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English Pronunciation Practice - "Discombobulation" Poem & Explanation

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the

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US / ðə /

UK / ðə /

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

be

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US / bɪ /

UK / bi /

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  • verb
  • Being

and

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US / ənd /

UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

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

that

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US / ðæt /

UK / ðæt, ðət /

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

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

not

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US / nɒt /

UK / nɑt /

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

for

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US / fə(r) /

UK / fɔr,fə /

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

you

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US / jʊ /

UK / ju /

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

this

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US / ðɪs /

UK / ðɪs /

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

with

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US / wɪð /

UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

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

about

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US / ə'baʊt /

UK / əˈbaʊt /

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  • adverb
  • To be ready to; going to
  • Nearly; approximately; roughly
  • Near; next to; close to
  • In every direction; in the area of
  • preposition
  • Concerning or of (a topic)

get

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US / ɡet /

UK / ɡɛt /

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  • verb
  • To become affected by illness or disease
  • To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
  • To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
  • To go somewhere to obtain something
  • To (cause to) do a particular thing
  • To obtain, receive or be given something
  • To currently have
  • To prepare for use
  • To understand something being said or read

can

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US / kæn /

UK / kən,kæn /

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

they

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US / ðeɪ /

UK / ðe /

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

just

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US / dʒʌst /

UK / dʒʌst /

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  • adjecitve
  • Proper or appropriate; as is deserved
  • Doing or being what is right or fair
  • Legally correct; having enough evidence
  • adverb
  • Almost; nearly
  • Exactly at the time of
  • Exactly (the same as, like)

what

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US / wɒt /

UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /

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  • 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
  • pronoun
  • Thing or things that; the same kind as
  • Used to emphasize something you are about to say

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

do

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US / du: /

UK / du /

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  • other
  • Question words for 'do' verbs
  • verb
  • To act; to perform actions
  • To be enough; to be acceptable
  • To have a certain effect on something or someone

like

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US / laɪk /

UK / laɪk /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in status or kind to something else
  • Similar; the same
  • adverb
  • For example
  • preposition
  • Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
  • In a way similar to the way something is done
  • Such as; for example
  • verb
  • To want to
  • To find something pleasing; to prefer something

will

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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

one

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US / wʌn /

UK / wʌn /

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  • adjecitve
  • Used to refer to people generally
  • Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
  • number
  • Number 1
  • pronoun
  • You; we; people in general; someone
  • The thing or person previously referred to

there

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US / ðɛə /

UK / ðɛr /

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  • adverb
  • Used to illustrate the existence of something
  • In a particular respect
  • In that place or position, at that location

out

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US / aʊt /

UK / aʊt /

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  • adverb
  • No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
  • Away from home, business, or the usual place
  • In a direction/movement away from inside or center
  • noun
  • Act when a batter cannot continue playing
  • verb
  • To tell people a secret

from

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US / frəm /

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

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

see

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US / si: /

UK / si /

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  • 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)

think

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US / θɪŋk /

UK / θɪŋk /

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

your

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US / jɔ: /

UK / jʊr, jɔr, jor,jə /

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to you; belonging to the other person

time

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UK / taɪm /

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  • noun
  • Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
  • Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
  • Occasion when something happens
  • Period or occasion that something occurred
  • Period in history or the past
  • Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
  • How long an event takes; duration
  • verb
  • To check speed at which music is performed
  • To choose a specific moment to do something
  • To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
  • To schedule something to occur at a specific moment

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

now

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US / naʊ /

UK / naʊ /

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  • adverb
  • At the present time or moment
  • Right away or in the next possible moment
  • Used to refer to something that just happened
  • Time between the present and a moment in the past
  • conjunction
  • Resulting from or because of something

some

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US / səm /

UK / sʌm /

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  • adjecitve
  • Remarkable; very good (or very bad) in a way
  • Concerning a certain unclear degree, quantity
  • determiner
  • Used to refer to an unspecified amount or number
  • pronoun
  • Number of persons, things in a group, but not all

because

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US / bɪ'kɒz /

UK / bɪˈkɔz, -ˈkʌz /

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  • conjunction
  • For a reason

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

here

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US / hɪə(r) /

UK / hɪr /

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

look

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US / 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

say

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US / seɪ /

UK / se /

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  • noun
  • Power to decide or greatly influence something
  • verb
  • To indicate or give information using language
  • To use words to tell your message
  • To ask someone to give information to others

how

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US / haʊ /

UK / haʊ /

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  • 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)

right

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US / raɪt /

UK / raɪt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Correct or true
  • The south side of you looking at the rising sun
  • adverb
  • Exactly in a place or time
  • Being appropriate for a particular event
  • In a straight or direct manner
  • noun
  • Something you are legally or morally allowed to do
  • Ideal of what is just and good
  • Political view based on conservatism
  • verb
  • To fix something previously wrong or unjust
  • To make upright, as a boat that has turned over

really

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US / ˈri:əli /

UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /

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

thing

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US / θɪŋ /

UK / θɪŋ /

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  • noun
  • (Used to introduce the reason for something)
  • Something you cannot remember the name of

then

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US / ðen /

UK / ðɛn /

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  • adverb
  • A time that is not now
  • Following another thing in time or arrangement
  • Following on reasonably from what was just stated
  • At that time, not now

back

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US / bæk /

UK / bæk /

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

these

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US / ði:z /

UK / ðiz /

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  • determiner
  • People, things, or ideas near you
  • pronoun
  • The objects near the speaker

first

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UK / fɚst /

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

let

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

little

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  • adjecitve
  • Being short in length of time
  • Not great in size, amount, or degree; small
  • Being very young or younger than others
  • adverb
  • By an amount or degree that is not very much
  • Not often; rarely
  • noun
  • A person's name

need

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US / ni:d /

UK / nid /

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  • noun
  • Thing you must have and cannot not have e.g. air
  • Thing you must have and cannot manage without
  • verb
  • To be unable to manage without something; require

down

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US / daʊn /

UK / daʊn /

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

our

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US / 'aʊə(r) /

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to us

two

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

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  • number
  • 2

try

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US / traɪ /

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

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

something

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US / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /

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

work

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US / wɜ:k /

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  • adjecitve
  • Activity completed in order to make money
  • noun
  • The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • Everything created by an author, artist, musician
  • Activity you do in order to make money
  • Place of employment
  • Final product or result of a some labor or effort
  • verb
  • To bring into a specific state of success
  • To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
  • To do your job in your company or workplace
  • To make an effort to do something
  • To operate a machine or device

put

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  • phrasal verb
  • to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch
  • verb
  • To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • To rate something in importance or value
  • To write or say something in a certain manner

mean

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US / mi:n /

UK / min /

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

around

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US / ə'raʊnd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Close to someone or something
  • adverb
  • Located on every side, or along something
  • With a motion that moves in a circle or a curve
  • Going here and there within (a place)
  • Turned or turning in the opposite direction
  • preposition
  • Roughly; approximately

call

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US / kɔ:l /

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  • noun
  • A order or request for action
  • The sound an animal makes, often when in danger
  • A correct prediction, e.g. a decision in a game
  • A short visit to a place or person
  • A decision by a referee or umpire in a game
  • verb
  • To make a request or order for action
  • (Animal) to make sounds to warn of danger
  • To announce the date of an election
  • To make a judgment about something
  • To give someone or something a name
  • To guess in advance the result or outcome
  • To visit a place or person for a short time
  • To phone someone
  • To speak, announce or shout in a loud voice

feel

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

why

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US / waɪ /

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

next

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US / nekst /

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

bit

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

video

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  • adjecitve
  • Of a moving film, with sound
  • noun
  • Recording capturing action with sound
  • verb
  • To make a moving film of, with sound

another

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  • adjecitve
  • One more, but not this
  • determiner
  • One more added
  • pronoun
  • One more (thing)

help

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

today

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  • adverb
  • On this day; at the time that is happening now
  • noun
  • This day; day that is happening now

part

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US / pɑ:t /

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  • adjecitve
  • To some degree; half; not fully
  • noun
  • Division of a book
  • Ratio of something, e.g. 3 of gin, 1 of tonic
  • A line in a person's hair, made with a comb
  • Character an actor plays on stage, movie, or TV
  • Some, but not all of a specific thing
  • Role in causing something to happen
  • verb
  • To make a line in a person's hair, by using a comb
  • To move two things apart creating a space
  • To leave someone, or to break off a relationship

own

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UK / on /

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  • 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

second

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US / 'sekənd /

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  • adjecitve
  • 2nd; the one following first
  • noun
  • Unit of time; one sixtieth of a minute
  • Short period of time that you wait for someone
  • (Do) soon
  • verb
  • To agree to support a proposal at a meeting

hope

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US / həʊp /

UK / hop /

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  • noun
  • When you wish something will happen; what you wish
  • verb
  • To expect and want something to happen

ask

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US / ɑ:sk /

UK / æsk /

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  • verb
  • To say to someone that you want something

close

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US / kləʊz /

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  • adjecitve
  • Almost; near
  • (Of a friend) well-known; liked by others
  • Being near or related
  • Similar; nearly the same
  • verb
  • To come progressively nearer to something
  • To end; to bring to an end
  • To make something shut; stop from being open

break

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US / breɪk /

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

between

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US / bɪˈtwi:n /

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  • preposition
  • From one person, thing, or place, to another
  • In the space that separates two objects
  • Among two or more people who share something

everyone

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US / ˈevriwʌn /

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  • pronoun
  • Every person; everybody

enjoy

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US / ɪnˈdʒɔɪ /

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  • verb
  • To take pleasure in something

learn

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US / lɜ:n /

UK / lɚn /

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  • verb
  • To get knowledge or skills by study or experience

until

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US / ənˈtɪl /

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

remember

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  • verb
  • To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • To hold a thought in your mind to not forget it
  • To bring a previous image or idea to your mind

important

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US / ɪmˈpɔ:tnt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Having power or authority
  • Having a big effect on (person, the future)

sound

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US / saʊnd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • Unbroken or undisturbed, as of sleep
  • Firm or solid in structure
  • Sane; not mentally ill
  • Clearly reasoned; involving sense, good judgment
  • noun
  • Unique quality that characterizes a style of music
  • Waves traveling in air or water that can be heard
  • verb
  • To seem or appear to be, from what was said
  • To say in a clear deliberate manner
  • To make a noise, e.g. to ring a bell

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  • Treatment you receive for your health or safety
  • Something that a person worries about
  • verb
  • To feel interest, concern, or worry
  • To look after someone or something

exactly

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  • adverb
  • No more and no less than; precisely

case

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

word

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US / wɜ:d /

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  • noun
  • Unit of language that has a meaning
  • Promise
  • Short remark or piece of information
  • verb
  • To express something by choosing particular words

below

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  • preposition
  • In a lower position, place, or level

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US / pli:z /

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  • adverb
  • Used when you politely ask people for things
  • verb
  • To entertain someone, by dancing, singing etc.
  • To make someone happy by doing something

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

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US / 'mætə(r) /

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  • Material all things are made of that fills space
  • Problem or reason for concern
  • verb
  • To be of great importance; to count

happy

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  • adjecitve
  • Feeling pleasure or joy; glad

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US / sens /

UK / sɛns /

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  • 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

feeling

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US / ˈfi:lɪŋ /

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

link

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  • 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

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US / ˈɒbviəsli /

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  • adverb
  • In a way that is obvious/easy to see or understand

clear

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

listen

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  • verb
  • To carefully consider what someone is saying

excited

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

difficult

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US / 'dɪfɪkəlt /

UK / ˈdɪfɪˌkʌlt, -kəlt /

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

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US / 'dɪfrəns /

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  • A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • Not of the same kind; unlike other things

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US / ˈsɪəri:z /

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  • noun
  • Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • other
  • Number of things that happen one after another

description

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  • noun
  • Explanation of what something is like, looks like

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US / ˈvə:ʃən /

UK / ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən /

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  • noun
  • Different way that someone interprets something
  • New or different form of something
  • An updated form of some software

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  • noun
  • A change or shift from one method to another
  • Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
  • Thin flexible piece of wood or stick
  • verb
  • To exchange or replace something for another thing

particular

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US / pəˈtɪkjələ(r) /

UK / pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ, pəˈtɪk- /

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  • adjecitve
  • One specific (one)
  • Having firm ideas about what is desirable
  • Being special or more than is typical

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US / 'strʌɡl /

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  • noun
  • Strong efforts made to do something difficult
  • verb
  • To try very hard to do something difficult

mark

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US / mɑ:k /

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  • noun
  • Person's name
  • A dirty spot or line on something
  • Grade or score given for homework
  • Line or symbol made when writing
  • Particular point on a scale of measurement
  • Grade, such as a student receives in school
  • Stain or spot on something
  • Sign or symbol of a quality of feeling
  • Written sign or symbol
  • verb
  • To put a dirty spot or line on something
  • To give a grade for homework
  • To indicate something with a sign or symbol
  • To make or leave a visible sign of (path, etc.)
  • (Animals) to go to the toilet to show your area
  • To write or draw a line on something

require

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  • verb
  • To demand that someone does something
  • To need to do something, to make it necessary

teach

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US / ti:tʃ /

UK / titʃ /

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  • verb
  • To help someone learn or do something

recently

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US / ˈri:sntli /

UK / 'risṇtlɪ /

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  • adverb
  • Just a while ago; not long ago

improve

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US / ɪm'pru:v /

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  • verb
  • To make, or become, something better

brain

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US / breɪn /

UK / bren /

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  • noun
  • The part of the head that thinks
  • A smart person who often makes good decisions
  • verb
  • To strike someone forcefully on the head

wow

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US / waʊ /

UK / waʊ /

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  • exclamation
  • Sound people make when they make are impressed
  • verb
  • (Informal) to greatly impress someone

none

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US / nʌn /

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  • pronoun
  • Not any of a group

memory

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US / 'memərɪ /

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  • noun
  • Ability of the mind to call back past things
  • Space for the storage of information on a computer
  • Something that has been remembered

trick

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US / trɪk /

UK / trɪk /

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

hello

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US / hə'ləʊ /

UK / hɛˈlo, hə- /

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  • exclamation
  • What you say when you meet someone

english

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the culture and people of England
  • noun
  • Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
  • Person's name

sun

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US / sʌn /

UK / sʌn /

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  • noun
  • Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky
  • Hot shining star the Earth moves around
  • verb
  • To lie in the sunshine and enjoy its warmth

purchase

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US / ˈpɜːtʃəs /

UK / ˈpɜːrtʃəs /

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  • noun
  • Something that you bought
  • Strong hold on something; grip
  • verb
  • To buy something; to get by paying money for it

extend

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

teacher

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US / ˈti:tʃə(r) /

UK / ˈtitʃɚ /

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  • noun
  • Person who teaches others, especially in a school

copy

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US / ˈkɒpi /

UK / ˈkɑ:pi /

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  • noun
  • A counter for items that are the same
  • Fake product pretending to be an original
  • An imitation of an original
  • A duplicate of a paper printed in a photocopier
  • Written text for printing, use in ads, etc.
  • verb
  • To make something look the same as the original
  • To act in the exact same way as someone else
  • To read and then write down what you read

define

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US / dɪ'faɪn /

UK / dɪˈfaɪn /

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  • verb
  • To explain the meaning of words
  • To set or mark the limits of something

exercise

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US / 'eksəsaɪz /

UK / ˈɛksɚˌsaɪz /

A2
  • noun
  • Physical activity to increase health and strength
  • Set of questions in a text book
  • verb
  • To work out to become stronger and healthier
  • To retain your ability or practice your skills

mixed

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US / mɪkst /

UK / mɪkst /

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  • verb
  • To combine two or more things to make one
  • To meet and get along with others, e.g. at a party

sudden

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US / ˈsʌdn /

UK / ˈsʌdn /

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  • adjecitve
  • Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
  • Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly

speech

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US / spi:tʃ /

UK / spitʃ /

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  • noun
  • A formal talk to an audience
  • Expression of ideas or opinions by talking

confused

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US / kənˈfju:zd /

UK / kənˈfjuzd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being hard to understand
  • verb
  • To make something unclear or hard to understand

transform

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US / træns'fɔ:m /

UK / trænsˈfɔrm /

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

goodbye

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US / ˌɡʊd'baɪ /

UK / ˌɡʊd'baɪ /

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  • noun
  • Something you say when you leave someone

print

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US / prɪnt /

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  • noun
  • Process of making books, magazines etc.
  • verb
  • To make many copies of a page, magazine or book
  • To write individual letters by hand in capitals

pronounce

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US / prə'naʊns /

UK / prəˈnaʊns /

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  • verb
  • To state something in a legal or official way
  • To give your opinion or decision about something
  • To say the sounds of words in a correct way

difficulty

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US / ˈdɪfɪkəlti /

UK / ˈdɪfɪˌkʌlti, -kəl- /

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  • noun
  • Something that is hard to do

bow

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US / baʊ /

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  • noun
  • Wooden weapon made to shoot arrows
  • Front part of a boat
  • Knot with two loops used to tie shoelaces, etc.
  • Wood tool with horse hair used to play a violin
  • verb
  • To (cause to) curve or bend
  • To bend forward at waist in order to show respect

explanation

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US / ˌekspləˈneɪʃn /

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  • noun
  • Details or reasons given to make something clear

surely

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US / ˈʃʊəli /

UK / ˈʃʊrli /

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  • adverb
  • With certainty; definitely

signature

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US / ˈsɪgnətʃə(r) /

UK / ˈsɪɡnətʃɚ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Something that represents a person's work or style
  • noun
  • Person's name written in their handwriting

happiness

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US / 'hæpɪnəs /

UK / ˈhæpɪnɪs /

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  • noun
  • State of feeling pleased; feeling of satisfaction

pronunciation

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US / prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn /

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  • noun
  • How a word is said; how a word sounds

overwhelm

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US / ˌəʊvəˈwelm /

UK / ˌoʊvərˈwelm /

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  • verb
  • To defeat something or someone completely
  • To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
  • To cause to have too much to handle (e.g. work)

noun

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US / naʊn /

UK / naʊn /

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  • noun
  • The subject or object of a sentence

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US / kən'fju:ʒən /

UK / kənˈfjuʒən /

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  • noun
  • Not knowing what to do; state of disorder

bun

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US / bʌn /

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  • noun
  • Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape

grey

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US / ɡreɪ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Color between black and white (also spelled gray)
  • noun
  • Person's name

perfection

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US / pəˈfekʃn /

UK / pɚˈfɛkʃən /

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  • noun
  • State of excellence that cannot be improved

pun

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US / pʌn /

UK / pʌn /

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  • noun
  • Funny way to use a word to express another meaning
  • verb
  • To make a joke with a word with a double meaning

differentiate

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US / ˌdɪfə'renʃɪeɪt /

UK / ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃiˌet /

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  • verb
  • To see or show how things are not the same

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US / ˈvaʊəl /

UK / ˈvaʊəl /

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  • noun
  • A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y

poem

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  • noun
  • A written composition in verse, not prose

retrieve

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US / rɪˈtri:v /

UK / rɪˈtriv /

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  • verb
  • To find and bring in animals during a hunt
  • To get information from a computer
  • To find and get something from somewhere

anna

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US / ˈʌnə /

UK / ˈɑnə /

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  • other
  • A former copper coin of Pakistan and India

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US / ˌrepəˈtɪʃn /

UK / ˌrɛpɪˈtɪʃən /

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  • noun
  • When something occurs again
  • Saying something again

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US / ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt /

UK / ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not tying together logically or with the facts

poetry

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US / ˈpəʊətri /

UK / ˈpoʊətri /

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  • noun
  • Poetic writing; imaginative verses

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US / hʌn /

UK / hʌn /

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  • other
  • A member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the th century

exhilarate

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US / ɪɡˈzɪləreɪt /

UK / ɪɡˈzɪləreɪt /

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  • verb
  • To cause someone to feel very happy and excited

sow

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US / saʊ /

UK / so /

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  • verb
  • To plant seeds in an area of ground

nun

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US / nʌn /

UK / nʌn /

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  • noun
  • Female member of a religious group

masterclass

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US / ˈmɑ:stəklɑ:s /

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  • noun
  • An example of excellent work

pow

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US / ˌpiː əʊ ˈdʌbljuː /

UK / ˌpiː oʊ ˈdʌbljuː /

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  • exclamation
  • Used to represent the sound of two things hitting

downloadable

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US / ˌdaʊnˈləʊdəbl /

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  • adjecitve
  • That can be transferred, usually from the internet

quotation

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US / kwəʊ'teɪʃn /

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  • noun
  • Written statement of the cost of something
  • Words that a person has said or written
  • Repeating what someone else has said or written

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US / 'mʌdl /

UK / ˈmʌdl: /

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  • verb
  • To cause confusion through interference

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US / ˌdɪfəˌrenʃɪ'eɪʃn /

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  • noun
  • Difference between things different and distinct

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US / ɪɡˌzɪlə'reɪʃn /

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  • noun
  • Feeling of lively and cheerful joy

discombobulation

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  • Introduction to Video Content
  • This article provides an introduction to the video content titled 'English Pronunciation Practice - "Discombobulation" Poem & Explanation'. The video is the second in a series of pronunciation poetry videos created by Anna from englishlikeanative.co.uk. The purpose of the series is to use poetry as a tool to help learners break down and overcome difficulties in English pronunciation. In this particular video, Anna presents her poem titled 'Discombobulation' and provides an explanation of its pronunciation. The poem explores the challenges and complexities of pronouncing certain words in English. Anna recites the poem and encourages viewers to practice pronouncing words such as 'pronunciation' with perfection. She also offers a downloadable version of the poem for those interested. The video concludes with a breakdown of the poem's structure and a brief explanation of the emotions and concepts conveyed through the poem. Overall, the video aims to engage learners in interactive pronunciation practice and provide strategies for improving their English pronunciation skills.
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  • Hello everyone, Anna here from englishlikeanative.co.uk.
  • This is the second in my pronunciation poetry series.
  • So we're using poetry to help us to break down some of the difficulties in English pronunciation.
  • Today, we're looking at my poem, Discombobulation.
  • First, let's have a listen to it.
  • Please pronounce pronunciation, sense the discombobulation.
  • My grey matter in a muddle retrieving memory is a struggle.
  • What was it Anna taught me?
  • That'll do the trick, surely.
  • To say this with perfection requires differentiation.
  • Was it bun, bow, hun, how, pun, pow, sun, sow, one, wow, none, now, none, now, none, now, none, noun, switch them around, noun, none.
  • That's how it's done.
  • Pronounce, pronounce, pronounce pronunciation, pronounce pronunciation, sense the exhilaration as I pronounce pronunciation.
  • Did you enjoy that?
  • I hope you did.
  • If you'd like to have your own copy printed out with my signature on, then I've put a link to a downloadable version that you can purchase of this particular poem.
  • All right, let's break it down.
  • Please pronounce pronunciation.
  • So this obviously it's in speech marks, quotation marks.
  • So it's as if we are being asked by a teacher to do this pronunciation.
  • And then this is how I'm feeling, sense the discombobulation.
  • Can you feel my sudden confusion?
  • Like my brain's not working.
  • My grey matter.
  • This is a word for brain.
  • My grey matter in a muddle.
  • To be in a muddle is to be a little mixed up, a little bit confused.
  • My grey matter in a muddle.
  • Retrieving memory is a struggle.
  • To retrieve memory is just to try and get a memory back, to try and remember something.
  • Retrieving memory is a struggle.
  • It's difficult.
  • What was it Anna taught me?
  • That'll do the trick, surely.
  • If something does the trick, it means it works.
  • That will work.
  • If I remember what Anna taught me, that will work, surely.
  • To say this with perfection requires differentiation, to differentiate between two things.
  • That's what we need is we need differentiation, a clear defined difference between, in this case, two vowel sounds.
  • So what were the vowel sounds?
  • Let's think about the exercises that Anna had taught to differentiate between bun and bow, hun and how, pun and pow, sun, sow, one, wow.
  • And then for these words, pronunciation, we have nun and now.
  • And that's it.
  • We've got it.
  • Nun, now, nun, now, nun, noun.
  • Now we're extending it to sound closer to the word.
  • Switch them around.
  • Noun, nun.
  • This is how it's done.
  • Pronounce, pronounce, pronounce, pronunciation, pronounce, pronunciation.
  • There's all this repetition because that's how we improve our pronunciation.
  • Repetition, repetition, repetition.
  • Then sense the exhilaration.
  • To be exhilarated is to be so happy and excited and overwhelmed with happiness.
  • Sense the exhilaration as I pronounce pronunciation.
  • Did you like this one?
  • There is another poem that I recently did an explanation on called Inconsistent.
  • If you haven't seen that particular video, then I'll put the links in the description below.
  • And if pronunciation is really important to you, then why not take part in my free pronunciation masterclass and learn exactly how I transformed my pronunciation.
  • Until next time, take care and goodbye.