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Parents of drowned teen call for urgent changes at Aberavon beach | ITV News

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child

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US / tʃaɪld /

UK / tʃaɪld /

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

neath

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US / ni:θ /

UK / ni:θ /

A1
  • preposition
  • Beneath.
  • proper noun
  • An industrial town in South Wales on the River Neath; population 46,800 (est. 2009).

coastline

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US / ˈkəʊstlaɪn /

UK / ˈkoʊstlaɪn /

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  • noun
  • Area of sea alongside the land in an area

safety

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US / ˈseɪfti /

UK / ˈsefti /

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

want

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US / wɔnt /

UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /

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  • noun
  • Something you desire or wish for
  • State or condition of poverty
  • verb
  • To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing

friend

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US / frend /

UK / frɛnd /

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  • noun
  • Person who you like and enjoy being with

pier

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US / pɪə(r) /

UK / pɪr /

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  • noun
  • Strong post that helps support something
  • Long structure built over the water to tie boats

preventable

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US / prɪ'ventəbl /

UK / prɪˈvɛntəbl: /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being capable of being stopped from happening

can

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US / kæn /

UK / kən,kæn /

A1
  • 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

not

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US / nɒt /

UK / nɑt /

A1
  • adverb
  • Word indicating the negative
  • (Used to form the negative of verbs)

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

our

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US / 'aʊə(r) /

UK / aʊr /

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to us

whole

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US / həul /

UK / hol /

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  • adjecitve
  • Complete or full; all of
  • Being in a good condition
  • noun
  • Complete amount or sum; total

barrier

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US / 'bærɪə(r) /

UK / ˈbæriɚ /

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  • noun
  • Difficult situation preventing something happening
  • Structure or object that stops free movement

but

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US / bət /

UK / bʌt,bət /

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  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

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

study

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US / 'stʌdɪ /

UK / ˈstʌdi /

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  • noun
  • Room that a person studies or reads in
  • Piece of research
  • Topic or subject you research or learn about
  • verb
  • To focus on learning something usually at school

would

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US / wʊd /

UK / wʊd /

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  • other
  • Used to indicate something imagined
  • Used to ask or request something politely
  • Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
  • Used to indicate a preference
  • Used to indicate a reaction
  • Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
  • Used to indicate willingness or ability to do

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

boundless

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US / ˈbaʊndləs /

UK / ˈbaʊndlɪs /

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  • adjecitve
  • Without limits; innumerable; limitless

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

ray

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US / reɪ /

UK / re /

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  • noun
  • Person's name
  • Lines of light coming from an object
  • Fish with a pointed tail and flat body

through

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US / θru: /

UK / θru /

A2
  • 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

strong

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US / strɒŋ /

UK / strɔŋ /

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

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)

die

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US / daɪ /

UK / daɪ /

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

enthusiasm

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US / ɪnˈθju:ziæzəm /

UK / ɛnˈθuziˌæzəm /

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  • noun
  • Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
  • Great interest and excitement in something

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

rip

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US / rɪp /

UK / rɪp /

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  • noun
  • A long tear in something, e.g. a piece of cloth
  • verb
  • To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
  • To become torn, opened, or split apart forcefully
  • To remove or take by pulling it forcefully

such

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US / sʌtʃ /

UK / sʌtʃ /

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  • determiner
  • Being similar to
  • (Thing) as previously stated or referred to
  • adverb
  • (Used to emphasize the quality of an adjective)

water

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US / 'wɔ:tə(r) /

UK / ˈwɔtɚ, ˈwɑtɚ /

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  • noun
  • Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
  • Large area such as an ocean or sea
  • verb
  • (Of the eyes) to produce tears
  • (Mouth) to become wet at the thought of nice food
  • To pour liquids onto a plant to keep it alive

after

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US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /

UK / ˈæftɚ /

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  • adverb
  • Later than another time, or behind something
  • conjunction
  • Following something before
  • preposition
  • When an event happened or time has passed

already

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US / ɔ:lˈredi /

UK / ɔlˈrɛdi /

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  • adverb
  • Having happened or been done before this time

many

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US / 'menɪ /

UK / ˈmɛni /

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  • determiner
  • Used to refer a large number of things

thousand

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US / ˈθaʊznd /

UK / ˈθaʊzənd /

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  • number
  • Number 1,000

will

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US / wɪl /

UK / wɪl /

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

age

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US / eɪdʒ /

UK / edʒ /

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  • verb
  • To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
  • To get older
  • noun
  • Period of time in history
  • Number of years a person or thing has lived

williams

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US / ˈwɪljəmz /

UK / ˈwɪljəmz /

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  • noun
  • A dessert pear of an early green variety.

council

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US / 'kaʊnsl /

UK / ˈkaʊnsəl /

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  • noun
  • Group chosen to make decisions about something

installation

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US / ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃn /

UK / ˌɪnstəˈleʃən /

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  • noun
  • Process of setting up equipment to use

mission

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US / 'mɪʃn /

UK / ˈmɪʃən /

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  • noun
  • A task or role someone is given to do
  • Special assignment given to a person or group
  • Group tasked with a specific duty
  • A task given to someone to gain or achieve
  • Religious group wishing to convert others
  • Housing for a religious group working overseas
  • Religious or charitable task in a foreign country

monday

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US / ˈmʌndeɪ /

UK / ˈmʌndeɪ /

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  • noun
  • Second day of the week; the day after Sunday

here

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US / hɪə(r) /

UK / hɪr /

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

khan

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US / kɑ:n /

UK / kɑn, kæn /

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  • other
  • A title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries

memory

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US / 'memərɪ /

UK / ˈmɛməri /

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

contain

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US / kənˈteɪn /

UK / kənˈten /

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  • verb
  • To keep something from spreading
  • To hold something inside something else

four

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US / fɔ:(r) /

UK / fɔr, for /

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  • number
  • 4

rescue

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US / 'reskju: /

UK / ˈrɛskju /

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

safe

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US / seɪf /

UK / sef /

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

yearly

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US / 'jɪəlɪ /

UK / ˈjɪrli /

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  • adverb
  • Once a year; every 365 days

write

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US / raɪt /

UK / raɪt /

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  • verb
  • To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
  • To invent or create a computer program
  • To create a song or piece of music

catch

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US / kætʃ /

UK / kætʃ, kɛtʃ /

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  • noun
  • Amount of something that has been caught
  • Trick or something trying to deceive
  • verb
  • To stop something flying and hold it
  • To stop something and not let it go, e.g. animals
  • To get sick or get a disease from someone else
  • To find someone to do something, a task
  • To get stuck on or in something
  • To be trapped so you can’t escape
  • To be able to understand what someone is saying

number

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US / ˈnʌmbə(r) /

UK / ˈnʌmbɚ /

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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

smile

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US / smaɪl /

UK / smaɪl /

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  • noun
  • Raising the corners of the mouth showing happiness
  • verb
  • To put up the corners of mouth to show happiness

tell

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US / tel /

UK / tɛl /

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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

current

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US / 'kʌrənt /

UK / ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr- /

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  • adjecitve
  • Happening or being in the present time
  • noun
  • Electricity flowing through wires
  • Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky

petition

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US / pə'tɪʃn /

UK / pəˈtɪʃən /

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  • noun
  • Request to an authority to change something
  • verb
  • To request an authority to make a change

people

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US / 'pi:pl /

UK / ˈpipəl /

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

secure

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US / sɪ'kjʊə(r) /

UK / sɪˈkjʊr /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being attached to something tightly and surely
  • (Place that is) locked, guarded and safe
  • verb
  • To get or achieve something with certainty
  • To firmly attach something to something else
  • To protect from danger or harm, keep things safe

that

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US / ðæt /

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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’

week

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US / wi:k /

UK / wik /

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  • noun
  • Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday

jump

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US / dʒʌmp /

UK / dʒʌmp /

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  • noun
  • Large sudden increase
  • An act of springing into the air
  • Bar or other thing that is jumped over
  • A sudden movement due to surprise
  • verb
  • To attack someone suddenly
  • To push your body into the air with your legs
  • To suddenly decide to do something
  • To make a sudden movement due to surprise

ladder

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US / 'lædə(r) /

UK / ˈlædɚ /

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  • noun
  • Series of levels to go up in society or business
  • Device with a series of steps used for climbing

family

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US / 'fæməlɪ /

UK / ˈfæmli /

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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

include

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US / ɪnˈklu:d /

UK / ɪnˈklud /

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

sea

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US / /

UK / /

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  • noun
  • Very large group of people, similar-looking things
  • Large body of salty water with land around it

athletic

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US / æθˈletɪk /

UK / æθˈlɛtɪk /

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  • adjecitve
  • Fit and strong; physically capable

difficulty

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US / ˈdɪfɪkəlti /

UK / ˈdɪfɪˌkʌlti, -kəl- /

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  • noun
  • Something that is hard to do

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

hard

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US / hɑ:d /

UK / hɑː(r)d /

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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

happen

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US / 'hæpən /

UK / ˈhæpən /

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  • verb
  • To take place or occur

terrible

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US / ˈterəbl /

UK / ˈtɛrəbəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Very bad; horrible

call

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US / kɔ:l /

UK / kɔl /

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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

reporter

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US / rɪˈpɔ:tə(r) /

UK / rɪˈpɔrtɚ, -ˈpor- /

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  • noun
  • Someone whose job is to report news

wonderful

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US / ˈwʌndəfl /

UK / 'wʌndərfl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight

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

out

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US / aʊt /

UK / aʊt /

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

tide

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US / taɪd /

UK / taɪd /

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  • noun
  • Way opinions or events are developing or changing
  • Regular rise and fall of the level of the sea
  • verb
  • To give you what is needed for a short time

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

pain

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US / peɪn /

UK / pen /

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  • noun
  • Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • Something or someone that bothers or upsets you
  • verb
  • To cause someone to feel upset or worry

sunshine

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US / ˈsʌnʃaɪn /

UK / ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn /

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  • noun
  • Feeling of happiness or cheerfulness
  • Rays of light coming from the sun

early

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US / ˈɜ:li /

UK / ˈɜ:rli /

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

grief

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US / ɡri:f /

UK / ɡrif /

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  • noun
  • Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
  • Things that are troublesome or annoying

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

come

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US / kʌm /

UK / 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

grieve

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US / ɡri:v /

UK / ɡriv /

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  • verb
  • To feel great sadness, as when someone dies

local

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US / ˈləʊkl /

UK / ˈloʊkl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Relating to a particular area, city, or town
  • noun
  • Bus or train, that stops at most stations
  • People who live in the area being discussed
  • The pub you most frequently go to

join

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US / dʒɔɪn /

UK / dʒɔɪn /

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

two

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

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  • number
  • 2

investigate

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US / ɪn'vestɪɡeɪt /

UK / ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡet /

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  • verb
  • To try to find out facts; to carry out research

half

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US / hɑ:f /

UK / hæf, hɑf /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not complete
  • adverb
  • Partly; somewhat
  • noun
  • One of two equal periods of game time in a sport
  • The part you get when one is divided into two;

parent

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US / 'peərənt /

UK / ˈpɛrənt, ˈpær- /

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  • noun
  • Person's, animal's mother or father
  • Something creating other things of the same kind

wish

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US / wɪʃ /

UK / wɪʃ /

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

kind

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US / kaɪnd /

UK / kaɪnd /

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

year

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US / jə: /

UK / jɪr /

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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

insist

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US / ɪn'sɪst /

UK / ɪnˈsɪst /

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  • verb
  • To demand that someone do something
  • To strongly state your opinion without changing it

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

love

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US / lʌv /

UK / lʌv /

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  • noun
  • Person's name
  • A very strong feeling of affection
  • The person you care very deeply about
  • Strong, deep emotional and sexual attraction
  • verb
  • To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
  • To like doing very much; enjoy greatly
  • To feel a strong emotional and romantic attraction

other

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US / 'ʌðə(r) /

UK / ˈʌðər /

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  • adjecitve
  • A thing different from that mentioned
  • determiner
  • (Something) else; not the first (one)
  • pronoun
  • Being the one and only thing of that category

strength

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US / streŋθ /

UK / strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ /

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  • noun
  • Condition of being strong

talbot

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US / 'tɔ:lbət /

UK / 'tɔ:lbət /

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  • other
  • English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photograph

than

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  • Used to indicate something already been discussed
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  • To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
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boy

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  • A line in a person's hair, made with a comb
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  • Sweet wine that is produced in Portugal
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  • Making others feel like laughing

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month

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  • Act of making or becoming something else
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  • To exchange one set of clothes for another
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  • To go from one train, bus, etc. and go to another

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  • To make someone more determined or confident
  • Introduction to Video Content
  • The parents of a 15-year-old boy who drowned at Aberavon Beach are calling for urgent changes to improve water safety. David Ejimofor tragically lost his life on Monday after getting into difficulty in the sea. His family describe him as a wonderful boy who was loved by many. They want the beach to have barriers, secured lifebuoys, and a ladder for swimmers to safely enter and exit the water. A petition for these changes has already gained over 2,500 signatures. The local council will review the petition, but the police are still investigating the incident. This tragic event is one of several drownings along the British coast this summer.
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  • The parents of a 15-year-old boy who drowned at a beach near Swansea have told ITV News they wouldn't want any other family to go through their pain.
  • David Ejimofor died at Aberavon Beach on Monday after getting into difficulty in the sea.
  • His family say he was a ray of sunshine and he would have approved of their campaign to improve water safety in his memory.
  • Our Wales reporter Rhys Williams has more.
  • A family united in grief.
  • A mother and father devastated by the tragic loss of their son.
  • David Ejimofor was known for his infectious smile and boundless enthusiasm.
  • He was just 15 years old when he drowned.
  • It happened here on Aberavon Beach near Port Talbot on Monday night.
  • His family say he was encouraged to join friends in jumping off the pier at high tide as part of a yearly coming of age ceremony.
  • David was a wonderful boy, very strong, athletic, studies very hard and very humble and the whole community in Port Talbot, they love him.
  • David was loved by many people, his friends, teachers, he wrote to his friend as well.
  • He's a very kind and honest boy.
  • David's parents are calling for changes to be made at the beach to make it safer.
  • A petition calling for the installation of barriers, secured lifebuoys along the pier and a ladder to get out of the water has already been signed by more than two and a half thousand people.
  • Better safety, if they can do that for us, my wishes, all of us will be very happy and the local community will be very happy as well.
  • Neath Port Talbot Council insists the beach is equipped with safety signs containing advice for swimmers but says it will study the family's petition.
  • The police are still investigating the incident.
  • David's tragic death is the latest in a number this summer along the British coast.
  • Last month, 12-year-old Sunna Khan and 17-year-old Joe Abbas both died after they got into difficulty in the sea off Bournemouth Beach.
  • And earlier this week, a family of four, including two children, were rescued at sea palling off the Norfolk coast after they were caught in a rip current.
  • For David's grieving family, they say his memory will give them strength in their mission to end such terrible, preventable tragedies on our coastline.
  • Rhys Williams, ITV News, Port Talbot.