to arrive
/ɝˈaɪv/
verb
to reach a location, particularly as an end to a journey
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1He quickly goes behind a tree before the men arrive.
2He sees a girl arrive on a motorcycle.
3You fill up your tank and jump forward again, arriving with 10 units of fuel in your tank.
4Even before he arrived, the wily Loki was already scheming how he would get the dwarves to do his bidding.
5In the lions' territory, The cubs' father arrives back from his sojourn.
to close
/ˈkɫoʊs/, /ˈkɫoʊz/
verb
to move something like a window or door into a position that people or things cannot pass through
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1This involves a doctor examining the cervix through a microscope, and possibly taking a small biopsy of tissue for closer examination.
2He sulked for a week and then closed his detective agency.
3- Singing with her mouth closed.
4Close the door!
5Close the d-
to come
/ˈkəm/
verb
to move or travel toward something or someone
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1Last month a pretty girl came to work for him.
2People from every town and city in Scotland come here to talk about their country.
3But in the afternoon, some customers come back.
4When the fire happened, didn't the firefighters come?
5The time has come to answer for your mortal crimes, Makasu!
to hate
/ˈheɪt/
verb
to really not like something or someone
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1If you were mad, I wouldn't hate you.
2I hate those devices.
3Except for Marie's fabled love for Dewey Prince, these women hated men, all men, without shame, apology or discrimination.
4Some people like it, others hate it.
5- I freaking hate you guys right now.
to kill
/ˈkɪɫ/
verb
to end the life of someone or something
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1Excessive rainfall can dilute the salt in the water, which could kill the oysters.
2Structures kill people.
3Kill contestants.
4Kill control. -
5Kill people?
to sit
/ˈsɪt/
verb
to be in or on a chair or seat, or on the ground, resting our weight on our bottom with a straight back
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1Now she is sitting under the most beautiful Christmas tree.
2It is a hot afternoon and Jake is sitting on a bench in Notting Hill.
3Sit down with me on this bench, Jane.
4Sit. -
5The monkey sits.
to sleep
/ˈsɫip/
verb
to rest our mind and body, with our eyes closed
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1The consequences of chronic sleep deprivation can be truly disastrous.
2So it goes back under the ground and sleeps again.
3Dan: Do not bemoan your lack of sleep!
4Sleeping bag.
5-I sleep well.
to speak
/ˈspik/
verb
to use one's voice to express a particular feeling or to communicate information
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1The tall lady speaks to Alissa.
2Actions speak louder than words.
3The grandmothers speak a different language.
4The statistics speak for themselves.
5She speaks her mind.

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You've reviewed all the words in this lesson!