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Hero Nashville Officer Who Stopped School Shooter is From Chicago

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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 /

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  • 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)

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

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

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

but

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US / bət /

UK / bʌt,bət /

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  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

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

what

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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

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)

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

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

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

go

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US / ɡəʊ /

UK / ɡo /

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  • noun
  • A turn in a game
  • verb
  • To attend or be at a place
  • To do an activity
  • To function properly
  • To move or travel to another place

know

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US / nəʊ /

UK / noʊ /

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  • 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

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)

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)

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

time

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US / 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

think

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US / θɪŋk /

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

come

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US / kʌm /

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  • 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

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

here

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US / hɪə(r) /

UK / hɪr /

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

say

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US / seɪ /

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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

more

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US / mɔ:(r) /

UK / mɔr, mor /

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  • adjecitve
  • In addition; extra
  • Greater in amount, number, or size
  • adverb
  • To a greater degree; in greater quantity
  • For a longer period of time
  • determiner
  • Additional quantity
  • pronoun
  • A greater or additional number

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

well

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US / wel /

UK / wɛl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being in a fortunate, good condition or state
  • Healthy and in good condition
  • adverb
  • In an acceptable, proper, or successful manner
  • In a complete, total, or full manner
  • A great and considerable degree
  • In a successful way, in a good or satisfactory way
  • exclamation
  • Used to begin or continue a particular statement
  • Used to show you want to start saying something
  • Used to express that you are waiting for a reply
  • You say this to change the topic of a conversation
  • Used to indicate you are making a final remark
  • noun
  • Long deep hole in the ground to get water
  • verb
  • To cause your eyes to fill with tears

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)

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

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

right

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US / 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

let

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US / let /

UK / lɛt /

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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

into

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US / 'ɪntə /

UK / ˈɪntu /

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

who

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US / hu: /

UK / hu /

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

people

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US / 'pi:pl /

UK / ˈpipəl /

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

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

two

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

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  • number
  • 2

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

also

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US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /

UK / ˈɔlso /

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

lot

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  • 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

our

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US / 'aʊə(r) /

UK / aʊr /

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to us

their

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US / ðɛː /

UK / ðer /

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to them

off

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US / ɒf /

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  • adjecitve
  • (Of event) canceled; no longer occurring
  • Not having on; not wearing
  • Being somewhat wrong
  • adverb
  • Separated, removed, or away from a place or route
  • (Of a machine) no longer turned on or operating
  • (Of light, computer) no longer attached/connected
  • Far away in terms of time or space
  • preposition
  • Away or free from work
  • (Of foods, drink) old and bad to eat, drink
  • Extending or leading from something
  • No longer in or on some transport or vehicle

day

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US / deɪ /

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

those

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US / ðəʊz /

UK / ðoz /

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

tell

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US / tel /

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  • 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

new

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US / 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

year

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

his

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US / hɪz /

UK / hɪz /

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  • pronoun
  • Something belonging to a male person

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

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

yeah

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  • exclamation
  • Another way of saying 'yes'

thank

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US / θæŋk /

UK / θæŋk /

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  • verb
  • To tell someone you are grateful to them

through

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US / θru: /

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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

many

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US / 'menɪ /

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  • determiner
  • Used to refer a large number of things

today

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US / tə'deɪ /

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

he

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US / hɪ /

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  • pronoun
  • Object form of a male person you are talking about
  • Refer to a person whose sex is not stated or known

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

live

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US / lɪv /

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

hear

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US / hɪə(r) /

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  • verb
  • To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • To be told or find out information or facts
  • To consider or listen to a court case

few

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US / fju: /

UK / fju /

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  • pronoun
  • Not many, a small number

stop

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  • noun
  • Action of finishing moving
  • Place to rest (often on a journey)
  • verb
  • To block or close something
  • To finish moving or to come to an end
  • To no longer do an activity; finish

high

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US / haɪ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
  • Being of excellent quality or excellent standards
  • Larger than usual in number, amount or degree
  • Holding an important or powerful position
  • 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

four

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  • number
  • 4

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

five

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US / faɪv /

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  • number
  • 5

almost

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US / 'ɔ:lməʊst /

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  • adverb
  • Only a little less than, nearly, not quite

definitely

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US / ˈdefɪnətli /

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  • adverb
  • Without question; beyond doubt

fact

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

couple

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US / 'kʌpl /

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

learn

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US / lɜ:n /

UK / lɚn /

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

follow

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US / ˈfɔləu /

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  • verb
  • To come after someone; be guided by someone
  • To support someone, e.g. singer or comedian
  • To be the logical result of something
  • To happen after something else happens
  • To believe a set of values or a moral teacher
  • To understand something happening or being said

boy

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US / bɔɪ /

UK / bɔɪ /

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  • noun
  • A young male person

speak

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

family

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US / 'fæməlɪ /

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  • noun
  • Close group of people or organizations
  • A group of people who are related through blood
  • Group of related plants or animals

kill

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US / kɪl /

UK / kɪl /

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  • noun
  • 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

grow

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US / ɡrəʊ /

UK / ɡro /

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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

school

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US / sku:l /

UK / skul /

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  • 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

picture

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US / 'pɪktʃə(r) /

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  • noun
  • General situation or state of being
  • Mental image of what something is or looks like
  • Movie; film
  • Painting, drawing or photograph on paper or screen
  • verb
  • To understand or imagine something
  • To imagine someone or something in an image

screen

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US / skri:n /

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

action

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US / 'ækʃn /

UK / ˈækʃən /

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

explain

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US / ɪk'spleɪn /

UK / ɪkˈsplen /

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

community

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US / kə'mju:nətɪ /

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  • noun
  • Group of people who share a common idea or area

kick

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US / kɪk /

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  • noun
  • Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
  • verb
  • To hit or move something with the foot

brother

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US / ˈbrʌðə(r) /

UK / ˈbrʌðɚ /

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  • noun
  • A boy or man who shares a parent with you

raise

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US / reɪz /

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  • noun
  • Increase in a bet above another when playing cards
  • Pay increase
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  • To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • To gather donations for a cause or charity
  • To bring up and educate a child to maturity
  • To bring a dead person to life
  • To increase a quantity, size, intensity or price
  • To lift (e.g. your hand) to a higher position
  • To mention a topic /issue for discussion; bring up
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  • Very large, or much bigger than other things
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  • Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
  • Very successful, powerful person or organization

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  • Character played by an actor
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teach

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  • To help someone learn or do something

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  • Day before today
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  • Day before today

describe

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  • To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something

standard

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  • Being the accepted normal level of quality
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  • Official unit of measuring something
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  • To a great degree; very; amazingly
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  • adjecitve
  • Feeling a shock when something unexpected happens
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  • To do something that another person didn't expect

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  • Happy or pleased about something/to do something
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  • A device that shows the time
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  • To measure the time something takes

reaction

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  • Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
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former

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  • Being something previously, but not now
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  • Act of educating someone to get better at
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  • To teach a pet a behavior or a trick
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  • To cause a plant to grow a certain way by cutting
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  • Round ball kicked by people playing soccer
  • Sport where 2 teams try to kick a ball in a goal

hero

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  • Person of great courage/strength who saves others
  • Main male character in a book, play or story

coach

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  • Large, comfortable bus
  • Person who teaches others how to do (sport, job)
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  • To teach others how to do something (e.g. sport)

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  • To formally approve or check something
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  • Warning of probable trouble
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  • Actions performed or finishes with speed, urgency
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  • Quick movement of water, e.g. in a river
  • A grassy reed
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  • To attack someone suddenly in a group
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  • Actually; in fact; in reality

queen

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  • Big, female insect that is capable of laying eggs
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  • 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

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  • Person of high position in an organization
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  • noun
  • Second day of the week; the day after Sunday

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  • Level or quality of something e.g. a diamond
  • Mark that shows the quality of a student's work
  • Level of study that is completed by a student
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  • To give a road the required angle of slope
  • To determine the level or quality of something
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  • To simplify a text to make it easier for beginners
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  • Not letting fear or danger stop you acting
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  • (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
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  • To not be afraid of doing something dangerous

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  • To take care of someone in need
  • To listen or watch carefully; to concentrate
  • To be present at an event
  • To go to a place regularly

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  • Based on the teachings of Jesus
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  • Person believing in the teachings of Jesus Christ

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  • Being easily excited to strong emotions
  • Having strong sexual desires

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  • A city in northeastern Illinois, on Lake Michigan; population 2,853,114 (est. 2008). Chicago develop

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  • School that specializes in certain subjects

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  • Kind and quiet in nature; not harsh or violent

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  • Written agreement between countries
  • Set of rules computers use to exchange data
  • Set of rules regarding correct procedure

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  • Person who is very good, kind or patient
  • Person of exceptional holiness

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  • Being between west and north
  • Coming from the northwest, e.g. a northwest wind

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  • Quality allowing someone to do courageous things

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natalie

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compassionate

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  • The capital of Tennessee, in the north central part of the state, on the Cumberland River; populatio

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  • Man who is engaged to be married

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  • Rest or break, as from caring for sick person

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  • An industrial city in northeastern Massachusetts, just north of Boston; population 37,353 (est. 2008
  • An industrial port city in northwestern Washington, north of Seattle, noted for its huge Boeing airc

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  • Introduction to Video Content
  • The Nashville school shooting incident that took place recently has gained attention nationwide. In particular, the heroic actions of Officer Rex Engelbert, who grew up in Chicago, have been praised. Officer Engelbert, along with other officers, rushed into Covenant Christian School to take down the shooter. His brother, Kevin Engelbert, spoke about Rex's heroism, stating that their mother always taught them to be brave. Kevin described Rex as a compassionate and gentle giant who was always there for those in need. Rex followed his training during the incident and is grateful that his training kicked in and helped him stop the threat. Having grown up in Chicago and attended Queen of All Saints for grade school and Loyola Academy for high school, Rex has always displayed bravery and compassion. He now resides in Nashville with his fiance and remains passionate about his work. The community has embraced Rex as a true hero.
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  • We're also learning more today about the officers who rushed into the school.
  • Here are their pictures.
  • One of them who took down the shooter, Rex Engelbert, there on the right side of your screen, grew up right here in Chicago.
  • Our Edrod Cassidy.
  • Cassidy spoke with his brother today.
  • You got more on what he had to say about this.
  • Yeah, he had a lot to say about his brother.
  • In fact, let's take a look at what he had to say, calling his brother a hero, as many people here in our community are as well.
  • I think he's just glad to have some respite for the next couple of days.
  • Kevin Engelbert describes how his brother, Officer Rex Engelbert, is doing today.
  • Officer Engelbert, who grew up here in Chicago, is being called a hero for his actions in killing the shooter Monday at Covenant Christian School in Nashville.
  • He just followed his training and is glad that his training kicked in and his fortitude withheld.
  • The two spoke yesterday, and Officer Engelbert confirmed his role in stopping the threat at the school.
  • He's being called a hero, but his brother explains that's just how they were raised.
  • My ma always taught us to be brave, and I definitely was almost not surprised to see that bravery come through in his actions.
  • Growing up with four boys, you and in Chicago, We, it's just, I've known Rex to always be as brave as he is compassionate and a gentle giant.
  • 27-year-old Officer Engelbert went to Queen of All Saints on Chicago's Northwest side for grade school.
  • He attended Loyola Academy for high school.
  • Now, he's living in Nashville with his fiance.
  • He's incredibly passionate about what he does, and he's always been a gentle giant, and he's always there for those in need.
  • And just incredibly brave.
  • Kevin told me that his brother, Officer Engelbert, is taking some time off for the next few days or so.
  • That is standard protocol.
  • Now, coming up, I spoke with Rex's former football coach, who has known him and his family for years.
  • You're gonna hear his reaction to Officer Engelbert's heroism.
  • That's coming up all new at five o'clock.
  • Natalie?
  • Thanks, Everett, a hero indeed.