Unit 1 - 1A

widower

noun

/wɪ.doʊɜr/ or /vi.doooēr/

w

w

i

ɪ

d

d

o

oʊɜ

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e

r

r

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a man whose spouse is dead and has not remarried

family

noun

/fæ.mə.li/ or /fā.mē.li/

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f

a

æ

m

m

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ə

l

l

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i

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people that are related to each other by blood or marriage, normally made up of a father, mother, and their children

friend

noun

/frɛnd/ or /frend/

f

f

r

r

ie

ɛ

n

n

d

d

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someone we like and trust

work

noun

/wɜrk/ or /vērk/

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w

o

ɜ

r

r

k

k

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something that we do regularly to earn money

acquaintance

noun

/ək.weɪn.təns/ or /ēk.vein.tēns/

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ə

c

k

q

u

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ai

eɪ

n

n

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ə

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n

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e

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a person whom one knows but is not a close friend

aunt

noun

/ænt/ or /ānt/

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æ

n

n

t

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the sister of our mother or father or their sibling's wife

boss

noun

/bɔs/ or /baws/

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b

o

ɔ

ss

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a person who is in charge of a large organization or has an important position there

brother-in-law

noun

/ˈbrʌðɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/

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the person who is the brother of one's spouse

colleague

noun

/kɑ.lig/ or /kaa.lig/

c

k

o

ɑ

ll

l

ea

i

g

g

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e

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someone with whom one works

cousin

noun

/kʌ.zən/ or /ka.zēn/

c

k

ou

ʌ

s

z

i

ə

n

n

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our aunt or uncle's child

ex-boyfriend

noun

/ˈɛksˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/

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a former male romantic partner who is no longer in a relationship with a person

flatmate

noun

/flæt.meɪt/ or /flāt.meit/

f

f

l

l

a

æ

t

t

m

m

a

eɪ

t

t

e

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a person whom one shares a room or apartment with

neighbor

noun

/neɪ.bər/ or /nei.bēr/

n

n

ei

eɪ

gh

b

b

o

ə

r

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someone who is living next to us or somewhere very close to us

nephew

noun

/nɛf.u/ or /nef.oo/

n

n

e

ɛ

ph

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e

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u

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our sister or brother's son, or the son of our husband or wife's siblings

niece

noun

/ni:s/ or /nis/

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n

ie

i:

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e

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our sister or brother's daughter, or the daughter of our husband or wife's siblings

parent

noun

/pɛ.rənt/ or /pe.rēnt/

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p

a

ɛ

r

r

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ə

n

n

t

t

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our mother or our father

stepfather

noun

/stɛp.fɑ:.ðər/ or /step.faa.dhēr/

s

s

t

t

e

ɛ

p

p

f

f

a

ɑ

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ɜ

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r

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the man that is married to one's parent but is not one's biological father