; look for
- To try to achieve something
prime
US / praɪm /
•UK / praɪm /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the highest in quality or value
- Concerning the highest level of achievement
- Most important, chief importance in value
- verb
- To get a person ready for; prepare someone
- To coat with paint to prepare it for the main coat
century
US / 'sentʃərɪ /
•UK / ˈsɛntʃəri /
- noun
- Period of 100 years
region
US / 'ri:dʒən /
•UK / ˈridʒən /
- noun
- Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
island
US / ˈaɪlənd /
•UK / ˈaɪlənd /
- noun
- Area of land that is surrounded by water
responsible
US / rɪ'spɒnsəbl /
•UK / rɪˈspɑnsəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Being the cause of something that has occurred
- Having the duty of dealing with something
- Able to be trusted to do what needs to be done
british
US / ˈbrɪtɪʃ /
•UK / ˈbrɪtɪʃ /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of British
minister
US / 'mɪnɪstə(r) /
•UK / ˈmɪnɪstɚ /
- noun
- An official who heads a government department
- Person who performs Christian services
capital
US / 'kæpɪtl /
•UK / ˈkæpɪtl /
- adjecitve
- Main, or major
- noun
- Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
- Official main city of a country, province or state
- Collective name for money, shares, and assets
- Money that is used for a business
presence
US / ˈprezns /
•UK / ˈprɛzəns /
- 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
queen
US / kwi:n /
•UK / kwin /
- adjecitve
- Big, female insect that is capable of laying eggs
- noun
- Person's name
- Playing card, with the image of a queen on it
- Piece in chess has the most freedom of movement
- Big, female insect that is capable of laying eggs
- Female royal ruler; the wife of a king
- Very successful woman who is the best at something
ideal
US / aɪˈdi:əl /
•UK / aɪˈdiəl, aɪˈdil /
- adjecitve
- Exactly right; could not be better
- Which is thought of as being perfect
london
US / 'lʌndən /
•UK / 'lʌndən /
- proper noun
- The capital of the United Kingdom, situated in southeastern England on the River Thames; population
- An industrial city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated to the north of Lake Erie; population 3
identity
US / aɪ'dentətɪ /
•UK / aɪˈdɛntɪti /
- noun
- Collection of qualities that makes a person
reckon
US / ˈrekən /
•UK / ˈrɛkən /
- verb
- To believe or expect that something is true
painful
US / ˈpeɪnfl /
•UK / ˈpenfəl /
- adjecitve
- Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
legacy
US / 'leɡəsɪ /
•UK / ˈlɛɡəsi /
- noun
- Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
- Something left or given by a person who has died
royal
US / 'rɔɪəl /
•UK / ˈrɔɪəl /
- adjecitve
- Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
- Concerning a king or queen
- Used in some titles of noble persons, places
wealth
US / welθ /
•UK / wɛlθ /
- noun
- Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
- Great quantity, amount, or number of something
preparation
US / ˌprepəˈreɪʃn /
•UK / ˌprɛpəˈreʃən /
- noun
- Cream or substance applied onto the skin
- Act of making ready for a purpose or activity
statue
US / ˈstætʃu: /
•UK / ˈstætʃu /
- noun
- Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
apology
US / əˈpɒlədʒi /
•UK / əˈpɑ:lədʒi /
- noun
- Saying you are sorry about something
tribute
US / 'trɪbju:t /
•UK / ˈtrɪbjut /
- noun
- Something that is said or done to show respect
- Payment, e.g. to another country, for protection
africa
US / 'æfrɪkə /
•UK / ˈæfrɪkə /
- noun
- Continent between the Atlantic and Indian oceans
slave
US / sleɪv /
•UK / slev /
- noun
- Someone who is legally owned by another person
ditch
US / dɪtʃ /
•UK / dɪtʃ /
- noun
- Long, shallow hole used for drainage or irrigation
- verb
- To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
- To land an airplane in water due to an emergency
- To abandon or leave a girlfriend, wife, husband
- To abandon or throw away something you don't need
- To not go to a school without a good reason
republic
US / rɪ'pʌblɪk /
•UK / rɪˈpʌblɪk /
- noun
- A country governed by elected representatives
loom
US / lu:m /
•UK / lum /
- noun
- Device with a frame used to make cloth from thread
- verb
- To appear in a large, unclear, or threatening form
- (Of unpleasant thing) to be close to happening
rethink
US / ˌri:ˈθɪŋk /
•UK / riˈθɪŋk /
- verb
- To reconsider or think again about something
inflict
US / ɪn'flɪkt /
•UK / ɪnˈflɪkt /
- verb
- To make someone endure (something bad)
injustice
US / ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs /
•UK / ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs /
- noun
- Unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
contemplate
US / 'kɒntəmpleɪt /
•UK / ˈkɑntəmˌplet /
- verb
- To consider whether you will do something
slavery
US / ˈsleɪvəri /
•UK / ˈslevəri, ˈslevri /
- noun
- State or condition of being a slave
petition
US / pə'tɪʃn /
•UK / pəˈtɪʃən /
- noun
- Request to an authority to change something
- verb
- To request an authority to make a change
referendum
US / ˌrefəˈrendəm /
•UK / ˌrɛfəˈrɛndəm /
- noun
- Public vote on an issue
brutality
US / bru:'tælətɪ /
•UK / bruˈtælɪti /
- noun
- Extremely mean or violent act or treatment
colonial
US / kəˈləʊniəl /
•UK / kəˈloʊniəl /
- adjecitve
- Of a system where one country controls another
enslave
US / ɪn'sleɪv /
•UK / ɛnˈslev /
- verb
- To make someone live like a slave
caribbean
US / ˌkærɪˈbi:ən /
•UK / ˌkærəˈbiən, kəˈrɪbiən /
- adjecitve
- Concerning the culture and people of Caribbean
monarch
US / ˈmɒnək /
•UK / ˈmɑ:nərk /
- noun
- A king or queen
ellen
US / elk /
•UK / ɛlk /
monarchy
US / 'mɒnəkɪ /
•UK / ˈmɑnəki, -ˌɑr- /
- noun
- Nation that is ruled by a king or queen
impede
US / ɪm'pi:d /
•UK / ɪmˈpid /
- verb
- To slow the progress of someone or something
commonwealth
US / ˈkɒmənwelθ /
•UK / ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ /
- noun
- Group of countries connected politically
coronation
US / ˌkɒrəˈneɪʃn /
•UK / ˌkɔ:rəˈneɪʃn /
- noun
- Crowning of a king or queen
archaic
US / ɑ:ˈkeɪɪk /
•UK / ɑrˈkeɪk /
- adjecitve
- Old and no longer relevant or applicable
kingston
US / ˈkɪŋstən /
•UK / ˈkɪŋstən /
- proper noun
- A port in southeastern Canada, on Lake Ontario, at the head of the St. Lawrence River; population 11
- The capital and chief port of Jamaica; population 580,000 (est. 2007).
- A historic city in southeastern New York, on the Hudson River; population 22,441 (est. 2008).
immeasurable
US / ɪˈmeʒərəbl /
•UK / ɪˈmɛʒərəbəl /
- adjecitve
- Not possible to measure
colonialism
US / kəˈləʊniəlɪzəm /
•UK / kəˈloniəˌlɪzəm /
- noun
- System in which a country controls a colony
reparation
US / ˌrepəˈreɪʃn /
•UK / ˌrɛpəˈreʃən /
- noun
- Money paid to correct a mistake
jamaica
US / dʒəˈmeɪkə /
•UK / dʒəˈmeɪkə /
- noun
- A country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in; much poverty; the major indust
- An island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti
emancipation
US / ɪˌmænsɪ'peɪʃn /
•UK / ɪˌmænsəˈpeʃən /
- noun
- Act of freeing from a person's control or power
morrow
US / ˈmɒrəʊ /
•UK / ˈmɔːroʊ /
- noun
- Next day
cbc
US / /
•UK / /
- abbreviation
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
emancipate
US / ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt /
•UK / ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt /
- verb
- To free someone from another person's control
eurocentric
US / ˌjʊərəʊˈsentrɪk /
•UK / ˌjʊroʊˈsentrɪk /
- other
- Focussed on Europe and the Europeans