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This is BBC News. The headlines: families
This is BBC News. The headlines: families
This
is
BBC
News
The
headlines:
families
pay tribute
to
to
X
the five killed
on
on
X
board
pay tribute
pay tribute
X
to the five killed
on board
on board
X
pay
tribute
to
the
five
killed
on
board
the Titan sub; U.S officials say it
the Titan
sub
sub
X
; U.S officials say it
the
Titan
sub;
US
officials
say
it
suffered a catastrophic implosion;
suffered a
catastrophic
catastrophic
X
implosion
implosion
X
;
suffered
a
catastrophic
implosion;
a shock
for
for
X
homeowners
as
as
X
the Bank
of
of
X
a
shock
shock
X
for
homeowners
homeowners
X
as the Bank of
a
shock
for
homeowners
as
the
Bank
of
England raises interest rates
to
to
X
5% in a
England raises
interest rates
interest rates
X
to 5% in a
England
raises
interest
rates
to
5
in
a
battle
to
to
X
control inflation;
battle
battle
X
to control
inflation
inflation
X
;
battle
to
control
inflation;
and the stage is set
for
for
X
the Glastonbury
and
the stage is set
the stage is set
X
for the Glastonbury
and
the
stage
is
set
for
the
Glastonbury
Music Festival which officially gets
Music Festival which officially gets
Music
Festival
which
officially
gets
underway today
with
with
X
its first headline
underway
underway
X
today with its first
headline
headline
X
underway
today
with
its
first
headline
acts this evening.
acts this evening.
acts
this
evening
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ˈbatl
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ˈbæd(ə)l
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________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________t________o________ ________t________r________y________ ________o________r________ ________s________t________r________u________g________g________l________e________ ________v________e________r________y________ ________h________a________r________d________ ________t________o________ ________d________o________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________ ________:________ ________t________o________ ________s________t________r________u________g________g________l________e________ ________o________r________ ________f________i________g________h________t________ ________f________o________r________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________
ɪmˈpləʊʒn
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ɪmˈploʊʒ(ə)n
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Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________t________o________ ________c________o________l________l________a________p________s________e________ ________i________n________w________a________r________d________ ________i________n________ ________a________ ________v________e________r________y________ ________s________u________d________d________e________n________ ________a________n________d________ ________v________i________o________l________e________n________t________ ________w________a________y________
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________a________ ________p________e________r________s________o________n________ ________w________h________o________ ________o________w________n________s________ ________a________ ________h________o________m________e________,________ ________a________p________a________r________t________m________e________n________t________,________ ________e________t________c________.________
Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________T________o________ ________s________h________o________w________ ________r________e________s________p________e________c________t________ ________o________r________ ________a________d________m________i________r________a________t________i________o________n________ ________f________o________r________ ________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________ ________o________r________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________,________ ________u________s________u________a________l________l________y________ ________b________y________ ________g________i________v________i________n________g________ ________t________h________e________m________ ________p________r________a________i________s________e________ ________o________r________ ________t________h________a________n________k________s________
ˌkatəˈstrɒfɪk
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ˌkædəˈstrɑfɪk
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Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________a________ ________t________e________r________r________i________b________l________e________ ________d________i________s________a________s________t________e________r________
ɪnˈfleɪʃn
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ɪnˈfleɪʃ(ə)n
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Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________a________ ________c________o________n________t________i________n________u________a________l________ ________i________n________c________r________e________a________s________e________ ________i________n________ ________t________h________e________ ________p________r________i________c________e________ ________o________f________ ________g________o________o________d________s________ ________a________n________d________ ________s________e________r________v________i________c________e________s________
Definition
________(________p________h________r________a________s________e________)________ ________A________ ________s________i________t________u________a________t________i________o________n________ ________i________n________ ________w________h________i________c________h________ ________a________l________l________ ________t________h________e________ ________n________e________c________e________s________s________a________r________y________ ________p________r________e________p________a________r________a________t________i________o________n________s________ ________h________a________v________e________ ________b________e________e________n________ ________m________a________d________e________ ________a________n________d________ ________t________h________e________ ________e________v________e________n________t________ ________i________s________ ________r________e________a________d________y________ ________t________o________ ________b________e________g________i________n________.________
sʌb
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səb
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Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________s________u________b________ ________i________s________ ________a________ ________s________h________o________r________t________ ________f________o________r________m________ ________o________f________ ________t________h________e________ ________w________o________r________d________ ________'________s________u________b________m________a________r________i________n________e________'________,________ ________w________h________i________c________h________ ________i________s________ ________a________ ________t________y________p________e________ ________o________f________ ________b________o________a________t________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________c________a________n________ ________t________r________a________v________e________l________ ________u________n________d________e________r________w________a________t________e________r________.________
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________T________h________e________ ________p________e________r________c________e________n________t________a________g________e________ ________o________f________ ________a________n________ ________a________m________o________u________n________t________ ________o________f________ ________m________o________n________e________y________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________i________s________ ________c________h________a________r________g________e________d________ ________f________o________r________ ________i________t________s________ ________u________s________e________,________ ________u________s________u________a________l________l________y________ ________a________s________ ________a________ ________p________e________r________c________e________n________t________a________g________e________ ________o________f________ ________t________h________e________ ________a________m________o________u________n________t________ ________b________o________r________r________o________w________e________d________ ________o________r________ ________i________n________v________e________s________t________e________d________
ˌɒn ˈbɔːd
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ˌɑn ˈbɔrd
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Definition
________(________a________d________v________e________r________b________)________ ________o________n________ ________o________r________ ________i________n________ ________a________ ________s________h________i________p________,________ ________a________i________r________c________r________a________f________t________,________ ________t________r________a________i________n________,________ ________o________r________ ________o________t________h________e________r________ ________v________e________h________i________c________l________e________
ʃɒk
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ʃɑk
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Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________s________u________d________d________e________n________,________ ________u________n________e________x________p________e________c________t________e________d________ ________e________v________e________n________t________ ________o________r________ ________e________x________p________e________r________i________e________n________c________e________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________c________a________u________s________e________s________ ________s________u________r________p________r________i________s________e________ ________o________r________ ________d________i________s________t________r________e________s________s________,________
ˌəndər ˈweɪ
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Definition
________(________a________d________j________e________c________t________i________v________e________)________ ________I________n________ ________p________r________o________g________r________e________s________s________;________ ________h________a________p________p________e________n________i________n________g________ ________n________o________w________
ˈhɛdlʌɪn
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ˈhɛdˌlaɪn
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Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________t________o________ ________b________e________ ________t________h________e________ ________m________a________i________n________ ________p________e________r________f________o________r________m________e________r________ ________i________n________ ________(________a________ ________s________h________o________w________ ________o________r________ ________c________o________n________c________e________r________t________)________
battle
ˈbatl
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ˈbæd(ə)l
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Definition
(verb) to try or struggle very hard to do something : to struggle or fight for something
Example
he has been battling against the illness
implosion
ɪmˈpləʊʒn
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ɪmˈploʊʒ(ə)n
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Definition
(verb) to collapse inward in a very sudden and violent way
Example
the star undergoes a violent implosion caused by gravity
homeowners
Definition
(noun) a person who owns a home, apartment, etc.
Example
The homeowners association held a meeting to discuss the new regulations.
pay tribute
Definition
(verb) To show respect or admiration for someone or something, usually by giving them praise or thanks
Example
The nation paid tribute to the brave soldiers who fought in the war.
catastrophic
ˌkatəˈstrɒfɪk
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ˌkædəˈstrɑfɪk
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Definition
(noun) a terrible disaster
Example
The earthquake was catastrophic, leaving the city in ruins.
inflation
ɪnˈfleɪʃn
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ɪnˈfleɪʃ(ə)n
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Definition
(noun) a continual increase in the price of goods and services
Example
The government is trying to reduce inflation by increasing taxes.
the stage is set
Definition
(phrase) A situation in which all the necessary preparations have been made and the event is ready to begin.
Example
The stage is set for the grand opening of the new restaurant.
sub
sʌb
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səb
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Definition
(noun) A sub is a short form of the word 'submarine', which is a type of boat that can travel underwater.
Example
The Navy has a fleet of subs that they use for reconnaissance missions.
interest rates
Definition
(noun) The percentage of an amount of money that is charged for its use, usually as a percentage of the amount borrowed or invested
on board
ˌɒn ˈbɔːd
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ˌɑn ˈbɔrd
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Definition
(adverb) on or in a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle
Example
a plane crashed with three people on board
shock
ʃɒk
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ʃɑk
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Definition
(noun) A sudden, unexpected event or experience that causes surprise or distress,
Example
The news of the factory closure came as a shock to the workers.
underway
ˌəndər ˈweɪ
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Definition
(adjective) In progress; happening now
Example
The new project is already underway.
headline
ˈhɛdlʌɪn
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ˈhɛdˌlaɪn
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Definition
(verb) to be the main performer in (a show or concert)
Example
they were one of the headline acts at the festival in Hyde Park
battle
ˈbatl
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ˈbæd(ə)l
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Definition
(verb) to try or struggle very hard to do something : to struggle or fight for something
Example
he has been battling against the illness
implosion
ɪmˈpləʊʒn
![]()
ɪmˈploʊʒ(ə)n
![]()
Definition
(verb) to collapse inward in a very sudden and violent way
Example
the star undergoes a violent implosion caused by gravity
homeowners
Definition
(noun) a person who owns a home, apartment, etc.
Example
The homeowners association held a meeting to discuss the new regulations.
pay tribute
Definition
(verb) To show respect or admiration for someone or something, usually by giving them praise or thanks
Example
The nation paid tribute to the brave soldiers who fought in the war.
catastrophic
ˌkatəˈstrɒfɪk
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ˌkædəˈstrɑfɪk
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Definition
(noun) a terrible disaster
Example
The earthquake was catastrophic, leaving the city in ruins.
inflation
ɪnˈfleɪʃn
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ɪnˈfleɪʃ(ə)n
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Definition
(noun) a continual increase in the price of goods and services
Example
The government is trying to reduce inflation by increasing taxes.
the stage is set
Definition
(phrase) A situation in which all the necessary preparations have been made and the event is ready to begin.
Example
The stage is set for the grand opening of the new restaurant.
sub
sʌb
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səb
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Definition
(noun) A sub is a short form of the word 'submarine', which is a type of boat that can travel underwater.
Example
The Navy has a fleet of subs that they use for reconnaissance missions.
interest rates
Definition
(noun) The percentage of an amount of money that is charged for its use, usually as a percentage of the amount borrowed or invested
on board
ˌɒn ˈbɔːd
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ˌɑn ˈbɔrd
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Definition
(adverb) on or in a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle
Example
a plane crashed with three people on board
shock
ʃɒk
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ʃɑk
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Definition
(noun) A sudden, unexpected event or experience that causes surprise or distress,
Example
The news of the factory closure came as a shock to the workers.
underway
ˌəndər ˈweɪ
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Definition
(adjective) In progress; happening now
Example
The new project is already underway.
headline
ˈhɛdlʌɪn
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ˈhɛdˌlaɪn
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Definition
(verb) to be the main performer in (a show or concert)
Example
they were one of the headline acts at the festival in Hyde Park
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the stage is set
Definition
(phrase) A situation in which all the necessary preparations have been made and the event is ready to begin.
Example
The stage is set for the grand opening of the new restaurant.
interest rates
Definition
(noun) The percentage of an amount of money that is charged for its use, usually as a percentage of the amount borrowed or invested
sub
sʌb
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səb
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Definition
(noun) A sub is a short form of the word 'submarine', which is a type of boat that can travel underwater.
Example
The Navy has a fleet of subs that they use for reconnaissance missions.
headline
ˈhɛdlʌɪn
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ˈhɛdˌlaɪn
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Definition
(verb) to be the main performer in (a show or concert)
Example
they were one of the headline acts at the festival in Hyde Park
inflation
ɪnˈfleɪʃn
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ɪnˈfleɪʃ(ə)n
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Definition
(noun) a continual increase in the price of goods and services
Example
The government is trying to reduce inflation by increasing taxes.
shock
ʃɒk
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ʃɑk
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Definition
(noun) A sudden, unexpected event or experience that causes surprise or distress,
Example
The news of the factory closure came as a shock to the workers.
implosion
ɪmˈpləʊʒn
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ɪmˈploʊʒ(ə)n
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Definition
(verb) to collapse inward in a very sudden and violent way
Example
the star undergoes a violent implosion caused by gravity
homeowners
Definition
(noun) a person who owns a home, apartment, etc.
Example
The homeowners association held a meeting to discuss the new regulations.
battle
ˈbatl
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ˈbæd(ə)l
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Definition
(verb) to try or struggle very hard to do something : to struggle or fight for something
Example
he has been battling against the illness
pay tribute
Definition
(verb) To show respect or admiration for someone or something, usually by giving them praise or thanks
Example
The nation paid tribute to the brave soldiers who fought in the war.
underway
ˌəndər ˈweɪ
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Definition
(adjective) In progress; happening now
Example
The new project is already underway.
on board
ˌɒn ˈbɔːd
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ˌɑn ˈbɔrd
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Definition
(adverb) on or in a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle
Example
a plane crashed with three people on board
catastrophic
ˌkatəˈstrɒfɪk
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ˌkædəˈstrɑfɪk
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Definition
(noun) a terrible disaster
Example
The earthquake was catastrophic, leaving the city in ruins.
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