to play
/ˈpɫeɪ/
verb
to take part in a game or activity for fun
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1One day they decided to play a joke on their professor.
2And nobody can play here - only me!'
3They don't like playing in the road.
4If the carpet isn’t too dirty, the safer play is probably to just vacuum.
5You may not put much thought into the music playing over the loudspeaker, but the retailer probably has.
ice hockey
/ˈaɪs hˈɑːki/
noun
a game played on ice by two teams of 6 skaters who try to hit a hard rubber disc (a puck) into the other team’s goal, using long sticks

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to go
/ˈɡoʊ/
verb
to travel or move from one location to another location
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1After lunch, Jimmy and his mother went to the park.
2A lot of Scottish Americans go back to Scotland as tourists.
3They went up to the eighth floor.
4Jake went back to his apartment.
5The butcher goes through about 15,000 pounds of beef and 9,700 pounds of chicken each week.
traveling
/ˈtɹævəɫɪŋ/, /ˈtɹævɫɪŋ/
noun
the activity or act of going from one place to another, particularly over a long distance
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1He likes music and traveling.
2I achieved my traveling across Japan.
3On top of easy traveling, a space elevator would also open up some new energy possibilities.
4Yeah traveling gets ya sometimes. -
5- Finally done traveling.
to do
/ˈdu/
verb
to perform an action or activity that is not mentioned by name
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1Long ago, people did not understand infection.
2Do you believe the allegations against Roy Moore?
3In the larger scheme of things, those things don't change your narrative.
4She does that little laugh.
5Moreover, the death of a presidential candidate does not create a vacancy.
homework
/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/
noun
schoolwork that students are required to do at home
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1I had homework.
2I hate homework.
3The boys are doing homework together.
4Doing homework this late.
5- I have homework.
to make
/ˈmeɪk/
verb
to form, produce, or prepare something, by putting parts together or by combining materials
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1These guesses make a lot of sense.
2Crash Course was made with the help of these soulless bureaucrats.
3One farm in Sweden is even making moose cheese.
4Maybe today's grads are at least making more money.
5And the court then has to make a determination.
mistake
/mɪˈsteɪk/
noun
an act or opinion that is wrong
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1When he hugged his daughter to soothe his pain, he realized his mistake too late.
2At the same time, agencies definitely make mistakes.
3People make mistakes.
4Even the world's biggest tech giants can make mistakes.
5- People mistake your culture.
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.
language
/ˈɫæŋɡwədʒ/, /ˈɫæŋɡwɪdʒ/
noun
the system of communication by spoken or written words, that is used by people of a particular country or region
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1His language skills are poorly developed, and he doesn't speak in full sentences.
2They had a different language, a beautiful language called Gaelic.
3They had a different language, a beautiful language called Gaelic.
4The grandmothers speak a different language.
5What language should we speak?
to say
/ˈseɪ/
verb
to use words and our voice to show what we are thinking or feeling
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1They said it was impossible to know a person's personality by analyzing head bumps.
2On the way, the driver said to Harry politely, 'Could you please tell me why we are doing all these things?
3One day one of the girls in her class said to her, "Miss Smith, why does a man's hair become gray before his mustache and beard do?"
4"This is my first trip abroad without my parents," says Paul.
5Its critics say the group is a pyramid scheme masking as a cult.
to teach
/ˈtitʃ/
verb
to instruct or educate someone; to give lessons to students in a university, college, school, etc.
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1Its main goal is to teach literacy and encourage kids to learn how to spell.
2This rolling bell teaches the baby about the concept of cause and effect.
3It also teaches the baby a more mature swallow pattern.
4Lemme teach you-
5Teaching the language?
to ride
/ˈɹaɪd/
verb
to sit on open-spaced vehicles like motorcycles or bicycles and be in control of their movements
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1Some people wait in line for hours for their favorite rides.
2History records, however, that well over a million passengers rode the wheel during the Fair without incident.
3Ride your bike!
4My dad rode the biggest wave in the world.
5Riding those big rides, even a roller coaster, Together in love with kisses.
to learn
/ˈɫɝn/
verb
to gain knowledge of or skill in something by experience, by study, or by being taught
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1As a result, they never learn to deal with disappointment or failure.
2About ten thousand years ago, humans learned to farm.
3I learned a hard lesson today about the judgment and discrimination and retaliation against people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
4We moved on to oil refineries and chemical factories, learning about the unit operations behind them.
5Once your dog has learned an exercise, you wean them off of the food.
to lend
/ˈɫɛnd/
verb
to allow someone to have or use something that you own which must be returned to you later
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1MAN: Fellow riders lend a hand.
2Turmeric lends more flavor and color to your dishes.
3Banks lent money to bond buyers.
4A host of stowaway microorganisms lent it a distinct locker-room odor.
5Banks lent him huge amounts of money.
to borrow
/ˈbɑˌɹoʊ/
verb
to use or take something that someone else owns, which must be given back to them later on
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1The U.S. government is constantly borrowing money.
2"Borrow trouble".
3Borrow your car?
4So, a company can borrow money.
5Borrow my confidence.
important
/ˌɪmˈpɔɹtənt/
adjective
having a lot of value
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1Measuring time became important when people lived in towns and cities.
2He wrote a very important book on cyberwar.
3Education, human resources are important.
4Just the contrast between the edge and the pocket square is important.
5Functional government am important!
delicious
/dɪˈɫɪʃəs/
adjective
having a good taste
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1King trumpet is delicious.
2That dude is delicious.
3Any banana is delicious.
4The char on the outside from that banana ketchup is delicious.
5Black beans Black beans are delicious.
high
/ˈhaɪ/
adjective
having a relatively great vertical extent
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1The ads will certainly emphasize things like good taste, easy preparation, and high nutrition.
2They knew that high heat and chemicals would destroy bacteria.
3When you get out of the cage, you'll fly very high.
4The high yield market is now at bubble levels.
5She could rent out a spare room to offset the higher costs!
long
/ˈɫɔŋ/
adjective
(of two points) having an above-average or big distance between them
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1Long ago, people did not understand infection.
2The dentist did a lot of work in his mouth for a long time.
3The long list could go on.
4After a certain point, the added weight no longer yields additional range.
5The company had long boasted about the quality of its ingredients.
heavy
/ˈhɛvi/
adjective
having a lot of weight and not easy to move or pick up
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1His sword was heavy.
2His sword is much heavier than the monk's.
3Books are heavy!
4Air is heavy.
5The bass is heavy.
busy
/ˈbɪzi/
adjective
having so many things to do in a way that leaves not much free time
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1One day she was out shopping when she saw an old woman waiting to cross a busy street.
2All the restaurants in the city are busy on Thursday.
3The market is busy.
4Life is busy.
5Life became busy.
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.
5Blackstone's attorney spoke to us about the fees.
from
/ˈfɹəm/
preposition
used for showing the place where a person or thing comes from
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1The Japanese royal family even claimed descent from dragons.
2Your senate was chosen from among the Patrician class.
3People draw different conclusions from this.
4Your fetid flatulence affliction is from a different source.
5In the lions' territory, The cubs' father arrives back from his sojourn.
at
/ˈæt/
preposition
used to show a particular place or position
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1Sara's father stays at home.
2Some deaf people do not speak at all.
3The high yield market is now at bubble levels.
4The cells of the cervix are especially at risks.
5We both laugh at the same jokes!
about
/əˈbaʊt/
preposition
on the matters that concern or relate to a specific subject
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1The computer system checks the rider's body movements about 100 times every second.
2About 630,000 people live in the city and about 1.2 million in and near it.
3The company had long boasted about the quality of its ingredients.
4I wrote the story about Mexico's biggest pipeline explosion.
5Blackstone's attorney spoke to us about the fees.
of
/ˈəv/
preposition
used when stating one's opinion about someone or something
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1Lack of jobs and new marriage patterns are causing changes in many countries.
2That first race began one of the richest histories in international motor sport.
3Today, over 70% of all heroin addicts in Switzerland receive treatment.
4The Trump era restriction affected thousands of migrants.
5Some games are more of a toss-up though.
on
/ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/
preposition
used to show that an object is physically in contact with or attached to a surface or object
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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.
in
/ˈɪn/, /ɪn/
preposition
at a point inside or within a space or an area
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1Some bacteria help humans in many ways.
2The children are in the kitchen.
3In 2009, two researchers ran a simple experiment.
4The family waited in the sitting room.
5This person believes in climate change.
with
/ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ/
preposition
used when two or more things or people are together in a single place
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1Now fill the room with grains of rice.
2The ceremony begins with a mock battle between the midwives and the other physicians.
3His mattress was completely infested with roaches.
4The slaves and others reacted with shock and revulsion.
5-She's speaking with a Southern drawl.
for
/ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/
preposition
used to indicate who is supposed to have or use something or where something is intended to be put
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1The shoes on her feet are very big for her.
2The little girl puts out her hand for them.
3Deliveries for its Model Y SUV begin as soon as this March.
4Mercenaries are in it for the loot.
5The statistics speak for themselves.
left
/ˈɫɛft/
adjective
toward or located on the same side as the heart of most people
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1This side however, my left ear is better than my right ear
2This left included various figures.
3The kid, in his last game, homers to left!
4Watch your left!
5Look left.
to leave
/ˈɫiv/
verb
to go away from somewhere or someone
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1Dad is going to need help when he leaves hospital.
2'You shouldn't leave a stranger with them.
3They use enzymes to digest their food, and what they leave behind are byproducts of that process.
4Many migrants had left to escape poverty and violence.
5You cover for them at work while they're on sick leave.
kind
/ˈkaɪnd/
noun
a group of people or things that have similar characteristics or share particular qualities
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1The kind old woman is now dead.
2My husband is kind.
3Today's word is kind.
4Not that kind domination, dominate your lighting.
5Love is kind.
kind
/ˈkaɪnd/
adjective
friendly and nice to others; caring about other people's feelings
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1The kind old woman is now dead.
2My husband is kind.
3Today's word is kind.
4Not that kind domination, dominate your lighting.
5Love is kind.
train
/ˈtɹeɪn/
noun
a series of connected carriages or wagons pulled along a railroad line by a locomotive
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1A very strict officer was talking to some new soldiers whom he had to train.
2He is travelling to Paris on the Eurostar train.
3Across the road, a train waited.
4Training the abs.
5Train, train, train some more.
to train
/ˈtɹeɪn/
verb
to teach a specific skill or a type of behavior to a person or an animal by exercise and instruction over time
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1A very strict officer was talking to some new soldiers whom he had to train.
2He is travelling to Paris on the Eurostar train.
3Across the road, a train waited.
4Training the abs.
5Train, train, train some more.
to mean
/ˈmin/
verb
to have a particular meaning or represent something
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1It means the franchisee can sell only the products or services of the parent company.
2That does not mean she had things easy.
3That means that during emergencies, the plant will cool and stabilize itself without an operator present.
4I mean, the display resolution is terrible.
5However, this does mean that practically anyone with the thirst for adventure can visit every continent, ocean, or country.
interested
/ˈɪntɝəstəd/, /ˈɪntɝɪstɪd/, /ˈɪntɹəstɪd/, /ˈɪntɹɪstɪd/
adjective
giving much attention to something or someone because one likes them
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1But I'm very interested in him.
2Many more people were interested.
3The director of the Berlin Kupferstichkabinett, Friedrich Lippmann, was immediately interested.
4Even her infant is interested.
5The public was very interested.
interesting
/ˈɪntɝəstɪŋ/, /ˈɪntɝɪstɪŋ/, /ˈɪntɹəstɪŋ/, /ˈɪntɹɪstɪŋ/
adjective
catching and keeping our attention because of being unusual, exciting, etc.
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1He painted many beautiful and interesting pictures, and people paid a lot of money for them.
2It is in an interesting new building on the Royal Mile.
3He wrote a very interesting article.
4One of their standard questions for V.P.s, and those questions are interesting.
5Was this video interesting?
excited
/ɪkˈsaɪtəd/, /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
adjective
feeling very happy, interested, and energetic
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1Today's word is excited.
2The kids are excited.
3You guys are excited.
4The kids are excited.
5- Guys are excited.
exciting
/ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
adjective
making us feel interested, happy, and energetic
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1This one looks exciting.
2Every day is exciting.
3Today's word is exciting!
4Canvassing is extremely exciting.
5That 360 deal sounded exciting!
surprised
/səˈpɹaɪzd/, /sɝˈpɹaɪzd/
adjective
feeling or showing surprise or wonder
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1The man was so surprised that he nearly dropped the box on his feet.
2The men are surprised.
3Surprised he didn't just stay out there.
4Babies are surprised.
5This wines a stunner, I'm pleasantly surprised.
surprising
/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/, /sɝˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/
adjective
causing a feeling of shock, disbelief, or wonder
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1The results were surprising.
2Your background earlier is surprising.
3None of this is too surprising.
4The size difference though is surprising.
5The answer is really surprising.
bored
/ˈbɔɹd/
adjective
tired and unhappy because there is nothing to do or because we are no longer interested in something
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1You guys are bored?
2Bored people want change.
3Today's word is bored.
4People are often bored.
5My finger is bored.
boring
/ˈbɔɹɪŋ/
adjective
making us feel tired and unsatisfied because of not being interesting
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1They were boring, there was a shaky camera.
2Lectures are boring.
3Is your intro boring?
4Taxi driving was boring.
5School is boring.
embarrassed
/ɪmˈbɛɹəst/
adjective
feeling ashamed and uncomfortable because of something that happened or was said. especially in front of other people
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1My cousin was very embarrassed.
2Are people embarrassed about that?
3The emperor was extremely embarrassed.
4Our girl is embarrassed.
5Being embarrassed.
embarrassing
/ɪmˈbɛɹəsɪŋ/
adjective
causing a person to feel ashamed or uneasy
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1A comparison between US airports and those in Asia is embarrassing.
2Their record was embarrassing.
3The experience was embarrassing.
4Discuss embarrassing mood.
5The result was embarrassing.

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