friend
/ˈfɹɛnd/
noun
someone we know well, like a lot, and trust, but normally they are not part of our family
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1When he finally went on his sleepy way home, Tom felt sure that he had just made an excellent new friend.
2Some faithful friends of Stalin even admitted to having disloyal thoughts if not deeds, which was adequate sin to justify execution.
3On top of that, Bertha’s friends would fuss over him as a toddler and compliment his skin wherever he went.
4Friends just got here.
5- Make friends.
to send
/ˈsɛnd/
verb
to take something to a specific location or making arrangements for it to be taken there, particularly by post
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1Muslims believe that God sent Muhammad as the final prophet to bring people back to the one true religion, which involves the worship of, and submission to, a single and all-powerful God.
2Do your friends send those pictures?
3- Send a couple of emails.
4Time to accidentally send these texts.
5Send those texts.
text message
/tˈɛkst mˈɛsɪdʒ/
noun
a written message that one sends or receives using a mobile phone
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1Text message scams are also illegal.
2And the same thing happens with text messages.
3Here are the text messages.
4Text messages are very short.
5text message from the guy she’s into.
to upload
/ˈəˌpɫoʊd/
verb
to send an electronic file such as a document, image, etc. from one digital device to another one, often by using the Internet
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1Upload a video.
2- Upload these photos of my nephew.
3Upload the photo.
4First, Upload a trailer video describing your series.
5And a number of sopranos uploaded their parts.
video
/ˈvɪdioʊ/
noun
a recording of sounds and images that are moving
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1The CEOs of Match Group and Tinder both declined to participate in this video.
2We explained why this should be our current calendar in our A new calendar for humanity video.
3The gender reveal video?
4Then external sources suggested videos.
5The number one most viewed video on YouTube!
to message
/ˈmɛsədʒ/, /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/
verb
to send someone a brief text, image, etc. in an electronic form
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1I even wrote a letter to Chris just kind of hoping that maybe the message could be relayed.
2- Message received.
3That message obviously is not reaching a lot of migrants.
4Mirror neurons send messages through the brain.
5Mirror neurons send messages through the brain.
to post
/ˈpoʊst/
verb
to publish, display, or make available online or in a physical location for others to see or read
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1My ex Bridget just posted a picture at a bar down the street.
2Girls will post half-naked pictures.
3Post, give us a fire.
4Post some pictures of your playful side, too.
5- Post a 30 second Tiktok dance in your underwear on your Tiktok account.
tweet
/ˈtwit/
noun
a message or post on Twitter
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1YouTube videos, news articles, Tumblr posts, tweets get lots of attention.
2Tweets also include video replays and periscopes from different vantage points.
3And The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson also tweeted his condolences.
4A Starbucks employee tweeted out a photo of a customer's extremely complicated order.
5-Tweet tweet.
email
/iˈmeɪɫ/
noun
a digital message that is sent from one person to another person or group of people using a system called email
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1Police lieutenants exchanged email on the case.
2Can this thing do email, actually?
3People email longer messages to friends or co-workers.
4Email does.
5Emails take up very little space on the server.
to get
/ˈɡɛt/, /ˈɡɪt/
verb
to receive or come to have something
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1Have you got any hobbies?
2My sister's got a little hotel by the sea.
3- You get a whole bunch of clothes in that washing machine!
4We just got a really good photographer.
5It got a laugh.
direction
/daɪˈɹɛkʃɪn/, /dɝˈɛkʃən/, /diˈɹɛkʃɪn/, /dɪˈɹɛkʃɪn/
noun
the position that someone or something faces, points, or moves toward
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1Giant bar codes on highway billboards give directions to rest stops.
2Their inner sun compass somehow flips direction.
3Complete countries, like Mongolia or Saudi Arabia, have only ever used directions.
4Tornadoes can change direction very quickly.
5At least this one has directions.
to read
/riːd/
verb
to look at written or printed words and understand their meaning
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1The two men read the letter again.
2And I'm going to read a poem first, an elegy called "Burial."
3During a 60 hour playthrough the kill counter reads precisely 21,369 space aliens , murderous robots and giant insects.
4- Read a book, Leo.
5- Read a book, people!
book
/ˈbʊk/
noun
a set of printed pages that are held together in a cover so that we can turn them and read them
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1I'm a travel writer, and I'm doing a book on mountains in North America.
2He wrote the definitive book on Tesla's life.
3Errol Morris wrote a really great book.
4He wrote a very important book on cyberwar.
5Books make a great gift for babies of all ages.
to share
/ˈʃɛɹ/
verb
to have or use something with someone else at the same time
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1It was a very calm response and I just wanted to share my love for the song.
2Sharing the flu.
3- Should fathers and mothers share parenting responsibilities evenly?
4Her closet shared the wall with our parents' bathroom.
5Sharing kindness Video:
a
/ˈeɪ/, /ə/
determiner
used when we want to talk about a person or thing for the first time or when other people may not know who or what they are
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1A girl brings back some oranges.
2A woman brings back some bananas.
3His most successful business as a teenager was running a lottery.
4Every grain tells a story.
5A colleague was physically there.
photo
/ˈfoʊˌtoʊ/
noun
an image captured by a camera
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1When I do fieldwork, I always take photos.
2Photos only has one widget.
3Another tip, add photos.
4Take photos.
5Photos always saves the original version of this.
on
/ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/
preposition
used to show a day or date
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1A young person was standing on the other side of the pond.
2She quickly puts a golden apple on the table.
3She quickly puts some wax on the scales.
4The jogger puts his hand on the old woman’s arm.
5Addiction overall is tough on any human being.
social media
/sˈoʊʃəl mˈiːdiːə/
noun
websites and applications enabling users to share content and build communities on their smartphones, computers, etc.
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1Kids can interact with strangers on social media.
2Social media built my business.
3Social media changed Chinese mindset.
4Hashtag clawlife sweeps social media.
5Con number two is social media.
website
/ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/
noun
a group of related data on the Internet with the same domain name published by a specific individual, organization, etc.
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1I maintain websites.
2Click website.
3Some suggested websites.
4In some states, websites crashed.
5People love websites.
to download
/ˈdaʊnˌɫoʊd/
verb
to add data to a computer from the Internet or another computer
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1First, download the cross-reference tool and the NISPOM Rule.
2Download the app.
3My magazine downloaded newspapers and catalog.
4Currently, about 5,000 people have downloaded his mobile app.
5So download these things.
application
/ˌæpɫəˈkeɪʃən/
noun
(computing) a piece of software programmed to perform a specific task
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1Applications only start with zero.
2Wisdom is application.
3Application is a two-step process.
4- Another way is applications.
5Application has four syllables.
to Skype
/skˈaɪp/
verb
(trademark) to contact someone using the Skype application
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1Skype alone has 40 million daily active users, a 70 percent jump month over month.
2You were Skyping.
3Another tip is: Skype with people around the world.
4Another tip is: Skype with people around the world.
5Live via Skype.
to listen
/ˈɫɪsən/
verb
to give our attention to the sound a person or thing is making
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1We listened to the laughing and talking in the hall, as the guests were welcomed by their host and his housekeeper.
2Why do we listen to her?
3And there's also a whole other category of treatment that's pretty different from the talking and listening that goes on in psychotherapy.
4- Listen.
5- Listen.
to
/ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/
preposition
used to say where someone or something goes
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1The tall lady speaks to Alissa.
2The unemployment rate declined to 13.3 percent.
3Every ten billion years one single grain of sand falls to the bottom.
4The control wire connects to a coil of wire inside the relay.
5A client is entitled to zealous advocacy.
song
/ˈsɔŋ/
noun
a piece of music that has words
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1It was a very calm response and I just wanted to share my love for the song.
2He didn’t sing, but instead delivered a monologue during one of the band’s songs.
3this process of enculturation can even transform songs.
4People sang songs.
5Songs have lyrics.
attachment
/əˈtætʃmənt/
noun
a part or accessory that does a particular task when it is connected to something
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1Attachment is vital.
2I had attachment to past relationships.
3Show attachments in different ways.
4Bottle attachments vary.
5Okay, and of course, babies need attachment.
broadband
/ˈbɹɔdˌbænd/
adjective
capable of processing or responding to a wide range of signals or frequencies
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1My broadband operator would take his cursor.
2Over 50 percent of residents lack broadband Internet altogether.
3Is broadband going to affect those people right out of the gate?
4Overall, 10 percent of Americans don't have broadband.
5Imagine broadband absolutely everywhere and anywhere. -
to log in
/lˈɔɡ ˈɪn/
verb
to start using a computer system, online account, or application by doing particular actions
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1Log in. -
2Iíll log in to thinkorswim Web.
3Over 500 class members log in to Zoom.
4That evidence was logged in.
5The doctors from anywhere can log in.
to search
/ˈsɝtʃ/
verb
to try to find something or someone by carefully looking or investigating
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1The store computer searches its memory.
2One day, Mr Smith came to the airport, and the men searched him and his luggage first.
3She was late and in a hurry, but the people searched her and her bag carefully.
4Search the Internet.
5So search my Home directory.
Wi-Fi
/ˈwaɪˌfaɪ/
noun
the technology that allows computers, cell phones, etc. to access the Internet or exchange data wirelessly
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1Wi-fi radiation is everywhere.
2Wi-Fi is faster too.
3Wi-Fi units need a C wire.
4The short answer is through Wi-Fi.
5Is your name wi-fi?

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