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At least 17 people dead after Russian missile strikes: Ukrainian officials

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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

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 /

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

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

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

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

will

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US / wɪl /

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  • noun
  • Desire or choice of someone
  • Document saying who gets your money when you die
  • Strong desire to do something; determination
  • Desire to do something; strong wish to do
  • other
  • Used with verbs to express the future
  • verb
  • To leave property to someone after your death
  • To use mental effort to make something happen
  • Am (is, are) likely to do
  • To influence someone to do something
  • To make something happen by strongly wanting it

out

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

know

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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)

make

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US / meɪk /

UK / mek /

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  • noun
  • Product made by a particular company; brand
  • verb
  • To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • To get to (a place) on time
  • To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
  • To create something by putting things together
  • To earn a certain amount of money at a job
  • To cause or force a person to do something
  • To cause something to happen or be formed

from

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US / frəm /

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

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

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

when

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US / wen /

UK / wɛn /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning or during the time something happens
  • adverb
  • Word you use to ask about the time, or day
  • conjunction
  • Although
  • In the event that; if
  • pronoun
  • Which 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

because

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US / bɪ'kɒz /

UK / bɪˈkɔz, -ˈkʌz /

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  • conjunction
  • For a reason

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)

good

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US / ɡʊd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Proper, appropriate or right
  • (Of an amount) enough; plenty
  • Excellent; high quality
  • Acting well or properly; of moral character
  • In a positive or happy emotional state
  • noun
  • Advantage or benefit

would

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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

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

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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UK / ðiz /

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

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

first

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US / fɜ:st /

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

where

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US / hwɛə /

UK / hwɛr, wɛr /

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  • conjunction
  • At or in the place which
  • In whatever place
  • pronoun
  • Word you use to ask the location of something

over

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US / 'əʊvə(r) /

UK / ˈovɚ /

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  • adverb
  • Finished; no longer happening
  • Towards the ground/away from a standing position
  • noun
  • A set of six consecutive balls bowled in cricket
  • other
  • Finished
  • preposition
  • Showing the relation when a thing is above another
  • On or covering something
  • Above or across something
  • More than you need
  • From one side to the other
  • In the direction of; toward

much

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US / mʌtʃ /

UK / mʌtʃ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Very; to a high level or degree
  • adverb
  • A lot; large amount; a high degree of
  • Nearly; basically
  • On many occasions; often
  • noun
  • A large amount; a great quantity

could

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

very

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US / 'verɪ /

UK / ˈvɛri /

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

give

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US / ɡɪv /

UK / ɡɪv /

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

people

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UK / ˈpipəl /

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

down

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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

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US / ni:d /

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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

try

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US / traɪ /

UK / 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

start

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  • noun
  • First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • First opportunity to achieve something, e.g. a job
  • Sudden action or movement because you are scared
  • other
  • Beginning of something in place or time
  • verb
  • To do, be or happen for the first time; begin
  • To turn something on

actually

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US / ˈæktʃuəli /

UK / ˈæktʃuəli /

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

too

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

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

any

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US / 'enɪ /

UK / ˈɛni /

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

big

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UK / bɪɡ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Popular
  • Serious
  • Large

kind

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US / kaɪnd /

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  • adjecitve
  • In a caring and helpful manner
  • friendly and considerate
  • noun
  • One type of thing

next

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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

sure

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  • adjecitve
  • Having no doubts about something
  • Have confidence in your own words or actions
  • Firmly established or held; being firm or stable
  • Being correct or true
  • adverb
  • What you say to agree willingly

talk

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  • noun
  • Style of speaking
  • Discussion between two countries
  • Giving information in front of people; lecture
  • Saying things or ideas to someone with words
  • verb
  • To make a formal speech about something
  • To say things or ideas to someone with words

last

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UK / læst /

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  • adjecitve
  • Most recent; the latest
  • The one before
  • adverb
  • Final; with nothing following; after all others
  • Most recent; the latest
  • determiner
  • The one at the end
  • verb
  • To remain or continue for a certain period of time

through

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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

today

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US / tə'deɪ /

UK / təˈde /

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

while

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US / waɪl /

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

run

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  • noun
  • Journey between two places made by ship or car
  • Series of similar things or successes and failures
  • Act of running; exercise of running
  • verb
  • To depart or travel according to a schedule
  • To cause an animal to move in a certain direction
  • (Of an engine) to be operating
  • To start or use a computer program
  • To flow in a certain direction, like a liquid
  • To manage or operate a business
  • To operate or drive something
  • (Of a road) to go from one place to another
  • To move your legs faster than walking

move

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

live

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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

hard

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  • adjecitve
  • Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • (Of facts) not able to be misunderstood; clear
  • (Of alcohol) strong
  • Involving or requiring lots of work, effort, care
  • Being full of pain, trouble, and problems
  • Strong
  • (Of edge) clear; sharp
  • Difficult to bend, break or cut; solid
  • adverb
  • With lots of force, power, or impact

far

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US / fɑ:(r) /

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

hit

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  • noun
  • A planned killing, usually for money
  • Song, movie etc. that is successful
  • When someone strikes someone or something
  • Time when a player makes contact with the ball
  • Time when a website is accessed
  • verb
  • To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • To press something, such as a button or switch
  • To suddenly realize the importance of something
  • To move your hand, a bat, etc. against with force
  • To fight, attack or damage something or someone
  • To arrive at a specific place, level, or goal
  • To make contact with the ball in a game or sport

both

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UK / boθ /

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

close

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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

number

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  • noun
  • Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
  • Particular song or dance performed during a show
  • Total quantity or amount of things
  • verb
  • To put numbers on things
  • To assign a sequence within a group, series, set
  • To claim to be part of a larger group, series, set

course

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  • noun
  • The route or direction e.g. a river moves along
  • A series of lessons given over time
  • Part of a meal that is served separately
  • Place where horses etc. race against each other
  • Route or direction that a river, etc. moves along
  • verb
  • To flow somewhere rapidly and in great quantity

its

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US / ɪts /

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

break

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  • noun
  • Time you stop an activity before continuing
  • End of a relationship
  • An escape from a place such as a jail
  • (Lucky) advantage or benefit from something
  • Find a solution or answer to a problem or crime
  • Change in the weather
  • verb
  • 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

since

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US / sɪns /

UK / sɪns /

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  • adverb
  • At a point before the present time
  • conjunction
  • For this reason; because
  • preposition
  • From the time in the past that

week

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US / wi:k /

UK / wik /

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  • noun
  • Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday

believe

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US / bɪ'li:v /

UK / bɪˈliv /

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

almost

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US / 'ɔ:lməʊst /

UK / ˈɔlˌmost, ɔlˈmost /

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

pick

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UK / pɪk /

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  • noun
  • Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • Item selected from a group of choices
  • verb
  • To take fruit or vegetables from a plant or tree
  • To decide on a thing from various choices; select
  • To remove (flower, etc.) with your fingers

fact

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UK / fækt /

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

ready

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US / 'redɪ /

UK / ˈrɛdi /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being likely or about to do something
  • Being willing to do a task
  • verb
  • To prepare something for use or action

least

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US / li:st /

UK / list /

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

god

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US / ɡɒd /

UK / ɡɑd /

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  • noun
  • Someone admired because they are famous or good
  • Religion supernatural being with special powers

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

comment

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US / 'kɒment /

UK / ˈkɑmɛnt /

A2
  • noun
  • Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
  • verb
  • To say something that gives your opinion

early

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US / ˈɜ:li /

UK / ˈɜ:rli /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Happening or appearing before
  • adverb
  • Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
  • Happening sooner than expected

line

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US / laɪn /

UK / laɪn /

A1
  • noun
  • Border that divides two places or regions
  • Long crease in the skin, often from age
  • Mark that is long, straight and very thin
  • Row of words, letters or numbers that are written
  • Telephone connection
  • People waiting one behind the other; queue
  • Long thin wire, e.g. for electrical signal
  • verb
  • To put material along the inside of something

begin

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US / bɪ'ɡɪn /

UK / ˈbeɡɪn /

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

hour

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US / 'aʊə(r) /

UK / aʊr /

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  • noun
  • 60 minutes
  • Particular time of the day
  • Fixed, regularly occurring time

fall

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US / fɔ:l /

UK / fɔl /

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

month

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US / mʌnθ /

UK / mʌnθ /

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  • noun
  • One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year

front

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US / frʌnt /

UK / frʌnt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Opposite of back; the forward part of an object
  • noun
  • Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
  • Area where fighting in a war is happening
  • Place where air of different temperatures meets
  • verb
  • To have the forward part facing something
  • To lead a group of people, usually a band

include

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US / ɪnˈklu:d /

UK / ɪnˈklud /

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

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

continue

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US / kən'tɪnju: /

UK / kənˈtɪnju /

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  • verb
  • To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • To start doing again after a break, pause, or stop

sense

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US / sens /

UK / sɛns /

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  • noun
  • Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • Normal or clear state of mind
  • Meaning of a particular word, phrase or text
  • verb
  • To perceive using sight, sound, taste touch etc.
  • To recognize the presence of something

late

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US / leɪt /

UK / let /

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  • adjecitve
  • Happening near the end of a given time
  • Having died; having held some position recently
  • At a time after the expected time
  • adverb
  • At a time after the expected time

completely

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US / kəmˈpli:tli /

UK / kəmˈpliːtli /

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  • adverb
  • In every way or as much as possible

across

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US / əˈkrɔs /

UK / əˈkrɔs,əˈkrɑs /

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  • adverb
  • Distance from one side to another
  • (Go) from one side to the other of something

piece

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US / pi:s /

UK / pis /

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  • noun
  • A counter in a board game
  • Small part of something larger
  • verb
  • To put items together to assemble something

along

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US / əˈlɒŋ /

UK / əˈlɔ:ŋ /

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

news

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US / nju:z /

UK / nu:z /

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  • noun
  • Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
  • Information about recent events

area

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US / 'eərɪə /

UK / ˈɛriə /

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  • noun
  • Amount of measured space
  • A specific section or space; part of a region
  • A subject or field of study

large

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US / lɑ:dʒ /

UK / lɑ:rdʒ /

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

fire

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US / 'faɪə(r) /

UK / faɪr /

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

wonder

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US / 'wʌndə(r) /

UK / ˈwʌndɚ /

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  • noun
  • Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
  • verb
  • To feel curious about something
  • To think or consider about something over time

morning

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US / 'mɔ:nɪŋ /

UK / ˈmɔrnɪŋ /

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  • noun
  • Early part of the day before 12 p.m

city

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US / 'sɪtɪ /

UK / ˈsɪti /

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  • noun
  • Area with many buildings, roads and people

child

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US / tʃaɪld /

UK / tʃaɪld /

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

dead

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US / ded /

UK / dɛd /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Not alive
  • Being bored or not interested
  • Unable to operate because electricity etc. ran out
  • Being unable to feel, physically or emotionally
  • adverb
  • Completely; absolutely

building

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US / ˈbɪldɪŋ /

UK / ˈbɪldɪŋ /

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  • noun
  • A structure with a roof and walls, e.g. a house
  • verb
  • To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
  • To construct a house, office, factory

ground

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US / graʊnd /

UK / ɡraʊnd /

A1
  • noun
  • Connection of electrical equipment to earth
  • Place where people play particular sports
  • Solid surface of the earth that we stand on
  • verb
  • To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
  • To make sharp or smooth through friction
  • To press together with force making a sound
  • To punish someone by not allowing them to go out
  • To hit the bottom
  • (Of boat) to hit the bottom so it cannot move
  • To prevent a plane from taking off
  • To place the ball over the goal line in rugby

slow

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US / sləʊ /

UK / sloʊ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
  • (Clock) showing time earlier than the actual time
  • Having difficulty understanding simple things
  • Moving or happening without speed; not fast
  • verb
  • To move, with less speed than before
  • To move or go without much speed

hundred

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US / 'hʌndrəd /

UK / ˈhʌndrɪd /

A1
  • number
  • 100

attack

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US / ə'tæk /

UK / əˈtæk /

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  • noun
  • Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
  • verb
  • To try to destroy, beat, or injure

thousand

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US / ˈθaʊznd /

UK / ˈθaʊzənd /

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  • number
  • Number 1,000

death

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US / deθ /

UK / dɛθ /

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  • noun
  • When someone dies; the end of life

size

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US / saɪz /

UK / saɪz /

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  • noun
  • How big or small a thing is
  • Standard measurements for clothing, shoes
  • verb
  • To make something to fit a particular measurement
  • To organize or group from small to large

war

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US / wɔ:(r) /

UK / wɔr /

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  • noun
  • Situation where armies fight each other

likely

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US / 'laɪklɪ /

UK / ˈlaɪkli /

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  • adjecitve
  • With a good chance that a thing will really happen
  • Seeming suitable or good for a particular purpose

report

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US / rɪ'pɔ:t /

UK / rɪˈpɔrt, ˈport /

A1
  • noun
  • Account of the necessary facts and information
  • The telling of news in the media
  • Official statement about something
  • verb
  • To submit a report or bill to the government
  • To write in a newspaper or speak on a news program
  • To state something officially
  • To officially present yourself to an authority
  • To describe something by telling it to others

appear

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US / ə'pɪə(r) /

UK / əˈpɪr /

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  • verb
  • To be seen, become visible; come into sight
  • To seem to be
  • To act in a play, movie, or be mentioned in media

ten

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US / ten /

UK / tɛn /

A1
  • number
  • 10

scene

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US / si:n /

UK / sin /

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  • noun
  • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • View that looks like a picture
  • Place where something particular happened
  • Part of an act in a play

block

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US / blɒk /

UK / blɑk /

A2
  • noun
  • Solid piece of material used for building
  • A piece of wood, chocolate etc.
  • Hard piece of wood, stone etc. with straight edges
  • Building made up of offices or apartments
  • Area of a city divided by four streets
  • verb
  • To stop from going forward or making progress

decision

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US / dɪ'sɪʒn /

UK / dɪˈsɪʒən /

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  • noun
  • Choice made after thinking; final judgment
  • Ability to make quick and confident choices

throughout

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US / θru:ˈaʊt /

UK / θruˈaʊt /

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  • adverb
  • From the beginning of something until the end
  • preposition
  • Over/across an entire place/thing; in every part

rise

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US / raɪz /

UK / raɪz /

A1
  • noun
  • Act or process of achieving a higher rank, status
  • Ground higher than the areas next to or around it
  • Movement from lower to greater heights
  • verb
  • To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • (Of bread) to get larger due to air being created
  • To achieve greater success and power or rank
  • To increase in quantity, degree, strength, value
  • To move from a lower position to a higher one
  • (Sun, etc.) to appear over the horizon, in the sky

nearly

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US / ˈniəli /

UK / ˈnɪrli /

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  • adverb
  • Not completely; almost

hole

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US / həʊl /

UK / hol /

A2
  • noun
  • An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
  • Fault or weakness in a plan, idea or explanation
  • Opening into or through something
  • An awkward or difficult situation
  • Dirty or unpleasant place with poor facilities
  • verb
  • (Golf) to get the ball into the hole

prepare

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US / prɪˈpeə(r) /

UK / prɪˈper /

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  • verb
  • To make something ready for use

among

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US / əˈmʌŋ /

UK / əˈmʌŋ /

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  • preposition
  • In the center of several things

destroy

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US / dɪ'strɔɪ /

UK / dɪˈstrɔɪ /

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  • verb
  • To damage so badly that something no longer exists
  • To defeat someone or something easily
  • To kill a sick or unwanted animal

official

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US / əˈfɪʃl /

UK / əˈfɪʃəl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Real, exact, truely felt
  • Of or done by someone in authority; formal
  • noun
  • A person authorized to perform a specific duty

mother

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US / ˈmʌðə(r) /

UK / ˈmʌðɚ /

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  • noun
  • Female who has a child or children; female parent
  • verb
  • To take care of someone as if they were your child

strike

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US / straɪk /

UK / straɪk /

A2
  • noun
  • A punch or hit
  • Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
  • Refusal to work to get more pay, protest something
  • verb
  • To hit something
  • To suddenly become (e.g. rich)
  • To have an idea occur to you

image

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US / 'ɪmɪdʒ /

UK / ˈɪmɪdʒ /

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  • noun
  • Picture, sculpture or painting of something
  • General idea or opinion of something
  • verb
  • To obtain pictures by scanning them with a machine

fresh

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US / freʃ /

UK / frɛʃ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Clean; not used or dirty
  • Remaining clear, as in a person's memory
  • Newly made or gathered
  • (Water) not salty, usually from a lake or a river

south

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US / saʊθ /

UK / saʊθ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
  • Coming from the opposite direction from north
  • noun
  • The direction to your right of the rising sun

training

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US / ˈtreɪnɪŋ /

UK / ˈtrenɪŋ /

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  • noun
  • Act of educating someone to get better at
  • verb
  • To teach a pet a behavior or a trick
  • To educate someone in something, e.g. medicine
  • To cause a plant to grow a certain way by cutting
  • To point a certain way or toward something
  • To practice to get better at a thing, e.g. sports

partner

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US / 'pɑ:tnə(r) /

UK / ˈpɑrtnɚ /

A2
  • noun
  • One you have a business/personal relationship with
  • Someone you have personal relationship with
  • verb
  • To join with others for work or other activity

soft

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US / sɒft /

UK / sɔft, sɑft /

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  • adjecitve
  • Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
  • Easy to press, bend or cut; not hard or firm
  • Showing a sympathetic and gentle heart
  • Not rough to the touch; light in feel
  • (Of lights, music) not too bright; not too loud

wave

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US / weɪv /

UK / wev /

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

factor

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US / 'fæktə(r) /

UK / ˈfæktɚ /

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  • noun
  • Something that influences a result
  • verb
  • To consider or include in an estimate or judgment
  • To find the two numbers a number can be divided by

ship

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US / ʃɪp /

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  • noun
  • Large boat
  • verb
  • To transport goods by boat, truck or plane

significant

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US / sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt /

UK / sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
  • Having meaning; important; noticeable
  • (Statistics) being clearly different

willing

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US / 'wɪlɪŋ /

UK / ˈwɪlɪŋ /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Act of making a choice
  • verb
  • To leave property to someone after your death
  • To use mental effort to make something happen
  • To influence someone to do something
  • To make something happen by strongly wanting it

rush

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US / rʌʃ /

UK / rʌʃ /

A2
  • noun
  • Actions performed or finishes with speed, urgency
  • State of hurried action
  • Sudden popularity to buy something by many people
  • Quick movement of water, e.g. in a river
  • A grassy reed
  • verb
  • To attack someone suddenly in a group
  • To perform or finish with speed and urgency
  • To move forward very quickly
  • To flow in a quick manner

weather

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US / 'weðə(r) /

UK / ˈwɛðɚ /

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  • noun
  • Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
  • verb
  • To successfully deal with a difficult situation
  • To erode or become damaged due to the environment

vehicle

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US / ˈvi:əkl /

UK / ˈvi:hɪkl /

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  • noun
  • Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
  • Means of expressing, showing, or achieving

military

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US / 'mɪlətrɪ /

UK / ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the army or navy
  • noun
  • Army or armed forces

crew

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US / kru: /

UK / kru /

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  • noun
  • Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
  • Skilled group of people working together on a task

london

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US / 'lʌndən /

UK / 'lʌndən /

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  • proper noun
  • The capital of the United Kingdom, situated in southeastern England on the River Thames; population
  • An industrial city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated to the north of Lake Erie; population 3

region

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US / 'ri:dʒən /

UK / ˈridʒən /

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  • noun
  • Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.

winter

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US / ˈwɪntə(r) /

UK / ˈwɪntɚ /

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  • adjecitve
  • (Food) planted in fall and gathered next year
  • noun
  • Time or season of idleness or decay
  • Coldest season of the year
  • verb
  • To spend the cold months at a certain place

viewer

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US / ˈvju:ə(r) /

UK / ˈvjuɚ /

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  • noun
  • Special machine to look at pictures
  • Someone who watches, e.g. television

east

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US / i:st /

UK / i:st /

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  • noun
  • Direction where the sun rises
  • Geographic area including India, China, Japan etc.

minister

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US / 'mɪnɪstə(r) /

UK / ˈmɪnɪstɚ /

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  • noun
  • An official who heads a government department
  • Person who performs Christian services

equipment

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US / ɪˈkwɪpmənt /

UK / ɪˈkwɪpmənt /

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  • noun
  • Tools or materials used to perform a task

border

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US / 'bɔ:də(r) /

UK / ˈbɔrdɚ /

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

combat

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US / 'kɒmbæt /

UK / kəmˈbæt, ˈkɑmˌbæt /

B1
  • verb
  • To fight someone or something physically

apartment

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US / əˈpɑ:tmənt /

UK / əˈpɑ:rtmənt /

A2
  • noun
  • Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building

deadly

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US / ˈdedli /

UK / ˈdɛdli /

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

western

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US / ˈwestən /

UK / ˈwestərn /

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  • adjecitve
  • Movies often about cowboys in the American West
  • Coming from, found in, or facing towards the west

rescue

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US / 'reskju: /

UK / ˈrɛskju /

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  • noun
  • Act of saving someone in danger or in trouble
  • verb
  • To save someone who is in danger or in trouble

russian

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US / ˈrʌʃn /

UK / ˈrʌʃn /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the culture and people of Russia
  • noun
  • Person from Russia

explosion

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US / ɪkˈspləʊʒn /

UK / ɪkˈsploʒən /

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  • noun
  • Loud and sudden expression of emotion
  • Sudden increase of something
  • Violent release of energy (e.g. from a bomb)

timing

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US / ˈtaɪmɪŋ /

UK / ˈtaɪmɪŋ /

A1
  • noun
  • Measurement of how fast someone is
  • 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

russia

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US / 'rʌʃə /

UK / 'rʌʃə /

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  • proper noun
  • A country in northern Asia and eastern Europe; population 143,500,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Mos

southern

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US / ˈsʌðən /

UK / ˈsʌðərn /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning a region in the south
  • Being in or toward the south

kilometre

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US / ˈkɪləmi:tə(r) /

UK / ˈkɪləmiːtər /

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  • noun
  • A metric unit of length equal to 1000 metres

immediate

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US / ɪˈmi:diət /

UK / ɪˈmidiɪt /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being the very next to or just after
  • Done without delay; straight away

anticipate

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US / æn'tɪsɪpeɪt /

UK / ænˈtɪsəˌpet /

B1
  • verb
  • To expect or look ahead to something positively
  • To be aware of something that might happen

weekly

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US / 'wi:klɪ /

UK / ˈwikli /

A2
  • adverb
  • Happening, published, or done once a week
  • noun
  • Magazine or newspaper published once a week

troop

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US / tru:p /

UK / trup /

B1
  • noun
  • Group of people
  • Group of mammals or birds
  • A group of soldiers
  • verb
  • To walk past in a group or large number
  • To move or gather in a crowd

defence

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US / dɪˈfens /

UK / dɪˈfɛns /

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  • noun
  • The process of protecting something from attack

tens

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US / tenz /

UK / tenz /

A1
  • number
  • 10s

ukraine

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US / ju:'kreɪn /

UK / ju:'kreɪn /

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  • other
  • A republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian st

missile

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US / ˈmisail /

UK / ˈmɪsəl /

B1
  • noun
  • A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched

toll

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US / təʊl /

UK / tol /

B2
  • noun
  • Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
  • Number of people hurt or killed in a disaster
  • Sum of money to be paid to use a bridge or road
  • verb
  • (Bell) to ring in a slow, loud and repeated way

indication

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US / ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃn /

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  • At least 17 people have been killed in Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, according to Ukrainian officials. The deadliest attack occurred in a residential building, where at least 14 people, including two children, lost their lives. The city of Oman, where the attack took place, is situated hundreds of kilometers away from the front lines, as close to Kiev as it is to the border of Moldova. The missile struck the building in the early hours of the morning, causing a large explosion and leaving a gaping hole in the structure. Rescue crews and firefighters immediately rushed to the scene, and efforts are ongoing to search for survivors amidst the rubble. Ukrainian officials estimate that 27 apartments were completely destroyed, with over 100 people living in the vicinity. The death toll is expected to rise as the search and rescue operation continues. Apart from Oman, other Ukrainian cities, including Dnipro and the Kiev region, were also targeted by Russian missiles. This attack marks the first large-scale assault on Ukraine in nearly two months. Previously, such attacks were more frequent, but had recently decreased due to Russia's depletion of its stockpile of long-range missiles, according to Western officials.
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  • There is breaking news from Russia's war on Ukraine today.
  • Ukrainian officials say a wave of Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities have killed at least 17 people.
  • This Is the aftermath of what appears to be the deadliest attack.
  • Officials say at least 14 people were killed when that apartment block was hit.
  • Two children are reported to be among the dead.
  • As Briar Stewart reports, the city is hundreds of kilometres from the front lines.
  • City of Oman is actually as close to Kiev as it is to the border of Moldova, just to give viewers a sense of where it is and how far back it is from the front line.
  • And what we know is that a missile struck a residential building in the early hours of the morning.
  • Images from the scene, you can see there's a large gaping hole in the building.
  • There was an immediate explosion.
  • Rescue crews of course rushed in along with firefighters.
  • And now crews are continuing to pick through the rubble.
  • Ukrainian officials say there were 27 apartments that were completely destroyed.
  • And they believe that there were just over 100 people living in that area of the building.
  • So it is very likely that we will continue to see the death toll rise.
  • And while that city was hit the hardest, a number of missiles were fired across Ukraine.
  • Ukrainian officials say that a mother and a child was killed in the southern city of Dnipro.
  • And of course missiles were also hurled into the Kiev region.
  • And this is really the first attack we have seen of this size on Ukraine in nearly two months.
  • And that's significant because in the fall we would see these kinds of attacks almost weekly.
  • And then it really slowed down.
  • And what Western officials say that's because Russia was really running out of its stockpile of long-range missiles.
  • But of course since the late fall and into the winter both Ukraine and Russia has really been trying to prepare for what's next because of course there is so much talk over a looming counter-offensive.
  • Briar, these Russian attacks, the timing of all of this, just as Ukraine's military prepares for a counter-offensive, it's been anticipated for weeks.
  • And I'm wondering if there are any fresh indications on the timing of when this could start.
  • Well, in fact, Heather, Ukraine's Defence Minister Alexei Reznikov commented on that just today saying that Ukraine is ready and God willing when there's good weather and a decision from commanders it will begin.
  • Of course weather is a big factor in all of this because they need to make sure that the ground isn't too soft, it isn't too muddy so that the combat vehicles can move.
  • And over the last couple of months Ukraine has been training tens of thousands of troops.
  • All of the hundreds of pieces of equipment that have been shipped in from Western partners, they're almost all on the ground now.
  • So Ukraine is ready and this is a pivotal time because while Ukraine has been preparing for this counter-offensive, so has Russia.
  • Russia has been preparing its defences including building hundreds of kilometres of trenches throughout the south and in the east.
  • That's Briar Stewart in London.