bag
/ˈbæɡ/
noun
something made of leather, cloth, plastic, or paper that we use to carry things in, particularly when we are traveling or shopping
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1She was late and in a hurry, but the people searched her and her bag carefully.
2The old woman looks in her bag.
3Kenny gets off the bus with his bag.
4Apple bags?
5Sleeping bag.
bottle
/ˈbɑtəɫ/
noun
a glass or plastic container that has a narrow neck and is used for storing drinks or other liquids
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1Popping juice bottles.
2We poppin' bottles.
3The production line at Pallini's distillery in Rome bottles 9,000 liters every half hour.
4Now, my spray bottle.
5Basically, this bottle travels a long way.
box
/ˈbɑks/
noun
a container made of wood, thick card, metal, etc. with a flat base and sides, often square or rectangular and having a lid
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1The man was so surprised that he nearly dropped the box on his feet.
2I threw out the ex-box. -
3People put boxes under your feet.
4Then I organize those note cards in, basically, boxes.
5So the updated recipe for this, as always will be in the description box down below.
bunch
/ˈbəntʃ/
noun
a group of things sharing the same quality, usually connected to each other
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1- You get a whole bunch of clothes in that washing machine!
2Sell a bunch.
3- Mark Twain and me both chew food a bunch.
4we took a bunch a legs off there.
5We learned a bunch.
can
/ˈkæn/, /kən/
noun
a container, made of metal, used for storing food or drink
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1Samples of voices from security camera tapes, telephone answering machines, or other recording devices can be scanned electronically.
2The consequences of chronic sleep deprivation can be truly disastrous.
3Here you can see sea animals like seals.
4It can fill up 270 pints a minute.
5They can offer suggestions.
loaf
/ˈɫoʊf/
noun
bread that has a particular shape and is baked in one piece, usually sliced before being served
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1My wife made too much lentil loaf.
2- Here's my toasty loaf!
3It changes every loaf.
4- Loaves have been glazed.
5Here is our loaf of bread.
packet
/ˈpækət/, /ˈpækɪt/
noun
a small bag that can contain various things, such as tea, sugar, or spices
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1This packet is miserable.
2- We got packets of goo!
3Ramen packet?
4I like cold soy sauce packets.
5Open the fries 82 packet.
pair
/ˈpɛɹ/
noun
a set of two matching items that are designed to be used together or regarded as one
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1Anyway, the producers paired the dancers with a totally incomprehensible play about black magic and fairies and a really weird New Year’s Eve.
2The lone pairs repelling.
3Pairs, singles.
4Pair sesame seeds with legumes!
5Both sisters paired the look with an oversized belt around their waist.
piece
/ˈpis/
noun
a part of an object, broken or cut from a larger one
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1The Postal Service delivers 430 (sic) pieces of mail every day.
2Even whether you're a piece of bacteria, piece a good word?
3Era ethos piece off your addresses are so weird.
4And this one is matching pieces?
5I want pieces.
slice
/ˈsɫaɪs/
noun
a small cut of a larger portion such as a piece of cake, pizza, etc.
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1Finely slice these chilies.
2Slice the chilli.
3So, the components are sliced white bread, some Swiss cheese, mortadella, turkey.
4Slice some scallions.
5Slice the onion.
banana
/bəˈnænə/
noun
a soft fruit that is long and curved and has hard yellow skin
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1A woman brings back some bananas.
2As of each company's most recent public filing, bananas comprised significant portions of their sales.
3Bananas do make some seeds.
4In the United States, bananas cost an average of just 56 cents a pound.
5Banana: 1 large banana contains 1.5 grams of protein.
beer
/ˈbɪɹ/
noun
a drink that is alcoholic and made from different types of grain
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1Beer travels pretty well.
2You guys are drinking beer.
3Maybe even predating beer.
4- People just drink beer for fun?
5But liquor before beer explains my career.
bread
/ˈbɹɛd/
noun
a type of food made from flour, water and usually yeast mixed together and baked
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1Every meal needs bread.
2A bakery usually make bread.
3Your mom used to make bread.
4- Everybody's mom used to make bread.
5A real baker and his wife make bread.
cake
/ˈkeɪk/
noun
a sweet food that is made by mixing flour, butter or oil, sugar, eggs and other ingredients and then backing it in an oven
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1The rabbit ate cake.
2So cake batter in the rice cooker.
3My momma smashed cake in my face.
4Cake crumbs everywhere.
5Cake can actually bring people together.
chewing gum
/tʃjˈuːɪŋ ɡˈʌm/
noun
a substance for chewing with different tastes such as strawberry, mint, etc.
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1Who built a chewing gum castle?
2Chewing gum might even help your health.
3Rubber flavored chewing gum.
4Chewing gum burns about 11 calories per hour.
5- Chewing Gum, if you guys haven't seen that.
crisp
/ˈkɹɪsp/
noun
a thin, round piece of potato, cooked in hot oil and eaten cold as a snack
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1Lines became crisp.
2I love crisps.
3hey Lena, do you guys have chili crisp?
4Fish and chips, And by chips I mean fries not crisps.
5That cheese crisp is everything.
coke
/ˈkoʊk/
noun
a brand of carbonated soft drink that comes in a variety of flavors and is typically dark in color
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1They sold coke.
2Baseball needs coke.
3The liquid is Coke.
4- He does coke.
5- I do coke.
flower
/ˈfɫaʊɝ/
noun
the colored or white part of a plant from which the seed or fruit develops
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1There are beautiful flowers in it, and twelve tall trees.
2Wear flowers?
3Pollen is moved from the male part of a flower to the female part of a flower, then fertilisation can happen causing fruit to grow.
4Pollen is moved from the male part of a flower to the female part of a flower, then fertilisation can happen causing fruit to grow.
5- Loves flowers.
ham
/ˈhæm/
noun
a type of meat cut from a pig's thigh, usually smoked or salted
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1Just hams.
2Going ham? -
3Where's the rum ham?
4Ham dinner kind of sounds yummy.
5You guys went ham.
jeans
/ˈdʒinz/
noun
pants made of denim, that is a type of strong cotton cloth, and is used for a casual style
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1The guy wears jeans weirdly on his belly.
2Wear jeans.
3Low waisted jeans. -
4Avoid jeans.
5- I wore jeans!
milk
/ˈmɪɫk/
noun
the white liquid we get from cows, sheep, or goats that we drink and use for making cheese, butter, etc.
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1In 1859, Louis Pasteur developed a procedure to make milk from farm animals safe to drink.
2Milking the yaks.
3Purchase minimally processed milk.
4Milking a cow.
5Adding milk.
match
/ˈmætʃ/
noun
a small stick used to start fires by striking it against a rough surface, typically coated with a flammable substance on one end
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1The Athenians can’t match the formidable Spartan army on land.
2This one matches the drapes.
3So fourteen items match
4An ax Matches Some water A nail and some vinegar.
5Does the plaid shirt match the underwear?
paper
/ˈpeɪpɝ/
noun
the thin sheets on which one can write, draw, or print things, also used as wrapping material
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1Paper can really have tremendous differences.
2Wrapping paper?
3Scissors beats paper!
4Scissors beats paper again!
5Nowadays, most people just put paper inside.
sock
/ˈsɑk/
noun
a soft item of clothing we wear on our feet
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1I got socks.
2That one was socks.
3Yes or no: socks wiht sandals?
4Socks are from Fort Belvedere with shadow stripes.
5- We wear socks.
sweets
/ˈswits/
noun
a small piece of food that contains sugar and sometimes chocolate
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1We're at Stick With Me Sweets with Susanna Yoon, and today we're gonna stick a whole marjolaine cake into a bonbon.
2Don't get hooked on SWEETS.
3Toot Sweets, Toot Sweets.
4Toot Sweets became a reality in 1975 thanks to Spangler Candy Company.
5For a sweet treat, I chose this Sweets from the Earth, local company in Canada, caramel almond shortbread.
tissue
/ˈtɪsˌju/, /ˈtɪʃu/
noun
a piece of soft thin paper that is disposable and is used for cleaning
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1If this necrosis, or tissue death, happens after a sting, permanent scars may remain on a victim's skin.
2Normally, cells work together to form structures like organs, tissue or elements of the immune system.
3Women over 21 can undergo a regular pap smear, where a sample of tissue is gently scraped from the lining of the cervix to test for abnormal cells.
4This involves a doctor examining the cervix through a microscope, and possibly taking a small biopsy of tissue for closer examination.
5Then people want tissues.
tuna
/ˈtjunə/, /ˈtunə/
noun
a type of large fish that is eaten as food
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1Putting tuna in a jar.
2He loves tuna.
3I hate tuna.
4- I got tuna.
5- I love tuna so much.
wine
/ˈwaɪn/
noun
a drink that is alcoholic and mostly made from grape juice
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1Similarly, wine also will spark fire.
2Wine filled many glasses.
3This wines a stunner, I'm pleasantly surprised.
4Wine has since renounced those views.
5Imma drink wine.
shop
/ˈʃɑp/
noun
a building or place that sells goods or services
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1They went to a lot of shops, and Mrs Hermann bought a lot of things.
2Mr. Miller had a shop in a big town.
3After a few days, Mr Miller saw a young man come into the shop.
4There's a butcher shop.
5They even have a pig-shaped one in a butcher shop display.
cafe
/kæfˈeɪ/
noun
a small restaurant that sells drinks and meals
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1Café bombón is a staple espresso drink in Spain.
2Board game cafes have appeared.
3The cafe dates back to 1476.
4I see the cafe!
5While another cafe simply makes donuts.
newsagent
/nˈuːzeɪdʒənt/
noun
a person or a shop that sells newspapers, magazines, and other items related to reading materials, such as stationery, cards, and sometimes snacks
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1There were more newspapers in public libraries than there were books, newsagents popped up everywhere, and newsboys hawked the latest edition with the help of signs proclaiming the day's headlines.
2Or you would go into the local newsagent's to buy a paper, and you're looking at the man behind the till, thinking you'd better not say anything.
3What do newsagents sell that makes people suddenly want to vote Tory ? Is it going to be the Daily Mail?
4No this is a very um odd thing but newsagents sell them, What about The Sun?
5And the very last thing that I've got to for his stocking is two scratch cards that I just picked up at the local newsagents.
delicatessen
/ˌdɛɫɪkəˈtɛsən/
noun
a shop or part of one that sells high-quality foods, such as types of cooked meat, cheese, and unusual foods that come from other countries
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1This is the Stage Delicatessen
2Now I love classic old-school delicatessens but they present too many choices.
3Katz's Delicatessen is a legend and icon in New York.
4Katz's Delicatessen has been a New York institution for over 130 years.
5This was a Jewish delicatessen about 15 minutes ago.
off-licence
/ˈɔflˈaɪsəns/
noun
a shop selling alcoholic drinks to be taken away and consumed elsewhere

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chemist's
/kˈɛmɪsts/
noun
a place where one can buy medicines, cosmetic products, and toiletries

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