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Are you still
at
at
X
Barts then? Teaching now.
Are you still at
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dash
X
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Barts
then? Teaching now.
Are
you
still
at
Barts
then
Teaching
now
Yeah bright young things
like
like
X
we used
to
to
X
be.
Yeah
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X
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bright young things
like we
used to
used to
X
be.
Yeah
bright
young
things
like
we
used
to
be
God I hate them. What
about
about
X
you? Just staying
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dash
X
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God
I hate them.
What about you
What about you
X
? Just staying
God
I
hate
them
What
about
you
Just
staying
in
in
X
town till you get yourself sorted?
in town till you get yourself
sorted
sorted
X
?
in
town
till
you
get
yourself
sorted
Can't afford London on an army pension. And you
Can't afford
Can't afford
X
London on an
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dash
X
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army pension
. And you
Can't
afford
London
on
an
army
pension
And
you
couldn't bear
to
to
X
be anywhere else that's
couldn't
bear
bear
X
to be anywhere else that's
couldn't
bear
to
be
anywhere
else
that's
not the John Watson I know.
not the John Watson I know.
not
the
John
Watson
I
know
Yeah, I'm not the John Watson..
Yeah, I'm not the John Watson..
Yeah
I'm
not
the
John
Watson
Couldn't Harry help? Yeah,
like
like
X
that's gonna happen.
Couldn't Harry help? Yeah, like that's
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dash
X
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gonna
happen.
Couldn't
Harry
help
Yeah
like
that's
gonna
happen
I dunno get a flat share or something.
I
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dash
X
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dunno
get a flat share or something.
I
dunno
get
a
flat
share
or
something
Come
on
on
X
, who'd want me
for
for
X
a flatmate? What?
Come on, who'd want me for a
flatmate
flatmate
X
? What?
Come
on
who'd
want
me
for
a
flatmate
What
Well you're the second person
to
to
X
say
Well you're the second person to say
Well
you're
the
second
person
to
say
that to me today. Who's the first?
that to me today. Who's the first?
that
to
me
today
Who's
the
first
How fresh? Just
in
in
X
. 67. Natural causes. he
How fresh? Just in. 67.
Natural causes
Natural causes
X
. he
How
fresh
Just
in
67
Natural
causes
he
used
to
to
X
work here. I knew him. He was nice.
used to
used to
X
work here. I knew him. He was nice.
used
to
work
here
I
knew
him
He
was
nice
Fine.
Fine
Fine
X
.
Fine
We'll start
with
with
X
the riding crop.
We'll start with the
riding crop
riding crop
X
.
We'll
start
with
the
riding
crop
So bad day was it? I need
to
to
X
know what
So bad day was it? I need to know what
So
bad
day
was
it
I
need
to
know
what
bruises form in the next 20 minutes.
bruises
bruises
X
form in the next 20 minutes.
bruises
form
in
the
next
20
minutes
A man's alibi depends
on
on
X
it. Text me. Listen,
A man's
alibi
alibi
X
depends on it.
dash
dash
X
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Text me
. Listen,
A
man's
alibi
depends
on
it
Text
me
Listen
I was wondering maybe later when you're
I was
wondering
wondering
X
maybe later when you're
I
was
wondering
maybe
later
when
you're
finished..You wearing lipstick? You're weren't wearing lipstick
finished..You wearing lipstick? You're weren't wearing lipstick
finishedYou
wearing
lipstick
You're
weren't
wearing
lipstick
before
before
X
. I.. I refreshed it a bit . Sorry you
before. I.. I refreshed it a bit . Sorry you
before
I
I
refreshed
it
a
bit
Sorry
you
were saying? I was wondering if you'd
were saying? I was
wondering
wondering
X
if you'd
were
saying
I
was
wondering
if
you'd
like
like
X
to
to
X
have coffee? Black. Two sugars
like to have coffee? Black. Two sugars
like
to
have
coffee
Black
Two
sugars
please. I'll be upstairs. OK.
please. I'll be
upstairs
upstairs
X
. OK.
please
I'll
be
upstairs
OK
A bit different
from
from
X
my day. Oh you have no idea.
A bit different from my day. Oh you have no idea.
A
bit
different
from
my
day
Oh
you
have
no
idea
Mike can I borrow your phone?
Mike can I
borrow
borrow
X
your phone?
Mike
can
I
borrow
your
phone
There's no signal
on
on
X
mine . Well what's
There's
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dash
X
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no signal
on mine . Well what's
There's
no
signal
on
mine
Well
what's
wrong
with
with
X
the landline? I prefer
to
to
X
text.
wrong with the
landline
landline
X
? I prefer to text.
wrong
with
the
landline
I
prefer
to
text
Sorry, it's
in
in
X
my coat. Oh here.
Sorry, it's in my
coat
coat
X
. Oh here.
Sorry
it's
in
my
coat
Oh
here
Use mine. Oh thank you. Here's an old
Use mine. Oh thank you. Here's an old
Use
mine
Oh
thank
you
Here's
an
old
friend
of
of
X
mine John Watson. Afghanistan or Iraq?
friend of mine John Watson. Afghanistan or Iraq?
friend
of
mine
John
Watson
Afghanistan
or
Iraq
Sorry? Which was it? Afghanistan or Iraq?
Sorry? Which was it? Afghanistan or Iraq?
Sorry
Which
was
it
Afghanistan
or
Iraq
Afghanistan. Sorry, how did you.. Oh Molly, coffee thank you.
Afghanistan. Sorry, how did you.. Oh Molly, coffee thank you.
Afghanistan
Sorry
how
did
you
Oh
Molly
coffee
thank
you
What happened
to
to
X
the lipstick? It wasn't
What happened to the lipstick? It wasn't
What
happened
to
the
lipstick
It
wasn't
working
for
for
X
me. Really? I thought it was a
working for me
working for me
X
. Really? I thought it was a
working
for
me
Really
I
thought
it
was
a
big improvement.
big improvement.
big
improvement
Mouth's too small now. How do you feel
about
about
X
Mouth's too small now. How do you
feel about
feel about
X
Mouth's
too
small
now
How
do
you
feel
about
the violin? Sorry what? I play the
the violin? Sorry what? I play the
the
violin
Sorry
what
I
play
the
violin when I'm thinking sometimes
violin when I'm thinking sometimes
violin
when
I'm
thinking
sometimes
I don't talk
for
for
X
days on end. Will that
I don't talk for
days on end
days on end
X
. Will that
I
don't
talk
for
days
on
end
Will
that
bother you? Potential flatmates should
bother
bother
X
you? Potential flatmates should
bother
you
Potential
flatmates
should
know the worst
about
about
X
each other. But you
know the worst about each other. But you
know
the
worst
about
each
other
But
you
you told him
about
about
X
me. Not a word. Then who
you told him about me. Not a word. Then who
you
told
him
about
me
Not
a
word
Then
who
said anything
about
about
X
flatmates. I did.
said anything about flatmates. I did.
said
anything
about
flatmates
I
did
Told Mike this morning that I must be a
Told Mike this morning that I must be a
Told
Mike
this
morning
that
I
must
be
a
difficult man
to
to
X
find a flatmate
for
for
X
and
difficult man to find a
flatmate
flatmate
X
for and
difficult
man
to
find
a
flatmate
for
and
now here he is just
after
after
X
lunch
with
with
X
an
now here he is just after lunch with an
now
here
he
is
just
after
lunch
with
an
old friend clearly just home
for
for
X
old friend clearly just home for
old
friend
clearly
just
home
for
military service
in
in
X
Afghanistan. Not a difficult leap.
military service in Afghanistan. Not a difficult
leap
leap
X
.
military
service
in
Afghanistan
Not
a
difficult
leap
How did you know
about
about
X
Afghanistan?
How did you know about Afghanistan?
How
did
you
know
about
Afghanistan
Got my eye
on
on
X
a nice little place
in
in
X
central
Got my eye on
Got my eye on
X
a nice little place in central
Got
my
eye
on
a
nice
little
place
in
central
London. Together we ought
to
to
X
be able
to
to
X
London. Together we
ought to
ought to
X
be able to
London
Together
we
ought
to
be
able
to
afford it. We meet there tomorrow evening
at
at
X
7:00 o'clock.
afford it. We meet there tomorrow evening at 7:00 o'clock.
afford
it
We
meet
there
tomorrow
evening
at
7:00
o'clock
Sorry got
to
to
X
dash - I think I left my
Sorry got to
dash
dash
X
- I think I left my
Sorry
got
to
dash
I
think
I
left
my
riding crop in the mortuary. Is that it?
riding crop
riding crop
X
in the
mortuary
mortuary
X
. Is that it?
riding
crop
in
the
mortuary
Is
that
it
Is that what? We've only just met and we're
Is that what? We've only just met and we're
Is
that
what
We've
only
just
met
and
we're
gonna go look at a flat. Problem? We don't
dash
dash
X
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gonna
go look at a flat. Problem? We don't
gonna
go
look
at
a
flat
Problem
We
don't
know a thing
about
about
X
each other. I don't
know a thing about each other. I don't
know
a
thing
about
each
other
I
don't
know where we're meeting. I don't even
know where we're meeting. I don't even
know
where
we're
meeting
I
don't
even
know your name.
know your name.
know
your
name
I know you're an army doctor you've been
I know you're an army doctor you've been
I
know
you're
an
army
doctor
you've
been
invalided home
from
from
X
Afghanistan and
invalided home from Afghanistan and
invalided
home
from
Afghanistan
and
that you've got a brother who's worried
that you've got a brother who's
worried
worried
X
that
you've
got
a
brother
who's
worried
about
about
X
you
but
but
X
you won't go
to
to
X
him
for
for
X
about you but you won't go to him for
about
you
but
you
won't
go
to
him
for
help because you didn't approve
of
of
X
him
help because you didn't approve of him
help
because
you
didn't
approve
of
him
possibly because he's an alcoholic more
possibly because he's an
alcoholic
alcoholic
X
more
possibly
because
he's
an
alcoholic
more
likely because he recently walked out
on
on
X
likely because he recently
walked out on
walked out on
X
likely
because
he
recently
walked
out
on
his wife and I know that your therapist
his wife and I know that your therapist
his
wife
and
I
know
that
your
therapist
thinks your limp is psychosomatic
thinks your
limp
limp
X
is
psychosomatic
psychosomatic
X
thinks
your
limp
is
psychosomatic
Quite correctly, I'm afraid. That's enough
to
to
X
be
Quite correctly, I'm afraid. That's enough to be
Quite
correctly
I'm
afraid
That's
enough
to
be
going on
with
with
X
don't you think?
going on with
going on with
X
don't you think?
going
on
with
don't
you
think
The name's Sherlock Holmes and the address
The name's Sherlock Holmes and the address
The
name's
Sherlock
Holmes
and
the
address
is 221b Baker Street.
is 221b Baker Street.
is
221b
Baker
Street
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daʃ
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________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________T________o________ ________m________o________v________e________ ________q________u________i________c________k________l________y________ ________i________n________ ________a________ ________p________a________r________t________i________c________u________l________a________r________ ________d________i________r________e________c________t________i________o________n________,________ ________e________s________p________e________c________i________a________l________l________y________ ________a________w________a________y________ ________f________r________o________m________ ________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________ ________o________r________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________
ˈalɪbʌɪ
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ˈæləˌbaɪ
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________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________n________ ________a________l________i________b________i________ ________i________s________ ________a________n________ ________e________x________c________u________s________e________ ________o________r________ ________e________x________p________l________a________n________a________t________i________o________n________ ________f________o________r________ ________w________h________y________ ________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________ ________w________a________s________ ________s________o________m________e________w________h________e________r________e________ ________a________t________ ________a________ ________p________a________r________t________i________c________u________l________a________r________ ________t________i________m________e________,________ ________u________s________u________a________l________l________y________ ________u________s________e________d________ ________t________o________ ________p________r________o________v________e________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________t________h________e________y________ ________w________e________r________e________ ________n________o________t________ ________r________e________s________p________o________n________s________i________b________l________e________ ________f________o________r________ ________a________ ________c________r________i________m________e________ ________o________r________ ________o________t________h________e________r________ ________w________r________o________n________g________d________o________i________n________g________.________
ˈbɒrəʊ
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ˈbɑroʊ
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________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________t________o________ ________t________a________k________e________ ________a________n________d________ ________u________s________e________ ________f________o________r________ ________a________ ________p________e________r________i________o________d________ ________o________f________ ________t________i________m________e________ ________b________e________f________o________r________e________ ________r________e________t________u________r________n________i________n________g________ ________i________t________
ˌsʌɪkə(ʊ)səˈmatɪk
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ˌsaɪkoʊsəˈmædɪk
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________(________a________d________j________e________c________t________i________v________e________)________ ________c________a________u________s________e________d________ ________b________y________ ________m________e________n________t________a________l________ ________o________r________ ________e________m________o________t________i________o________n________a________l________ ________p________r________o________b________l________e________m________s________ ________r________a________t________h________e________r________ ________t________h________a________n________ ________b________y________ ________p________h________y________s________i________c________a________l________ ________i________l________l________n________e________s________s________
ˈbɒðə
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ˈbɑðər
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________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________t________o________ ________c________a________u________s________e________ ________t________r________o________u________b________l________e________ ________o________r________ ________a________n________n________o________y________a________n________c________e________;________ ________t________o________ ________d________i________s________t________u________r________b________ ________o________r________ ________i________r________r________i________t________a________t________e________
ˌalkəˈhɒlɪk
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ˌælkəˈhɔlɪk
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________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________a________ ________p________e________r________s________o________n________ ________w________h________o________ ________f________r________e________q________u________e________n________t________l________y________ ________d________r________i________n________k________s________ ________t________o________o________ ________m________u________c________h________ ________a________l________c________o________h________o________l________ ________a________n________d________ ________i________s________ ________u________n________a________b________l________e________ ________t________o________ ________l________i________v________e________ ________a________ ________n________o________r________m________a________l________ ________a________n________d________ ________h________e________a________l________t________h________y________ ________l________i________f________e________ ________:________ ________a________ ________p________e________r________s________o________n________ ________w________h________o________ ________i________s________ ________a________f________f________e________c________t________e________d________ ________w________i________t________h________ ________a________l________c________o________h________o________l________i________s________m________
Definition
________(________m________o________d________a________l________ ________v________e________r________b________)________ ________U________s________e________d________ ________t________o________ ________i________n________d________i________c________a________t________e________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________ ________i________s________ ________t________h________e________ ________r________i________g________h________t________ ________t________h________i________n________g________ ________t________o________ ________d________o________ ________o________r________ ________s________h________o________u________l________d________ ________b________e________ ________d________o________n________e________.________
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________d________a________r________k________ ________a________n________d________ ________p________a________i________n________f________u________l________ ________a________r________e________a________ ________o________n________ ________y________o________u________r________ ________s________k________i________n________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________i________s________ ________c________a________u________s________e________d________ ________b________y________ ________a________n________ ________i________n________j________u________r________y________.________
ˈwʌnd(ə)rɪŋ
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ˈwənd(ə)rɪŋ
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________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________T________o________ ________h________a________v________e________ ________i________n________t________e________r________e________s________t________ ________i________n________ ________k________n________o________w________i________n________g________ ________o________r________ ________l________e________a________r________n________i________n________g________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________ ________:________ ________t________o________ ________t________h________i________n________k________ ________a________b________o________u________t________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________ ________w________i________t________h________ ________c________u________r________i________o________s________i________t________y________.________
Barts
Definition
Teacher says
Teacher says:
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, commonly known as Barts or BL, is a medical and dental school in London, England.
ˈsɔːtɪd
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________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________T________o________ ________d________e________a________l________ ________w________i________t________h________ ________o________r________ ________o________r________g________a________n________i________s________e________ ________i________n________ ________a________ ________s________u________c________c________e________s________s________f________u________l________ ________w________a________y________
bɛː
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bɛr
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Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________t________o________ ________t________o________l________e________r________a________t________e________ ________o________r________ ________e________n________d________u________r________e________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________ ________d________i________f________f________i________c________u________l________t________ ________o________r________ ________u________n________p________l________e________a________s________a________n________t________
lɪmp
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lɪmp
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________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________t________o________ ________w________a________l________k________ ________i________n________ ________a________ ________s________l________o________w________ ________a________n________d________ ________a________w________k________w________a________r________d________ ________w________a________y________ ________b________e________c________a________u________s________e________ ________o________f________ ________a________n________ ________i________n________j________u________r________y________ ________t________o________ ________a________ ________l________e________g________ ________o________r________ ________f________o________o________t________
Definition
________(________p________h________r________a________s________e________)________ ________A________ ________l________o________n________g________ ________p________e________r________i________o________d________ ________o________f________ ________t________i________m________e________ ________w________i________t________h________o________u________t________ ________i________n________t________e________r________r________u________p________t________i________o________n________ ________o________r________ ________p________a________u________s________e________.________
Teacher says
Teacher says:
This can be used with any time unit to emphasis how long something lasts. e.g. "I was waiting for hours on end", "I was revising for my exams for months on end"
ˈlan(d)lʌɪn
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ˈlæn(d)ˌlaɪn
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Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________l________a________n________d________l________i________n________e________ ________i________s________ ________a________ ________t________e________l________e________p________h________o________n________e________ ________l________i________n________e________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________i________s________ ________c________o________n________n________e________c________t________e________d________ ________t________o________ ________a________ ________p________h________y________s________i________c________a________l________ ________t________e________l________e________p________h________o________n________e________ ________l________i________n________e________ ________i________n________ ________a________ ________b________u________i________l________d________i________n________g________ ________o________r________ ________h________o________m________e________.________
army pension
Definition
Teacher says
Teacher says:
If you are in the UK army and suffer an injury as a result of your service you have the right to claim a monthly pension.
dunno
dəˈnəʊ
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dəˈnoʊ
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Definition
(contraction) (I) do not know.
Example
I'm not sure if I should go to the party or not, dunno.
Definition
________(________p________h________r________a________s________e________)________ ________A________ ________p________h________r________a________s________e________ ________u________s________e________d________ ________t________o________ ________d________e________s________c________r________i________b________e________ ________a________ ________d________e________a________t________h________ ________o________r________ ________o________t________h________e________r________ ________e________v________e________n________t________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________i________s________ ________n________o________t________ ________c________a________u________s________e________d________ ________b________y________ ________a________n________y________ ________e________x________t________e________r________n________a________l________ ________f________o________r________c________e________,________ ________b________u________t________ ________r________a________t________h________e________r________ ________b________y________ ________t________h________e________ ________n________a________t________u________r________a________l________ ________c________o________u________r________s________e________ ________o________f________ ________e________v________e________n________t________s________.________
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________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________r________i________d________i________n________g________ ________c________r________o________p________ ________i________s________ ________a________ ________s________h________o________r________t________ ________s________t________i________c________k________ ________w________i________t________h________ ________a________ ________l________o________o________p________ ________o________f________ ________l________e________a________t________h________e________r________ ________a________t________ ________o________n________e________ ________e________n________d________,________ ________u________s________e________d________ ________f________o________r________ ________c________o________n________t________r________o________l________l________i________n________g________ ________a________ ________h________o________r________s________e________ ________w________h________i________l________e________ ________r________i________d________i________n________g________.________
liːp
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________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________a________ ________f________i________n________a________l________ ________d________e________c________i________s________i________o________n________ ________o________r________ ________j________u________d________g________m________e________n________t________ ________:________ ________a________n________ ________o________p________i________n________i________o________n________ ________o________r________ ________d________e________c________i________s________i________o________n________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________i________s________ ________f________o________r________m________e________d________ ________a________f________t________e________r________ ________a________ ________p________e________r________i________o________d________ ________o________f________ ________t________h________o________u________g________h________t________ ________o________r________ ________r________e________s________e________a________r________c________h________
Teacher says
Teacher says:
A ____ is a jump or hop, but in this context it means a conclusion based on given evidence.
ˈmɔːtjʊəri
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________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________m________o________r________t________u________a________r________y________ ________i________s________ ________a________ ________p________l________a________c________e________ ________w________h________e________r________e________ ________d________e________a________d________ ________b________o________d________i________e________s________ ________a________r________e________ ________k________e________p________t________ ________b________e________f________o________r________e________ ________b________u________r________i________a________l________ ________o________r________ ________c________r________e________m________a________t________i________o________n________.________
Definition
________(________p________h________r________a________s________a________l________ ________v________e________r________b________)________ ________T________o________ ________b________e________ ________p________a________y________i________n________g________ ________a________t________t________e________n________t________i________o________n________ ________t________o________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________ ________o________r________ ________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________,________ ________u________s________u________a________l________l________y________ ________w________i________t________h________ ________t________h________e________ ________i________n________t________e________n________t________i________o________n________ ________o________f________ ________t________a________k________i________n________g________ ________a________c________t________i________o________n________ ________i________n________ ________t________h________e________ ________f________u________t________u________r________e________.________
Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________,________)________ ________T________o________ ________l________e________a________v________e________ ________a________ ________s________i________t________u________a________t________i________o________n________ ________o________r________ ________r________e________l________a________t________i________o________n________s________h________i________p________ ________s________u________d________d________e________n________l________y________ ________a________n________d________ ________w________i________t________h________o________u________t________ ________w________a________r________n________i________n________g________,________
ˈwʌrɪd
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________(________a________d________j________e________c________t________i________v________e________)________ ________f________e________e________l________i________n________g________ ________o________r________ ________s________h________o________w________i________n________g________ ________f________e________a________r________ ________a________n________d________ ________c________o________n________c________e________r________n________ ________b________e________c________a________u________s________e________ ________y________o________u________ ________t________h________i________n________k________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________ ________b________a________d________ ________h________a________s________ ________h________a________p________p________e________n________e________d________ ________o________r________ ________c________o________u________l________d________ ________h________a________p________p________e________n________
God
ɡɒd
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ɡɑd
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(interjection) used for emphasis or to express emotions such as surprise, anger, or distress
Example
God, what did I do to deserve this?
ˈflatmeɪt
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ˈflætˌmeɪt
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Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________p________e________r________s________o________n________ ________w________h________o________ ________s________h________a________r________e________s________ ________a________ ________f________l________a________t________ ________o________r________ ________h________o________u________s________e________ ________w________i________t________h________ ________a________n________o________t________h________e________r________ ________p________e________r________s________o________n________
kəʊt
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koʊt
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________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________a________n________ ________o________u________t________e________r________ ________p________i________e________c________e________ ________o________f________ ________c________l________o________t________h________i________n________g________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________c________a________n________ ________b________e________ ________l________o________n________g________ ________o________r________ ________s________h________o________r________t________ ________a________n________d________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________i________s________ ________w________o________r________n________ ________t________o________ ________k________e________e________p________ ________w________a________r________m________ ________o________r________ ________d________r________y________
Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________,________)________ ________T________o________ ________h________a________v________e________ ________a________n________ ________o________p________i________n________i________o________n________ ________o________r________ ________e________m________o________t________i________o________n________ ________a________b________o________u________t________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________,________
fʌɪn
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faɪn
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________(________a________d________j________e________c________t________i________v________e________)________ ________g________o________o________d________,________ ________a________c________c________e________p________t________a________b________l________e________,________ ________o________r________ ________s________a________t________i________s________f________a________c________t________o________r________y________ ________:________ ________o________k________
bright young things
Definition
'Bright young things' is an idiom used to describe young people who are fashionable, energetic, and full of life.
Example
We used to be bright young things, going out and having a great time every weekend.
Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________—________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________ ________e________x________i________s________t________e________d________ ________o________r________ ________r________e________p________e________a________t________e________d________l________y________ ________h________a________p________p________e________n________e________d________ ________i________n________ ________t________h________e________ ________p________a________s________t________ ________b________u________t________ ________d________o________e________s________ ________n________o________t________ ________e________x________i________s________t________ ________o________r________ ________h________a________p________p________e________n________ ________n________o________w________
Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________T________o________ ________n________o________t________ ________h________a________v________e________ ________e________n________o________u________g________h________ ________m________o________n________e________y________ ________t________o________ ________p________a________y________ ________f________o________r________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________
gonna
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Teacher says
Text me
Definition
(verb) To send a message via text message, usually on a mobile phone.
Example
I'll text you the address when I get there.
ˈʌpstɛːz
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ˌəpˈstɛrz
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Definition
________(________a________d________j________e________c________t________i________v________e________)________ ________l________o________c________a________t________e________d________ ________o________n________ ________a________ ________h________i________g________h________e________r________ ________f________l________o________o________r________ ________o________f________ ________a________ ________b________u________i________l________d________i________n________g________
no signal
Definition
(noun) A lack of communication or connection, usually referring to a wireless device or network.
Example
I can't make a call because there's no signal in this area.
Definition
________(________p________h________r________a________s________e________)________ ________A________ ________p________h________r________a________s________e________ ________u________s________e________d________ ________t________o________ ________a________s________k________ ________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________ ________f________o________r________ ________t________h________e________i________r________ ________o________p________i________n________i________o________n________ ________o________r________ ________f________e________e________l________i________n________g________s________ ________o________n________ ________a________ ________p________a________r________t________i________c________u________l________a________r________ ________s________u________b________j________e________c________t________
Definition
________(________p________h________r________a________s________e________)________ ________T________o________ ________b________e________ ________b________e________n________e________f________i________c________i________a________l________ ________o________r________ ________a________d________v________a________n________t________a________g________e________o________u________s________ ________t________o________ ________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________;________ ________t________o________ ________b________e________ ________s________u________c________c________e________s________s________f________u________l________ ________o________r________ ________e________f________f________e________c________t________i________v________e________ ________f________o________r________ ________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________
Definition
________(________p________h________r________a________s________a________l________ ________v________e________r________b________)________ ________C________o________n________t________i________n________u________i________n________g________ ________w________i________t________h________;________ ________p________r________o________c________e________e________d________i________n________g________ ________w________i________t________h________;________ ________c________a________r________r________y________i________n________g________ ________o________n________ ________w________i________t________h________;________ ________c________o________n________t________i________n________u________i________n________g________ ________t________o________ ________d________o________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________
dash
daʃ
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dæʃ
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(verb) To move quickly in a particular direction, especially away from someone or something
Example
I had to dash to the store before it closed.
alibi
ˈalɪbʌɪ
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(noun) An alibi is an excuse or explanation for why someone was somewhere at a particular time, usually used to prove that they were not responsible for a crime or other wrongdoing.
Example
She has an alibi for the whole of yesterday evening.
borrow
ˈbɒrəʊ
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ˈbɑroʊ
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(verb) to take and use for a period of time before returning it
Example
I borrowed a book from the library to read over the weekend
psychosomatic
ˌsʌɪkə(ʊ)səˈmatɪk
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ˌsaɪkoʊsəˈmædɪk
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(adjective) caused by mental or emotional problems rather than by physical illness
Example
The doctor believes that the patient's headaches are psychosomatic.
bother
ˈbɒðə
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(verb) to cause trouble or annoyance; to disturb or irritate
Example
I don't want to bother you with my problems.
alcoholic
ˌalkəˈhɒlɪk
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ˌælkəˈhɔlɪk
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(noun) a person who frequently drinks too much alcohol and is unable to live a normal and healthy life : a person who is affected with alcoholism
Example
his alcoholic daughter was the cause of his anxiety
ought to
Definition
(modal verb) Used to indicate that something is the right thing to do or should be done.
Example
We ought to take a break from studying.
bruises
Definition
(noun) A dark and painful area on your skin that is caused by an injury.
Example
The boxer had several bruises on his face after the fight.
wondering
ˈwʌnd(ə)rɪŋ
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ˈwənd(ə)rɪŋ
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(verb) To have interest in knowing or learning something : to think about something with curiosity.
Example
I was wondering if I should go to the store.
Barts
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Teacher says
Teacher says:
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, commonly known as Barts or BL, is a medical and dental school in London, England.
sorted
ˈsɔːtɪd
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(verb) To deal with or organise in a successful way
bear
bɛː
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bɛr
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(verb) to tolerate or endure something difficult or unpleasant
Example
I couldn't bear to hear the news of his death.
limp
lɪmp
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lɪmp
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(verb) to walk in a slow and awkward way because of an injury to a leg or foot
Example
The injured soldier limped away from the battlefield.
days on end
Definition
(phrase) A long period of time without interruption or pause.
Example
I worked for days on end to finish the project.
Teacher says
Teacher says:
This can be used with any time unit to emphasis how long something lasts. e.g. "I was waiting for hours on end", "I was revising for my exams for months on end"