on
/ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/
prepositionused to show a day or date
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1. A young person was standing on the other side of the pond.
2. She quickly puts a golden apple on the table.
3. She quickly puts some wax on the scales.
4. The jogger puts his hand on the old woman’s arm.
5. Addiction overall is tough on any human being.
the
/ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/
determinerused when referring to a person or thing that was previously mentioned or one that is identified easily
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1. the girl cries.
2. The two men read the letter again.
3. The judge began the trial.
4. The lunatics are running the asylum.
5. His attorney called the charges wholly without merit.
corner
/ˈkɔɹnɝ/
nouna point or area at which two edges, sides, or lines meet
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1. This car loves corners.
2. To cut corners.
3. To cut corners.
4. I cut corners.
5. Several males corner an enemy female.
at
/ˈæt/
prepositionused to show a particular place or position
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1. Sara's father stays at home.
2. Some deaf people do not speak at all.
3. The high yield market is now at bubble levels.
4. The cells of the cervix are especially at risks.
5. We both laugh at the same jokes!
traffic lights
/tɹˈæfɪk lˈaɪts/
nouna set of lights, often colored in red, yellow, and green, that control the traffic on a road
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1. They use a blue color instead of green for traffic lights.
2. The intersection should also have traffic lights.
3. Our traffic lights are going amber.
4. The roundabout is straight after the traffic lights.
5. See traffic lights ahead.
bridge
/ˈbɹɪdʒ/
nouna structure built over a river, road, etc. that enables people or vehicles to go across one side to the other
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1. Second, the historical prologue bridges the gap between generations.
2. bridges also usually recontextualize the story.
3. An encoder bridges the gap between your video content and YouTube.
4. The livestream bridges that gap.
5. Some people build bridges.
opposite
/ˈɑpəzət/, /ˈɑpzət/
adjectiveon the other side of an area when seen from a particular vantage point
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1. In this case, opposites attract.
2. Opposites attract.
3. So "opposites attract?"
4. And "Opposites attract."
5. Opposites attract.
to turn
/ˈtɝn/
verbto move in a circular direction around a fixed line or point
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1. As the earth turns each day, the sun appears to move across the sky.
2. He used the veto power more than any prior president, turning it into a powerful tool of policy.
3. I felt revulsion and disgust, and yet I continued to turn the pages, I would not have known how to articulate it.
4. When you turned 15? - 50. - 50!
5. - Turn the steak?
left
/ˈɫɛft/
adjectivetoward or located on the same side as the heart of most people
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1. This side however, my left ear is better than my right ear
2. This left included various figures.
3. The kid, in his last game, homers to left!
4. Watch your left!
5. Look left.
right
/ˈɹaɪt/
nounthe direction or side that is toward the east when someone or something is facing north
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1. The fast food industry grew because it was born at the right time.
2. I have no idea what's going on with Michelle right now.
3. You know, they have the right to terminate channels as they see fit, to suspend channels as they see fit.
4. Can you imagine if I put a big loudspeaker hooked up to your brain, and I could hear all your thoughts right now?
5. When a new drug comes to market, the FDA gives the drug company exclusive rights to produce and market the drug until their patent runs out.
to go
/ˈɡoʊ/
verbto travel or move from one location to another location
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1. After lunch, Jimmy and his mother went to the park.
2. A lot of Scottish Americans go back to Scotland as tourists.
3. They went up to the eighth floor.
4. Jake went back to his apartment.
5. The butcher goes through about 15,000 pounds of beef and 9,700 pounds of chicken each week.
straight
/ˈstɹeɪt/
adverbin a manner that is not curved
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1. Keep your back straight
2. So keeping the arms straight.
3. Standing leg straight.
4. Keep my back straight.
5. Stretch the arm straight.
past
/ˈpæst/
adverbfrom one side of something to the other
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1. Thousands of people stand in The Mall to see the Queen and the soldiers go past.
2. In the past, they were a major stabilizing force during downturns, but during the Great Recession, they became a big drag because of this.
3. Any number of potential prey could venture past.
4. Any number of potential prey could venture past.
5. - Past our bedtime.
church
/ˈtʃɝtʃ/
nouna building where Christians go to worship and practice their religion
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1. Church is important, Stan.
2. Churches sit alongside temples.
3. Church: Stop it.
4. Church: Stop it.
5. That is, churches should support the preachers and missionaries.
end
/ˈɛnd/
nounthe final part of something, such as an event, a story, etc.
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1. Eventually his battle with drug addiction ended the marriage.
2. Pavement ends ahead?
3. Cross end B in front of end
4. The game just ended.
5. The game ended.
of
/ˈəv/
prepositionused to indicate origin or derivation
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1. Lack of jobs and new marriage patterns are causing changes in many countries.
2. That first race began one of the richest histories in international motor sport.
3. Today, over 70% of all heroin addicts in Switzerland receive treatment.
4. The Trump era restriction affected thousands of migrants.
5. Some games are more of a toss-up though.
street
/ˈstɹit/
nouna public path for vehicles in a village, town, or city, usually with buildings, houses, etc. on its sides
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1. One day she was out shopping when she saw an old woman waiting to cross a busy street.
2. Alice wanted to cross the street too, so she went over to offer to help the woman across.
3. They watch the people in the street.
4. Here’s a stranger that just came in off the street.
5. Others occupied streets near the central bank.
