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James Dean: Biography of a Rebel Without A Cause

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ability

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  • noun
  • The power, resources or skill to do something

good

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  • adjecitve
  • Proper, appropriate or right
  • (Of an amount) enough; plenty
  • Excellent; high quality
  • Acting well or properly; of moral character
  • In a positive or happy emotional state
  • noun
  • Advantage or benefit

life

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  • noun
  • All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • Period of time things live, from birth to death

rift

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  • noun
  • Opening made by splitting; a major disagreement

star

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  • noun
  • Very famous person, usually an entertainer
  • Someone who does something very well
  • Your horoscope
  • A bright planet of hot gas in the night sky
  • A 5-6 sided asterisk-shape
  • verb
  • To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
  • To do something very well
  • To mark with a 5-6 sided asterisk-shape

award

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  • noun
  • Prize given to you because you did something well
  • verb
  • To give a prize for doing something well

study

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  • noun
  • Room that a person studies or reads in
  • Piece of research
  • Topic or subject you research or learn about
  • verb
  • To focus on learning something usually at school

superstardom

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  • noun
  • State of being a superstar

become

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  • verb
  • To begin to be; grow to be; develop into
  • To be suitable for a particular job or role

sport

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  • noun
  • Something that is done for fun, e.g. football
  • Game or physical exercise with rules
  • Someone with a good attitude when things go badly
  • verb
  • To do something for fun, e.g. playing with animals
  • To wear, or show something off by wearing it

role

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  • noun
  • Character played by an actor
  • Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility

credit

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  • adjecitve
  • Having a positive amount of money
  • noun
  • System to buy something and pay for it later
  • Points earned instead of money
  • Quality of having a good reputation for a reason
  • Points earned towards a university degree
  • verb
  • To add a certain amount of money to a total
  • To recognize someone's achievements or help

sense

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  • noun
  • Certain mental feeling or emotion
  • Normal or clear state of mind
  • Meaning of a particular word, phrase or text
  • verb
  • To perceive using sight, sound, taste touch etc.
  • To recognize the presence of something

support

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  • noun
  • Assistance or advice given to someone
  • Evidence that helps prove something is true
  • A thing to hold up or prevent from falling down
  • verb
  • To give assistance or advice to someone
  • To help prove or show that something is true
  • To hold up or prevent from falling down

brother

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  • noun
  • A boy or man who shares a parent with you

decision

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  • Choice made after thinking; final judgment
  • Ability to make quick and confident choices

experimental

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  • adjecitve
  • Using techniques that are different or untried

elizabeth

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  • Daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in on the death of her fa
  • other
  • Queen of England; a woman’s name

enter

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  • verb
  • To start a career or an education
  • To become a competitor in a contest
  • To add or type information in a computer
  • To go into a room, building etc.

compete

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  • verb
  • To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race

perform

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  • verb
  • To carry out an action well or successfully
  • To entertain an audience by dancing, singing etc.

rebellious

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  • adjecitve
  • Wanting to do things your way; resisting authority

september

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  • noun
  • 9th month of the year

script

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  • noun
  • Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
  • Set of letters or characters of a written language
  • verb
  • To write a text for a movie, play or speech

adaptation

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  • noun
  • Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
  • Changing to a new form; thing that is changed

fix

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  • noun
  • Answer to a problem
  • verb
  • To arrange or prepare something
  • To attach something so it will not move or change
  • To dishonestly arrange the result of a game
  • To make an animal unable to produce young
  • To make something whole or able to work again

mother

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  • noun
  • Female who has a child or children; female parent
  • verb
  • To take care of someone as if they were your child

relationship

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  • noun
  • Connection between two or more people or things
  • Way people interact or live with each other
  • Romantic or loving friendship between two people

actor

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  • noun
  • Person who acts in the theater, movies, or TV

example

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  • noun
  • Thing, person which represents a category

each

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  • determiner
  • Every one of two or more things
  • pronoun
  • Per one person or thing

motorist

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  • noun
  • Someone who drives a car

relocate

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  • verb
  • To move to a new or different place

apple

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  • noun
  • Hard round red or green fruit with a white center

find

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  • noun
  • Object discovered by chance
  • Things that have been discovered from searching
  • verb
  • To become aware of something that is happening
  • To discover or meet by chance
  • To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
  • To learn through study, research, or effort
  • To discover something by looking for it

about

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  • adverb
  • To be ready to; going to
  • Nearly; approximately; roughly
  • Near; next to; close to
  • In every direction; in the area of
  • preposition
  • Concerning or of (a topic)

even

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  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in influence, power, possibility etc.
  • Being divided equally or fairly
  • (Of teams/contest) with similar chances of success
  • Smooth, level, or regular
  • Can be divided by 2; ending in 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0
  • At a regular, equally steady manner
  • Remaining steady and unchanging
  • adverb
  • (When this is surprising) as well; too
  • (Used to compare two things/stress the difference)
  • verb
  • To make something level; to flatten
  • To make something equal

impact

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  • noun
  • A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • Very strong influence
  • Act or force of one thing hitting something else
  • verb
  • To hit or strike someone or something with force

like

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  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in status or kind to something else
  • Similar; the same
  • adverb
  • For example
  • preposition
  • Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
  • In a way similar to the way something is done
  • Such as; for example
  • verb
  • To want to
  • To find something pleasing; to prefer something

oscar

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  • noun
  • Annual award given in the movie industry

second

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  • adjecitve
  • 2nd; the one following first
  • noun
  • Unit of time; one sixtieth of a minute
  • Short period of time that you wait for someone
  • (Do) soon

stardom

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  • noun
  • The status of being acknowledged as a star

santa

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that

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  • adjecitve
  • The person or thing being talked about
  • Used to identify something both the speakers know
  • adverb
  • Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
  • To such a degree
  • conjunction
  • Used to connect a noun clause
  • Used to introduce an adverbial clause
  • Used to introduce a noun clause
  • determiner
  • Used as a noun to refer to something
  • pronoun
  • Referring an object far away
  • Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’

exciting

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  • adjecitve
  • Creating interest, happiness or pleasurable fear
  • verb
  • To cause a reaction; make active
  • To make someone feel happy, interested or eager

first

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  • adjecitve
  • 1st; Coming before all others in time or place
  • noun
  • Something that has not happened before
  • Position of the winner of a competition

glorious

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  • adjecitve
  • (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe

hard

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  • adjecitve
  • Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • (Of facts) not able to be misunderstood; clear
  • (Of alcohol) strong
  • Involving or requiring lots of work, effort, care
  • Being full of pain, trouble, and problems
  • Strong
  • (Of edge) clear; sharp
  • Difficult to bend, break or cut; solid
  • adverb
  • With lots of force, power, or impact

win

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  • noun
  • Success in beating the other team or competitors
  • Success in a game or contest
  • verb
  • To get something as a prize because of a success
  • To gain something you want because of your efforts
  • To succeed in a game or contest

superstar

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  • noun
  • Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

despite

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  • preposition
  • Without being affected by something; in spite of

cause

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  • noun
  • Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • Reason for
  • verb
  • To make something happen; create effect or result

own

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  • adjecitve
  • Belong to oneself
  • determiner
  • Yours, his, hers, etc.; not belonging to another
  • pronoun
  • (Something) belong to myself
  • verb
  • To have something as your property

tycoon

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  • noun
  • Wealthy and powerful business person; magnate

ultimately

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  • adverb
  • Done or considered as the final and most important

cast

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  • noun
  • People who appear in a play or movie
  • Small amount of a particular color
  • Shape to pour hot metal in to create objects
  • Hard covering put around injured arm, leg etc.
  • verb
  • To give specific roles to actors in a movie, play
  • To describe someone's personality or character
  • To make objects using a mold
  • To be presented in a certain way
  • To send out or direct something
  • To throw something using a line, e.g. when fishing

hit

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  • noun
  • A planned killing, usually for money
  • Song, movie etc. that is successful
  • When someone strikes someone or something
  • Time when a player makes contact with the ball
  • Time when a website is accessed
  • verb
  • To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • To press something, such as a button or switch
  • To suddenly realize the importance of something
  • To move your hand, a bat, etc. against with force
  • To fight, attack or damage something or someone
  • To arrive at a specific place, level, or goal
  • To make contact with the ball in a game or sport

menial

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  • adjecitve
  • Unskilled (especially domestic work)

york

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  • proper noun
  • A city in northern England, on the Ouse River; population 136,900 (est. 2009).
  • A commercial and industrial city in southeastern Pennsylvania; population 40,097 (est. 2008).
  • The southwestern tip of Hayes Peninsula, on Baffin Bay in Greenland. It served as a base for US expl

during

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  • preposition
  • At some point in the course of an event or thing

family

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  • noun
  • Close group of people or organizations
  • A group of people who are related through blood
  • Group of related plants or animals

monica

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search

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  • noun
  • Examination of person to find something
  • Action to find an answer to a problem
  • Action of trying to find someone or something
  • verb
  • To examine a person's clothing to find something
  • To look for an answer or explanation to a problem
  • To look carefully for someone or something

student

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  • noun
  • Person studying at school

then

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  • adverb
  • A time that is not now
  • Following another thing in time or arrangement
  • Following on reasonably from what was just stated
  • At that time, not now

appearance

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  • noun
  • The way a person looks to others
  • The way that something looks

interest

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  • noun
  • Best or most advantageous thing for someone
  • Activity or subject one enjoys doing or learning
  • Fee for borrowing money
  • verb
  • To make someone want to know about something
  • To persuade to do, become involved with something

scene

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  • noun
  • Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
  • View that looks like a picture
  • Place where something particular happened
  • Part of an act in a play

academy

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  • noun
  • School that specializes in certain subjects

hundred

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  • number
  • 100

improvise

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  • verb
  • To compose, speak or perform without preparation

young

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  • adjecitve
  • At an early stage of existence; not mature
  • Being recently created or started
  • noun
  • Babies in a group or family of animals

unexpected

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  • adjecitve
  • Surprising because it was not expected

bear

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  • noun
  • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
  • Someone who expects stock market to fall
  • verb
  • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
  • To accept or suffer the weight of difficulties
  • To keep moving left or right while going forward
  • To show (sign of something)
  • To support the weight of something, e.g. a bridge

eden

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  • other
  • A beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the f
  • Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

film

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  • noun
  • Thin layer that covers something
  • Movie
  • verb
  • To record moving action with a camera

enrol

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  • verb
  • To put someone into a group; to register

hudson

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  • other
  • A New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the th centur
  • English navigator who discovered the Hudson River; in he attempted to winter in Hudson Bay but his c

next

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  • adverb
  • The one that follows another in time or order
  • At a time or place directly after the present one
  • noun
  • The one that follows after
  • adjecitve
  • Immediately after the previous one
  • First occurrence after the present one

break

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  • noun
  • Time you stop an activity before continuing
  • End of a relationship
  • An escape from a place such as a jail
  • (Lucky) advantage or benefit from something
  • Find a solution or answer to a problem or crime
  • Change in the weather
  • verb
  • To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • To form a crack in something
  • To burst or become damaged
  • To end a relationship
  • To escape from a place such as a jail
  • To train a wild animal e.g. a horse
  • To separate into pieces by force, or by dropping
  • To act against a law, rule, or promise
  • To become known suddenly, as in the news
  • To not do what you promised e.g. not keep promises
  • To solve a crime, or answer a problem
  • To stop functioning properly
  • To suddenly start, open or commence
  • To change in pitch suddenly, as in a voice
  • To fall on the shore, as in waves
  • To begin or change suddenly; the dawn or weather
  • To defeat by causing the person to lose their will

pure

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  • adjecitve
  • Not mixed with anything else
  • Being morally good

stark

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  • adjecitve
  • Very clear and often unpleasant

baseball

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  • noun
  • Small ball used in the game of baseball
  • Two teams of nine players hit a ball to score runs

hopeful

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  • adjecitve
  • Having or showing hope

moment

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  • noun
  • Very short or brief period of time
  • A particular period in time

sailor

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  • noun
  • Someone who helps sail a boat as their job

tearfully

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  • adverb
  • With tears; in a tearful manner

father

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  • noun
  • A male parent
  • Man who is the first to do or invent something
  • verb
  • To create a child by making a woman pregnant

his

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  • pronoun
  • Something belonging to a male person

spyder

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with

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  • preposition
  • As an employee of a certain company
  • Against something or someone
  • By using something as a means
  • Due to; because of
  • Including
  • Possessing as a feature
  • Related to
  • (Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
  • Used to express that people or things are together

art

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  • noun
  • Creative skill using the imagination e.g. painting
  • A skill or talent you have

car

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  • noun
  • A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people

instinct

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  • noun
  • Natural way of thinking; intuition
  • Natural way (person or animal) thinks, behaves

see

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  • verb
  • To go on a date with someone
  • To predict whether something is, or will be true
  • To understand what someone says
  • To use your eyes to look at something
  • To visit a place often for sightseeing or pleasure
  • To visit or meet with someone
  • To find out by waiting or looking
  • To watch (a game, movie or TV show)

before

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UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /

A1
  • adverb
  • At a time earlier than the present; previously
  • conjunction
  • In advance of something happening
  • preposition
  • In front of someone or something

last

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US / lɑ:st /

UK / læst /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Most recent; the latest
  • The one before
  • adverb
  • Final; with nothing following; after all others
  • Most recent; the latest
  • determiner
  • The one at the end
  • verb
  • To remain or continue for a certain period of time

have

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US / həv /

UK / hæv /

A1
  • verb
  • To drink, smoke, eat or use something
  • To experience the effects of something
  • To organize an event, or join in an activity
  • To own, possess, or hold something
  • To cause to happen or produce a particular effect

part

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US / pɑ:t /

UK / pɑ:rt /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • To some degree; half; not fully
  • noun
  • Division of a book
  • Ratio of something, e.g. 3 of gin, 1 of tonic
  • A line in a person's hair, made with a comb
  • Character an actor plays on stage, movie, or TV
  • Some, but not all of a specific thing
  • Role in causing something to happen
  • verb
  • To make a line in a person's hair, by using a comb
  • To move two things apart creating a space
  • To leave someone, or to break off a relationship

tragic

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US / ˈtrædʒɪk /

UK / ˈtrædʒɪk /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
  • Causing great sadness, e.g. due to untimely death

transfer

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US / træns'fɜ:(r) /

UK / trænsˈfɚ /

A2
  • noun
  • Moving to a different place, job, or school
  • Act of giving the right to a property to another
  • Picture that is pressed to copy it onto something
  • Use of ideas or skills in a different situation
  • Ticket allowing you to get on another plane, bus
  • verb
  • To move to a different place, job or school
  • To give someone an illness through contact
  • To give someone your right to a property
  • To move something from one place to another
  • To use ideas or skills in a different situation
  • To get off a plane, bus etc. and get on another

without

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US / wɪˈðaʊt /

UK / wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- /

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  • preposition
  • Not with; not having

order

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US / 'ɔ:də(r) /

UK / ˈɔrdɚ /

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  • noun
  • Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • Instructions to others to do what you want
  • State in which things are neat and organized
  • What you ask to buy, e.g. food in restaurant
  • Social or political control of an area
  • verb
  • To put things in a sequence, e.g. a, b, c
  • To give instructions to others to do what you want
  • To ask for something you want to buy, e.g. a meal

reunite

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US / ˌri:ju:ˈnaɪt /

UK / ˌrijuˈnaɪt /

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  • verb
  • To cause to come together after being apart

suggest

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US / səˈdʒest /

UK / səɡˈdʒɛst, səˈdʒɛst /

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  • verb
  • To mention something that could be done; propose

three

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US / θri: /

UK / θri /

A1
  • number
  • Number 3

welcome

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US / 'welkəm /

UK / ˈwɛlkəm /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being what was wanted or needed
  • noun
  • Friendly greeting to someone who has arrived
  • verb
  • To greet someone who has just arrived
  • To accept or receive something happily and gladly

giant

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US / 'dʒaɪənt /

UK / ˈdʒaɪənt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Very large, or much bigger than other things
  • noun
  • Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
  • Very successful, powerful person or organization

hill

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US / hɪl /

UK / hɪl /

A2
  • noun
  • High land not as high as a mountain
  • Where the road or land goes upward; slope
  • Person's name

follow

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US / ˈfɔləu /

UK / ˈfɑlo /

A1
  • verb
  • To come after someone; be guided by someone
  • To support someone, e.g. singer or comedian
  • To be the logical result of something
  • To happen after something else happens
  • To believe a set of values or a moral teacher
  • To understand something happening or being said

big

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US / bɪɡ /

UK / bɪɡ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Popular
  • Serious
  • Large

aunt

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US / ɑ:nt /

UK / ænt /

A2
  • noun
  • Sister of your parent or the wife of your uncle

james

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US / dʒeimz /

UK / dʒemz /

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  • proper noun
  • The name of seven Stuart kings of Scotland.
  • The name of two kings of England, Ireland, and Scotland.

rumour

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US / ˈru:mə(r) /

UK / ˈrumɚ /

B1
  • noun
  • Gossip; story told by other people often not true
  • verb
  • To gossip; to tell a story about other people

seek

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US / si:k /

UK / sik /

A2
  • verb
  • To ask someone for help
  • To search for; try to find or do; look for
  • To try to achieve something

the

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US / ðə /

UK / ðə /

A1
  • article
  • Used to refer to something already mentioned
  • Used to show there is only one of something
  • determiner
  • Used to describe all of a family

unfortunately

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US / ʌnˈfɔ:tʃənətli /

UK / ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənətli /

B1
  • adverb
  • In a way that is to be regretted; unluckily

famous

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US / 'feɪməs /

UK / ˈfeməs /

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  • adjecitve
  • Excellent
  • Widely known; recognized by many people

hollywood

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US / ˈhɔli:ˌwʊd /

UK / ˈhɑliˌwʊd /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • A flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry
  • noun
  • A district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry
  • other
  • Of or relating to the film industry in the United States
  • Film industry of the United States

into

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US / 'ɪntə /

UK / ˈɪntu /

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  • preposition
  • Moving or going inside something
  • In the same direction as; in the direction of
  • So as to become; taking the state of

hug

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US / hʌɡ /

UK / hʌɡ /

B1
  • verb
  • To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
  • To keep very close to something

john

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US / dʒɔn /

UK / dʒɑn /

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  • noun
  • A toilet.
  • A prostitute's client.
  • proper noun
  • (1165–1216), son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine; king of England 1199–1216; known as John Lack
  • The name of six kings of Portugal.

other

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US / 'ʌðə(r) /

UK / ˈʌðər /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • A thing different from that mentioned
  • determiner
  • (Something) else; not the first (one)
  • pronoun
  • Being the one and only thing of that category

love

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US / lʌv /

UK / lʌv /

A1
  • noun
  • Person's name
  • A very strong feeling of affection
  • The person you care very deeply about
  • Strong, deep emotional and sexual attraction
  • verb
  • To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
  • To like doing very much; enjoy greatly
  • To feel a strong emotional and romantic attraction

one

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US / wʌn /

UK / wʌn /

A1
  • pronoun
  • You; we; people in general; someone
  • The thing or person previously referred to
  • adjecitve
  • Used to refer to people generally
  • Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
  • number
  • Number 1

rock

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US / rɒk /

UK / rɑk /

A1
  • noun
  • Type of popular music with a strong, loud beat
  • Strong, tough person who can be relied upon
  • Big stone; hard, solid substance forming mountains
  • verb
  • To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
  • To be extremely effective or pleasing
  • To play, sing along with, or dance to heavy music
  • To move back and forth or from side to side

commercial

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US / kəˈmə:ʃəl /

UK / kəˈmɚʃəl /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • noun
  • Radio or television advertisement

truly

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US / 'tru:lɪ /

UK / ˈtruli /

A2
  • adverb
  • In accordance with truth, fact or reality; really

man

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US / mæn /

UK / mæn /

A1
  • noun
  • Humans in general, including male and female
  • An adult male human being
  • Male who acts in a masculine way; not like a woman
  • verb
  • To control or operate (a machine); be in charge of
  • To operate a machine (a boat, etc.)

youth

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US / ju:θ /

UK / juθ /

A2
  • noun
  • Being young; time when you are young
  • Young person or teenager
  • Quality or state of being young
  • Boy or a young man

also

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US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /

UK / ˈɔlso /

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  • adverb
  • In addition; too; in a similar way

live

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US / lɪv /

UK / liv /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being broadcast as events happen, not recorded
  • Carrying electric current; able to give a shock
  • Glowing because burning; hot
  • Not yet killed (for food)
  • adverb
  • (Music, drama) as it is performed
  • verb
  • To be alive
  • To experience a particular type of life
  • To make your home in a house or town

play

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US / pleɪ /

UK / pleɪ /

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  • noun
  • Loose, free movement between two objects
  • Single action in a sports game
  • Performance in which people act in a theater
  • verb
  • To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
  • To perform music on an instrument
  • To use a device, e.g. a video game
  • To do something for enjoyment and fun
  • To do or perform a game or sport

school

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US / sku:l /

UK / skul /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being to do with schools and education
  • noun
  • Large group of fish that swim together
  • Education of a child
  • Building where you learn in classes with a teacher
  • A particular belief or idea about something
  • verb
  • To teach or train someone to know or do something

starve

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US / stɑ:v /

UK / stɑ:rv /

B1
  • verb
  • To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
  • To need or desire very strongly
  • Not to give someone what they need, e.g. attention
  • To (cause to) die from lack of food

this

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US / ðɪs /

UK / ðɪs /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Used to indicate something already been discussed
  • Used to indicate something happening around now
  • adverb
  • An indication by a physical motion or gesture
  • A specific amount of
  • determiner
  • Person, thing, or idea near you
  • pronoun
  • Person, thing that has already been discussed

farm

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US / fɑ:m /

UK / fɑ:rm /

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  • noun
  • Land used for growing crops or raising animals
  • verb
  • To use land for raising plants or animals for food

head

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US / hed /

UK / hɛd /

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  • noun
  • Counter for the number of cattle
  • Natural mental ability or intelligence
  • Leader or person with the greatest authority
  • Mind; mental ability; mental state
  • Side of a coin with a head on it
  • Top part of your body with eyes and a mouth
  • Starting point of something, e.g. a river
  • verb
  • To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • To be first or at the front or top (e.g. a list)
  • To travel or move toward a particular place; To go in a particular direction
  • To become the leader of something
  • To lead or be responsible for something

period

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US / ˈpɪəriəd /

UK / ˈpɪriəd /

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  • noun
  • Set amount of time during which events take place
  • A way to emphasize what you will say
  • A full stop (.), marking the end of a sentence
  • A menstrual cycle
  • A set time for a class to be held

send

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US / send /

UK / sɛnd /

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  • verb
  • To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
  • To cause mail or packages to go to another place
  • To move something quickly in a particular way
  • To give information or greetings to someone

special

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US / 'speʃl /

UK / ˈspɛʃəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being additional or extra
  • Different, better or greater than normal
  • noun
  • Heavily discounted sales item

success

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US / sək'ses /

UK / səkˈsɛs /

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  • noun
  • Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
  • A successful person; one who achieved their aims

generation

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US / ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn /

UK / ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən /

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  • noun
  • Act or process of producing or causing something
  • People born and living at about the same time

occur

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US / əˈkɜ:(r) /

UK / əˈkɚ /

A2
  • verb
  • To come to pass or to happen

rebel

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US / 'rebl /

UK / rɪˈbɛl /

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  • noun
  • Person who fights against established government
  • Person who insists on doing things their way
  • verb
  • To fight against an established government/power
  • To resist and fight against existing authority

stuff

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US / stʌf /

UK / stʌf /

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  • noun
  • Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • verb
  • To push material inside something, with force

though

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US / ðəu /

UK / ðo /

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  • adverb
  • Although, despite the fact that

for

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US / fə(r) /

UK / fɔr,fə /

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  • preposition
  • Used to show the purpose, or need of something

short

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US / ʃɔ:t /

UK / ʃɔrt /

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  • adverb
  • Less than what is needed
  • Suddenly stopping what you are saying or doing
  • verb
  • (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
  • adjecitve
  • Measuring a small distance
  • Happening for a small amount of time
  • Unfriendly or rude

why

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US / waɪ /

UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /

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  • adverb
  • Question word to ask for a reason
  • exclamation
  • (Used to express surprise or approval)

through

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US / θru: /

UK / θru /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • having finished using or doing something
  • adverb
  • From the beginning of something until the end
  • preposition
  • Over, in, across an entire thing or place
  • Allowing you to pass between, or to
  • By a particular way or process; by the use of

begin

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US / bɪ'ɡɪn /

UK / ˈbeɡɪn /

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  • verb
  • To do the first part of an action; to start

job

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US / dʒɒb /

UK / dʒɑ:b /

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  • noun
  • Something that must be done
  • Regular work at which you earn money

mentor

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US / 'mentɔ:(r) /

UK / 'mentɔ:r /

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  • noun
  • Experienced or wise person who advises others
  • verb
  • To act as an advisor or teacher to someone

pepsi

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US / ˈpɛpsi /

UK / ˈpɛpsi /

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  • other
  • Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola

prompt

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US / prɒmpt /

UK / prɑmpt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Fast; in a quick manner; without delay
  • noun
  • Message on a computer requiring attention
  • Encouragement to ask someone else to talk
  • verb
  • To display a message to requires a user to act
  • To say something to encourage someone else to talk
  • To remind an actor of his or her lines (words)
  • To cause something to occur; be the cause of

such

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US / sʌtʃ /

UK / sʌtʃ /

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  • determiner
  • Being similar to
  • (Thing) as previously stated or referred to
  • adverb
  • (Used to emphasize the quality of an adjective)

albeit

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US / ˌɔ:lˈbi:ɪt /

UK / ɔlˈbiɪt, æl- /

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  • conjunction
  • Way to say 'even though' or 'although'

basketball

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US / ˈbɑ:skɪtbɔ:l /

UK / ˈbæskɪtbɔːl /

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  • noun
  • Team game played to throw the ball through a hoop

california

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US / ˌkælɪ'fɔ:njə, -'fɔ:ni:ə /

UK / ˌkælɪ'fɔ:rnjəˌ -'fɔ:rni:ə /

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  • noun
  • A state in the western United States on the Pacific; the rd largest state; known for earthquakes

career

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US / kə'rɪə(r) /

UK / kəˈrɪr /

A2
  • noun
  • Particular occupation in professional life
  • verb
  • To move forward very fast and without control

indiana

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US / ˈindiˈænə /

UK / ˌɪndiˈænə /

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  • noun
  • A state in midwestern United States

passion

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US / 'pæʃn /

UK / ˈpæʃən /

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  • noun
  • Powerful, positive excitement and interest
  • Something for which one has a great love
  • Strong sexual feelings toward someone

just

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US / dʒʌst /

UK / dʒʌst /

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  • adjecitve
  • Proper or appropriate; as is deserved
  • Doing or being what is right or fair
  • Legally correct; having enough evidence
  • adverb
  • Almost; nearly
  • Exactly at the time of
  • Exactly (the same as, like)

television

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US / ˈtelɪvɪʒn /

UK / ˈtɛləˌvɪʒən /

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  • noun
  • Device that broadcasts programs, movies or show

tension

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US / 'tenʃn /

UK / ˈtɛnʃən /

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  • noun
  • Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
  • Degree to which something is stretched tight

dramatic

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US / drəˈmætɪk /

UK / drəˈmætɪk /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Gripping the attention; causing an effect
  • (Of an event) sudden and extreme

porsche

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US / ˈpɔːʃə /

UK / ˈpɔrʃə /

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struggle

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US / 'strʌɡl /

UK / ˈstrʌɡəl /

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  • noun
  • Strong efforts made to do something difficult
  • verb
  • To try very hard to do something difficult

much

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US / mʌtʃ /

UK / mʌtʃ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Very; to a high level or degree
  • adverb
  • A lot; large amount; a high degree of
  • Nearly; basically
  • On many occasions; often
  • noun
  • A large amount; a great quantity

nomination

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US / ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃn /

UK / ˌnɑ:mɪˈneɪʃn /

B2
  • noun
  • Act of choosing someone for a certain position

pursuit

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US / pəˈsju:t /

UK / pɚˈsut /

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  • noun
  • Act of following someone to catch them
  • Process of attempting to achieve a goal
  • Activity, hobby or sport, done for enjoyment

oil

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US / ɔɪl /

UK / ɔɪl /

A2
  • noun
  • A liquid used for frying foods
  • Thick, black liquid in the ground used as fuel
  • verb
  • To add a liquid for frying foods
  • To put liquid in a machine so it will run smoothly

under

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US / ˈʌndə(r) /

UK / ˈʌndɚ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • In the same place as another thing, but lower
  • adverb
  • In a lower quantity or price than expected
  • preposition
  • According to the terms of an agreement or law
  • Managed or controlled by the authority of
  • Being of a lesser quality or amount than expected
  • Influenced or affected by something or someone
  • Less or lower in age, amount, size or number

die

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US / daɪ /

UK / daɪ /

A1
  • noun
  • Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
  • verb
  • To cease to function or work
  • (Of a thing) to stop being used or done
  • (Of a person) to stop living

land

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US / lænd /

UK / lænd /

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  • noun
  • Region or country
  • Earth; the ground
  • verb
  • To arrive or cause a boat to arrive at the shore
  • To obtain or get something that you wanted
  • To (cause to) come down to the ground safely
  • To cause to arrive in a specific place or state

ucla

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US / ˌjuː siː el ˈeɪ /

UK / /

A1
  • abbreviation
  • UCLA is an acronym

bully

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US / 'bʊlɪ /

UK / ˈbʊli /

B2
  • noun
  • a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
  • other
  • seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable)

cancer

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US / 'kænsə(r) /

UK / ˈkænsɚ /

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  • noun
  • Any growth caused by abnormal cell division

gal

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US / ɡæl /

UK / ɡæl /

B1
  • noun
  • Another way to say girl

join

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US / dʒɔɪn /

UK / dʒɔɪn /

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  • verb
  • To bring something close to another, to become one
  • To become a member of
  • To participate in an activity with others

nine

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US / naɪn /

UK / naɪn /

A1
  • number
  • 9

only

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US / ˈəunli /

UK / ˈonli /

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  • adverb
  • Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
  • Not very important or serious
  • Just that type of thing, person
  • Short time ago; not before a certain time
  • conjunction
  • Except; but

two

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

A1
  • number
  • 2

dean

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US / di:n /

UK / din /

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  • noun
  • Official in charge of one part of a university

february

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US / ˈfebruəri /

UK / ˈfebrueri /

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  • noun
  • 2nd month of the year

legend

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US / 'ledʒənd /

UK / ˈlɛdʒənd /

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  • noun
  • List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
  • Person famous for doing something very well
  • Old story generally believed, although not proven

east

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US / i:st /

UK / i:st /

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  • noun
  • Direction where the sun rises
  • Geographic area including India, China, Japan etc.

from

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US / frəm /

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

A1
  • preposition
  • Starting at a particular place, time or level

out

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US / aʊt /

UK / aʊt /

A1
  • adverb
  • No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
  • Away from home, business, or the usual place
  • In a direction/movement away from inside or center
  • noun
  • Act when a batter cannot continue playing
  • verb
  • To tell people a secret

anybody

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US / ˈenibɒdi /

UK / ˈenibʌdi /

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  • pronoun
  • Any person; anyone

come

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US / kʌm /

UK / kʌm /

A1
  • verb
  • To arrive at a place
  • (Of mail) to be delivered
  • To move toward someone; go with someone
  • To reach a certain point or state

local

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US / ˈləʊkl /

UK / ˈloʊkl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Relating to a particular area, city, or town
  • noun
  • Bus or train, that stops at most stations
  • People who live in the area being discussed
  • The pub you most frequently go to

studio

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US / 'stju:dɪəʊ /

UK / ˈstudio, ˈstju- /

A2
  • noun
  • Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.

cal

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US / kæl /

UK / kæl /

A1
  • abbreviation
  • CAL is an acronym

early

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US / ˈɜ:li /

UK / ˈɜ:rli /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Happening or appearing before
  • adverb
  • Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
  • Happening sooner than expected

praise

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US / preɪz /

UK / preɪz /

B1
  • noun
  • Expression of approval of something/someone
  • Expression of thanks, respect, and love
  • verb
  • To express approval of something or someone
  • To express thanks, respect, and love

call

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US / kɔ:l /

UK / kɔl /

A1
  • noun
  • A order or request for action
  • The sound an animal makes, often when in danger
  • A correct prediction, e.g. a decision in a game
  • A short visit to a place or person
  • A decision by a referee or umpire in a game
  • verb
  • To make a request or order for action
  • (Animal) to make sounds to warn of danger
  • To announce the date of an election
  • To make a judgment about something
  • To give someone or something a name
  • To guess in advance the result or outcome
  • To visit a place or person for a short time
  • To phone someone
  • To speak, announce or shout in a loud voice

beware

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US / bɪˈweə(r) /

UK / bɪˈwer /

B1
  • verb
  • To be careful, used in warning someone

where

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US / hwɛə /

UK / hwɛr, wɛr /

A1
  • conjunction
  • At or in the place which
  • In whatever place
  • pronoun
  • Word you use to ask the location of something

and

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US / ənd /

UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

A1
  • conjunction
  • Used to refer to two or more things
  • Plus; in addition; on top of that
  • Used to introduce an action that follows another

base

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US / beɪs /

UK / bes /

A2
  • noun
  • Place military personnel live, train, and operate
  • Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
  • Unit of counting, e.g. 10 for counting
  • Most important idea or ingredient to add others
  • Origin or start from which something came
  • Main place where an organization or a person works
  • verb
  • To use as the starting point or origin for
  • To have as the main location for (company, etc.)

ignore

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US / ɪɡ'nɔ:(r) /

UK / ɪɡˈnɔr, -ˈnor /

A2
  • verb
  • To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to

major

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US / 'meɪdʒə(r) /

UK / ˈmedʒɚ /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
  • Important, serious, or large in scope, size
  • noun
  • High-ranking officer in the army
  • Main subject you study at university
  • verb
  • To study a particular subject at university

battle

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US / 'bætl /

UK / ˈbætl /

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  • noun
  • Military fight between armies
  • Working hard to stop something; struggle
  • verb
  • To fight or struggle against someone or something
  • To work hard to stop something; struggle

college

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US / 'kɒlɪdʒ /

UK / 'kɑːlɪdʒ /

A2
  • noun
  • School or educational institution for adults

taylor

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US / ˈteilə /

UK / ˈtelɚ /

A1
  • proper noun
  • A city in southeastern Michigan, southwest of Detroit; population 60,619 (est. 2008).

admiration

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US / ˌædməˈreɪʃn /

UK / ˌædməˈreʃən /

A2
  • noun
  • A feeling of respect and appreciation

bring

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US / brɪŋ /

UK / brɪŋ /

A1
  • verb
  • To take or go with someone to a place

jim

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US / ˈdʒɪm /

UK / ˈdʒɪm /

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spot

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US / spɒt /

UK / spɑt /

A2
  • noun
  • A certain place or area
  • A difficult time; awkward situation
  • Place or ranking on a list
  • A small amount of (substance help hard work etc.)
  • Mark caused by a drop of liquid, food, etc.
  • verb
  • To see someone or something by chance

take

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US / teɪk /

UK / tek /

A1
  • noun
  • Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
  • verb
  • To accept something that is offered
  • To use a method of traveling, e.g. a bus or train
  • To use a camera to make (a photo)
  • To pick up something and go away with it
  • To study a subject in school
  • To attempt to pass (an exam)
  • To require a certain amount of time, money, space

act

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US / ækt /

UK / ækt /

A1
  • noun
  • What someone did; action; behavior
  • A law or rule passed by a government we must obey
  • One of the parts that a stage play is divided into
  • verb
  • To behave in a certain way
  • To perform on a stage or in a movie

pay

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US / peɪ /

UK / pe /

A1
  • noun
  • Money you receive from your job, work, etc.
  • verb
  • To give money for goods or work done
  • To give (attention, respect, etc.) to
  • To be punished or suffer for something you did
  • To make (a visit) to a person or place

original

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US / ə'rɪdʒənl /

UK / əˈrɪdʒənəl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
  • Being unique or thinking differently from others

reckless

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US / 'rekləs /

UK / ˈrɛklɪs /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Being dangerous and not caring about the results

pursue

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US / pə'sju: /

UK / pɚˈsu /

B1
  • verb
  • To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
  • To try to achieve or get something over time

belt

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US / belt /

UK / bɛlt /

A2
  • noun
  • Band of material worn around a person's waist
  • Area with a lot of a particular feature e.g. corn
  • verb
  • To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
  • To put a belt around something or someone

drop

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US / drɒp /

UK / drɑp /

A1
  • noun
  • Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • Act of letting something fall (from your hand)
  • A decrease in quantity or quality; reduction
  • Tiny amount of liquid, with rounded bottom
  • verb
  • To drive someone to a place and then drive away
  • To let something fall from your hand
  • To fall or lie down quickly, as when shot
  • To decide to stop something e.g. a course)
  • To (cause to) reduce in quantity or quality

its

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US / ɪts /

UK / ɪts /

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  • adjecitve
  • Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
  • determiner
  • Of something; belonging or related to something
  • other
  • Possessive form of “it”

malcolm

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US / ˈmælkəm /

UK / ˈmælkəm /

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  • proper noun
  • The name of four kings of Scotland.

top

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US / tɒp /

UK / tɑp /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being good or great; excellent
  • Being the most in degree or quality
  • noun
  • Item of clothing covering shoulders to waist, hips
  • A cover or lid
  • Part (e.g. road) that is the furthest away
  • Highest or upper part or point of something
  • Best or highest status or position
  • Flat upper surface or edge of an object
  • Child's toy that spins on its point
  • Upper section or leaves of fruits and vegetables
  • Winning in a sport or contest
  • verb
  • To be higher or larger than a specific value
  • To arrive at the highest point of something
  • To put a cover or layer or over something
  • To kill; murder
  • To hold the highest position on a list
  • To be more important, successful or better than
  • To beat someone or win at a game

transformation

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US / ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃn /

UK / ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃn /

C2
  • noun
  • A complete change in shape or form of something

who

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US / hu: /

UK / hu /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Which person
  • Used to introduce information about people

both

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US / bəuθ /

UK / boθ /

A1
  • determiner
  • Used to refer to two things at the same time
  • pronoun
  • Used to refer to two things at the same time

beside

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US / bɪˈsaɪd /

UK / bɪˈsaɪd /

A2
  • preposition
  • In comparison to; compared with
  • By the side of something; next to something

identity

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US / aɪ'dentətɪ /

UK / aɪˈdɛntɪti /

B1
  • noun
  • Collection of qualities that makes a person

simple

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US / 'sɪmpl /

UK / ˈsɪmpəl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • Having only a few parts; not complex
  • Being ordinary or normal
  • Being plain; without a lot added for style

several

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US / ˈsevrəl /

UK / ˈsɛvərəl,ˈsɛvrəl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Many of
  • pronoun
  • More than two but not a large amount

death

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US / deθ /

UK / dɛθ /

A2
  • noun
  • When someone dies; the end of life

their

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US / ðɛː /

UK / ðer /

A1
  • determiner
  • Belonging to them

way

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US / weɪ /

UK / we /

A1
  • adverb
  • Used to emphasize the amount of something
  • noun
  • Particular aspect of something being thought about
  • One of various choices that could be made
  • Particular existing condition or state
  • (Often long) distance or length of time
  • How something is done
  • Route to go to a place
  • Small street
  • Usual behavior, emotions or habits of someone

broadway

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US / ˈbrɔːdweɪ /

UK / ˈbrɔːdweɪ /

A1
  • noun
  • A street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters

butt

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US / bʌt /

UK / bʌt /

B2
  • noun
  • (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
  • verb
  • To share a boundary by being next to

feature

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US / 'fi:tʃə(r) /

UK / ˈfitʃɚ /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Main; important
  • noun
  • Special report in a magazine or paper
  • Distinctive or important point of something
  • verb
  • To highlight or give special importance to

prove

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US / pru:v /

UK / pruv /

A2
  • verb
  • To demonstrate truth by providing evidence

work

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US / wɜ:k /

UK / wɚk /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Activity completed in order to make money
  • noun
  • The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • Everything created by an author, artist, musician
  • Activity you do in order to make money
  • Place of employment
  • Final product or result of a some labor or effort
  • verb
  • To bring into a specific state of success
  • To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
  • To do your job in your company or workplace
  • To make an effort to do something
  • To operate a machine or device

while

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US / waɪl /

UK / hwaɪl, waɪl /

A1
  • conjunction
  • In spite of the fact that; although
  • During the time that; at the same time
  • noun
  • Short amount of time

actually

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US / ˈæktʃuəli /

UK / ˈæktʃuəli /

A1
  • adverb
  • Used to add new (often different) information

comfort

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US / 'kʌmfət /

UK / ˈkʌmfət /

A2
  • noun
  • Acts or words that reduce pain or sadness
  • State of being relaxed, warm or happy
  • verb
  • To try to make distressed person feel better

workshop

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US / ˈwɜ:kʃɒp /

UK / ˈwɜ:rkʃɑ:p /

B1
  • noun
  • A brief intensive course for a small group

sudden

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US / ˈsʌdn /

UK / ˈsʌdn /

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  • adjecitve
  • Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly

age

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US / eɪdʒ /

UK / edʒ /

A1
  • verb
  • To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
  • To get older
  • noun
  • Period of time in history
  • Number of years a person or thing has lived

beat

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US / bi:t /

UK / bit /

A2
  • noun
  • Regular movement or rhythm (e.g. heart or music)
  • verb
  • To move in regular motions in order to push blood
  • To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
  • To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
  • To play a drum
  • To win against another person or team; defeat

race

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US / reɪs /

UK / res /

A2
  • noun
  • Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
  • People who share physical features or culture
  • verb
  • To take part in a running or swimming competition
  • To move or go at a very fast pace
  • To take someone, something to a place very quickly

feel

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US / fi:l /

UK / fil /

A1
  • verb
  • To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • To sense through direct contact; touch

excel

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US / ɪkˈsel /

UK / ɪkˈsɛl /

B2
  • verb
  • To perform an activity better than others

himself

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US / hɪmˈself /

UK / hɪmˈsɛlf /

A1
  • pronoun
  • The same (male) person who did the action

lee

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US / li: /

UK / li /

A1
  • noun
  • The side of something that is sheltered from the wind

posthumous

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US / ˈpɒstjʊməs /

UK / ˈpɑ:stʃəməs /

C1
  • adjecitve
  • Done or happening after a person's death

shock

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US / ʃɒk /

UK / ʃɑ:k /

A2
  • noun
  • The passage of an electricity through the body
  • Sudden bad feeling caused by something unexpected
  • verb
  • To affect someone with an electrical current
  • To cause great surprise, horror, or anger

lending

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US / ˈlendɪŋ /

UK / ˈlɛndɪŋ /

A2
  • verb
  • To let someone borrow something for a while
  • To give help or support to someone in need

minor

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US / 'maɪnə(r) /

UK / ˈmaɪnɚ /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Not so large in size; not important or valuable
  • An interval a half tone smaller than its major
  • noun
  • Subject studied in college, but not the main one
  • Someone too young to be legally responsible

novel

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US / 'nɒvl /

UK / ˈnɑvəl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Unusual and new or different from previous things
  • noun
  • Written fiction story

story

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US / 'stɔ:rɪ /

UK / ˈstɔri, ˈstori /

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  • noun
  • One of many floors or levels in a building
  • Account or description of how something happened

accident

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US / ˈæksɪdənt /

UK / ˈæksɪdənt, -ˌdɛnt /

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  • noun
  • Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.

after

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US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /

UK / ˈæftɚ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Later than another time, or behind something
  • conjunction
  • Following something before
  • preposition
  • When an event happened or time has passed

drama

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US / 'drɑ:mə /

UK / ˈdrɑmə, ˈdræmə /

A2
  • noun
  • Play that is performed on stage, theater, or TV
  • Study of acting

director

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US / də'rektə(r) /

UK / dɪˈrɛktɚ, daɪ- /

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  • noun
  • Senior person who manages part of an organization
  • Person who controls the acting in a movie or play

many

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US / 'menɪ /

UK / ˈmɛni /

A1
  • determiner
  • Used to refer a large number of things

texas

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US / ˈtɛksəs /

UK / ˈtɛksəs /

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  • other
  • The second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico

will

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US / wɪl /

UK / wɪl /

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  • noun
  • Desire or choice of someone
  • Document saying who gets your money when you die
  • Strong desire to do something; determination
  • Desire to do something; strong wish to do
  • other
  • Used with verbs to express the future
  • verb
  • To leave property to someone after your death
  • To use mental effort to make something happen
  • Am (is, are) likely to do
  • To influence someone to do something
  • To make something happen by strongly wanting it

develop

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US / dɪ'veləp /

UK / dɪˈvɛləp /

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  • verb
  • To explain something in steps and in detail
  • To create or think of something
  • To grow bigger, more complex, or more advanced
  • To make a photograph from film

skill

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US / skɪl /

UK / skɪl /

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  • noun
  • Ability to do something well

new

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US / nju: /

UK / nu, nju /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not old, recently born, built or made
  • Being or doing something for the first time
  • Not felt, seen or known previously
  • Having been recently bought or obtained

performance

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US / pə'fɔ:məns /

UK / pɚˈfɔrməns /

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  • noun
  • Act of doing something
  • Activity done to entertain an audience

production

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US / prəˈdʌkʃn /

UK / prəˈdʌkʃən, pro- /

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  • noun
  • Process of producing or growing food naturally
  • Process of making something on a large scale
  • Process of making a movie or TV show

talent

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US / 'tælənt /

UK / ˈtælənt /

B1
  • noun
  • Natural ability of a person to do something well
  • Person with a strong natural ability in something
  • Subtitles section
  • He Was the Original Rebel Without a Cause Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we'll be learning more about the life and career of James Dean.
  • James Byron Dean was born February 8, 1931, in Marion, Indiana.
  • Dean's close relationship with his mother was a sense of comfort to him during his somewhat turbulent youth.
  • However, after his father relocated the family to California in order to find work, his mother died following a battle with cancer when he was only nine.
  • Dean was then sent to live on his aunt and uncle's farm in Indiana.
  • During this period, he developed an interest in pursuits like car racing, bullfighting, and of course, theater.
  • Though he was a below-average student, he did excel in sports like baseball and basketball.
  • After graduating high school, Dean reunited with his father in California.
  • There, he enrolled at Santa Monica College to study pre-law, before transferring to UCLA to pursue his love of drama.
  • Unfortunately, the decision to follow his passion caused an unexpected rift with his father.
  • Despite this tension, Dean worked hard to hone his skills.
  • His talent was recognized when he beat out hundreds of other young hopefuls to win the part of Malcolm in a stage production of Macbeth.
  • He also joined an acting workshop and landed a spot in a Pepsi commercial.
  • These early successes prompted him to drop out of college to seek full-time work in the arts.
  • Dean's gamble paid off when he was cast in the television special Hill No. 1, before he landed several minor parts in films like Fixed Bayonets, Sailor Beware, and Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
  • Despite these roles, Dean was still a starving actor who worked menial jobs to support himself.
  • Because of his struggles, his mentor suggested he relocate to the Big Apple to find work.
  • While in New York, Dean was admitted to the Actors Studio and studied under Lee Strasberg.
  • By performing in several plays both on and off Broadway, he also found the confidence to take on more dramatic parts.
  • Dean was on his way to stardom.
  • His big break came when director Elia Kazan cast him as Cal Trask in the 1955 feature film adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel East of Eden.
  • In that film, Dean played a troubled young man in search of his own identity, while also competing with his brother for their father's admiration.
  • Dean is credited with lending the film much of its emotional impact by ignoring parts of the script and basing his improvised performance on pure instinct.
  • One example of Dean's influence was felt in the scene where his character tearfully hugs his on-screen father.
  • The original script actually called for him to flee.
  • Dean's role was so well-received, he earned the first-ever Posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for the part.
  • Even after only one film appearance, Dean had become famous as a symbol of 50s-era youth.
  • He then starred in two more iconic films, each of which brought him more praise and recognition.
  • The first of these was the generation-defining American drama Rebel Without a Cause.
  • That story followed Dean's rebellious Jim Stark as he entered a new high school and began to butt heads with the local bullies.
  • Dean's next performance ultimately proved to be his last.
  • Beside Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson, he went through a turbulent and exciting transformation from a simple Texas cowboy into an oil tycoon in Giant.
  • He earned a second Posthumous Oscar nomination for this part.
  • With just three major film roles under his belt, Dean was a well-loved superstar on his way to the top.
  • That's why his tragic death on September 30, 1955, at the young age of 24, was such a shock to so many.
  • This untimely accident occurred when a reckless motorist hit his Porsche Spyder head-on.
  • James Dean's life and career were the stuff of legend.
  • A sudden rise to superstardom, a so-called experimental take on life, high-profile relationships, rumors of homosexuality, and the ability to truly personify the youth of his generation.
  • Even today, James Dean is recognized and praised for his glorious, albeit short moment in Hollywood.