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Lost Tomb of Alexander | National Geographic

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US / kən'tɪnju: /

UK / kənˈtɪnju /

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  • verb
  • To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • To start doing again after a break, pause, or stop

race

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US / reɪs /

UK / res /

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  • 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

series

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US / ˈsɪəri:z /

UK / ˈsɪriz /

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  • noun
  • Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • other
  • Number of things that happen one after another

certain

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US / ˈsə:tn /

UK / ˈsɚtn /

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  • adjecitve
  • Definite, fixed
  • Referring to an unspecified amount or quantity
  • Being sure about something; without doubt

necropolis

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US / nəˈkrɒpəlɪs /

UK / nəˈkrɑːpəlɪs /

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  • noun
  • Tract of land used for burials

temple

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US / 'templ /

UK / ˈtɛmpəl /

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  • noun
  • A flat area on the side of the forehead
  • Place for worship in many religions

valley

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US / 'vælɪ /

UK / ˈvæli /

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  • noun
  • Area between mountains with river running through

sure

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US / ʃʊə(r) /

UK / ʃʊr /

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  • adjecitve
  • Having no doubts about something
  • Have confidence in your own words or actions
  • Firmly established or held; being firm or stable
  • Being correct or true
  • adverb
  • What you say to agree willingly

inside

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US / ˌɪn'saɪd /

UK / ɪnˈsaɪd, ˈɪnˌsaɪd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being in something
  • Being in a building
  • adverb
  • Into a house; indoors
  • noun
  • Inner part or surface of something

probably

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US / ˈprɒbəbli /

UK / ˈprɑbəbli /

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  • adverb
  • That is likely to happen or be true

among

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US / əˈmʌŋ /

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  • preposition
  • In the center of several things

here

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  • adverb
  • In this place; at this location, position or time

clue

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  • noun
  • Information that helps explain something; hint

area

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US / 'eərɪə /

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  • noun
  • Amount of measured space
  • A specific section or space; part of a region
  • A subject or field of study

memphis

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US / ˈmemfis /

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  • proper noun
  • An ancient city in Egypt, whose ruins are situated on the Nile River about 10 miles (15 km) south of
  • A river port on the Mississippi River in southwestern Tennessee; population 669,651 (est. 2008). Fou

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US / saɪd /

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  • adjecitve
  • In addition to the central or most important thing
  • Next to, or very close to, the right or left of
  • noun
  • Position or opinion that is opposite to another
  • Right or left part of a person's body
  • Feature of someone's personality
  • Straight edge of an object
  • One of two or more groups fighting each other
  • verb
  • To decide to agree with one point, not the other

somehow

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US / ˈsʌmhaʊ /

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  • adverb
  • In a way that is not known or certain

egypt

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US / 'i:dʒɪpt /

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  • noun
  • A republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until; site of an ancient civili

use

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US / ju:s /

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  • noun
  • Ability to employ something
  • Need to enable it to work
  • Permission to do something with something
  • Act of spending money
  • Operation of a machine for its function
  • verb
  • To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
  • To need to operate or work
  • To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
  • To treat a person badly
  • To do something with, for a task or purpose

after

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US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /

UK / ˈæftɚ /

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

appear

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US / ə'pɪə(r) /

UK / əˈpɪr /

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  • verb
  • To be seen, become visible; come into sight
  • To seem to be
  • To act in a play, movie, or be mentioned in media

many

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US / 'menɪ /

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  • determiner
  • Used to refer a large number of things

team

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US / ti:m /

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  • noun
  • Group of people working on a task together
  • Group of people playing a sport together

thousand

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US / ˈθaʊznd /

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  • number
  • Number 1,000

will

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US / 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

answer

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US / 'ɑ:nsə(r) /

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  • noun
  • Reply to a question someone asks
  • Solution to a problem or test question
  • verb
  • To reply to a question someone asks
  • To solve a test question or a problem

follow

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US / ˈfɔləu /

UK / ˈfɑlo /

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  • 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

unabated

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US / ˌʌnəˈbeɪtɪd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Continuing at full strength or intensity

other

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US / 'ʌðə(r) /

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

one

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US / wʌn /

UK / wʌn /

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  • 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

scholar

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US / ˈskɒlə(r) /

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  • noun
  • Educated person who attends or attended school
  • An academic in a certain field
  • Person who has been given a scholarship

rock

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US / rɒk /

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  • 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

power

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US / 'paʊə(r) /

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  • noun
  • Legal or official right to perform certain actions
  • Ability to move forcefully and quickly
  • Energy of something (e.g. electricity or fuel)
  • Mathematical way to multiply a number
  • Condition of being in political control
  • Physical force, energy, and strength
  • verb
  • To give energy to something, e.g. by electricity
  • To move something forcefully and quickly

than

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US / ðən /

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  • conjunction
  • Used to compare two things that are not equal

kind

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US / kaɪnd /

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  • adjecitve
  • In a caring and helpful manner
  • friendly and considerate
  • noun
  • One type of thing

live

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US / lɪv /

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  • 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

year

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US / jə: /

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  • noun
  • Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
  • Used to refer to the age of a person

you

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  • pronoun
  • Person someone is speaking or writing to
  • Person or people in general

body

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US / ˈbɒd.i /

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  • noun
  • An object distinct from other objects
  • A group of people involved in an activity together
  • Main part of something
  • A person's physical self

image

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US / 'ɪmɪdʒ /

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  • noun
  • Picture, sculpture or painting of something
  • General idea or opinion of something
  • verb
  • To obtain pictures by scanning them with a machine

undiscovered

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US / ˌʌndɪsˈkʌvəd /

UK / ˌʌndɪsˈkʌvərd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Not yet found

suggest

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US / səˈdʒest /

UK / səɡˈdʒɛst, səˈdʒɛst /

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

may

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US / meɪ /

UK / me /

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  • noun
  • 5th month of the year
  • other
  • Used to express a desire
  • Expresses permission, possibility or probability
  • Used to show that a thing could be true

play

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US / 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

this

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US / ðɪs /

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  • 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

tradition

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US / trəˈdɪʃn /

UK / trəˈdɪʃən /

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  • noun
  • An event, custom or way common to a people or race
  • Way of thinking or behaving used for a long time

the

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US / ðə /

UK / ðə /

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  • 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

wall

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US / wɔ:l /

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  • noun
  • High, flat side of a room or building

able

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US / 'eɪbl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Skilled; good at something
  • Having the ability to do something

anonymously

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US / ə'nɒnɪməslɪ /

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  • adverb
  • Without stating your name; secretly

cult

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US / kʌlt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Very much liked by a small group of people
  • noun
  • Small extreme religious group

transport

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  • noun
  • Very strong uncontrollable emotion, e.g. delight
  • Vehicle used to take soldiers to other places
  • verb
  • To carry things from one place to another
  • To cause to feel you are in a previous time

egyptian

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US / ɪ'dʒɪpʃn /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the culture and people of Egypt
  • noun
  • Person from Egypt

man

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US / mæn /

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  • 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.)

stand

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US / stænd /

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  • noun
  • Effort to fight against something
  • Piece of furniture; device to hold or support
  • Place in a stadium where spectators watch
  • Table where things are sold at a fair or market
  • verb
  • To be a candidate in an election
  • To be able to accept someone, something; bear
  • To last for a long time
  • To be upright; not be sitting or lying down
  • To place something in a particular position; place
  • To be (as stated)
  • To still be valid
  • To have an opinion about something

from

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US / frəm /

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

out

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  • 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

early

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US / ˈɜ:li /

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

secret

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US / 'si:krət /

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  • adjecitve
  • That you don't want others to know; private
  • noun
  • Information you do not want others to know

and

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US / ənd /

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

status

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US / 'steɪtəs /

UK / ˈstetəs, ˈstætəs /

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  • noun
  • Position or rank relative to others in a society
  • Legal position of a person or thing
  • Current state or position of a thing

until

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  • conjunction
  • Up to; to a time when something happens
  • preposition
  • Before (a specific time)

front

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US / frʌnt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Opposite of back; the forward part of an object
  • noun
  • Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
  • Area where fighting in a war is happening
  • Place where air of different temperatures meets
  • verb
  • To have the forward part facing something
  • To lead a group of people, usually a band

only

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US / ˈəunli /

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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

possibility

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US / ˌpɒsə'bɪlətɪ /

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  • noun
  • Something with a chance of happening or being true

perhaps

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US / pəˈhæps /

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  • adverb
  • Possibly, but not certainly; maybe

ancient

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US / 'eɪnʃənt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Very old; having lived a very long time ago

real

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US / rɪəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • Being important or special

church

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  • noun
  • Building where Christians gather and pray to God
  • An occasion of Christian religious prayer, worship

come

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US / kʌm /

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  • 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

literally

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  • adverb
  • So as to express the exact meaning of something
  • Used to say something is true, even if unlikely

oasis

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  • noun
  • Place in a desert where there is water

think

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  • verb
  • To have an idea about something without certainty
  • To have an idea, opinion or belief about something

lie

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  • noun
  • An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
  • verb
  • To be in a horizontal or flat position
  • To say something that you know is not true

something

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US / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /

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  • adverb
  • In some degree or measure
  • noun
  • a person or thing of some value or consequence
  • pronoun
  • Thing that is not yet known or named
  • Approximately

hide

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US / haɪd /

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  • noun
  • The skin of an animal used for making leather
  • verb
  • To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found

leave

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US / li:v /

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  • noun
  • Permission to do something
  • Vacation time; time off work
  • verb
  • To go away from; depart
  • To gift property to someone after you die
  • To allow something to continue happening
  • To let something remain unused or available
  • To let something or someone remain somewhere

even

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US / 'i:vn /

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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

excavation

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US / ˌekskəˈveɪʃn /

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  • noun
  • Act of uncovering by digging into the ground

different

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  • adjecitve
  • Not of the same kind; unlike other things

pagan

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UK / ˈpeɡən /

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  • noun
  • People who do not have a formal religion

people

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US / 'pi:pl /

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  • noun
  • Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • Men, Women, Children

site

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  • noun
  • Place that is reserved for a particular activity
  • Location of building work
  • Location of something
  • Place where something of special interest happened
  • Website
  • verb
  • To place something in a particular position, area

that

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US / ðæt /

UK / ðæt, ðət /

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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’

what

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US / wɒt /

UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /

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  • pronoun
  • Thing or things that; the same kind as
  • Used to emphasize something you are about to say
  • adjecitve
  • Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
  • Used to place emphasis on a particular quality
  • adverb
  • To a certain degree
  • determiner
  • Question words used for asking for information
  • exclamation
  • Used to express excitement, shock, or surprise
  • Used to ask people to repeat something they said

empire

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US / ˈempaɪə(r) /

UK / ˈɛmˌpaɪr /

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  • noun
  • Group of countries controlled by one government

she

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US / ʃɪ /

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  • pronoun
  • Female person or animal mentioned before
  • (Refers to female person mentioned before)

beneath

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US / bɪ'ni:θ /

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  • preposition
  • Not worthy of you; not good enough for you
  • Under; In or to a lower position; below

place

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US / pleɪs /

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  • noun
  • Particular location, area or region
  • verb
  • To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • To put something in a certain location or position

city

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US / 'sɪtɪ /

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  • noun
  • Area with many buildings, roads and people

unexamined

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  • adjecitve
  • Not yet tested

tomb

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US / tu:m /

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  • noun
  • Small building or stone box where dead body is put

christian

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US / ˈkrɪstʃən /

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  • adjecitve
  • Based on the teachings of Jesus
  • noun
  • Person believing in the teachings of Jesus Christ

faith

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US / feɪθ /

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  • noun
  • Belief in a god or gods; religion
  • Belief that that something is true without proof
  • Person's name

down

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US / daʊn /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being sad, sick, or unhappy
  • Not operating, working, or functioning as expected
  • adverb
  • In a sitting or lying position
  • Towards or on the ground, floor, or bottom
  • Written or copied onto a piece of paper or book
  • noun
  • A period of play in American Football
  • The soft, smooth hairs that cover a bird's body
  • preposition
  • Along something's path, course, or direction
  • Going from a higher position to a lower position
  • verb
  • To eat or drink very quickly and without stopping

hunter

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US / ˈhʌntə(r) /

UK / ˈhʌntɚ /

A2
  • noun
  • Someone who hunts animals to kill them
  • Person's name

preserve

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US / prɪˈzɜ:v /

UK / prɪˈzɜ:rv /

B1
  • noun
  • Protected area of land with plants and animals
  • verb
  • To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
  • To protect something from harm, loss or damage
  • To keep or maintain unchanged or perfect

search

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US / sɜ:tʃ /

UK / sɜ:rtʃ /

A2
  • 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

then

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US / ðen /

UK / ðɛn /

A1
  • 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

alexander

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US / ˌælɪgˈzændə /

UK / ˌælɪɡˈzændɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cul

first

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US / fɜ:st /

UK / fɚst /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • 1st; Coming before all others in time or place
  • noun
  • Something that has not happened before
  • Position of the winner of a competition

absolutely

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US / ˈæbsəlu:tli /

UK / ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli /

A2
  • adverb
  • Completely; totally; very

great

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US / ɡreɪt /

UK / ɡret /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Very large in size
  • Very important
  • Very good; fantastic; wonderful
  • adverb
  • Very good; better than before
  • noun
  • Successful and well-admired person

find

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US / faɪnd /

UK / faɪnd /

A1
  • 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

revere

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US / riˈviə /

UK / rɪˈvɪr /

B2
  • verb
  • To give someone great respect and loyalty

mammoth

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US / ˈmæməθ /

UK / ˈmæməθ /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Huge in size
  • other
  • Large extinct animal resembling a hairy elephant

wield

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US / wi:ld /

UK / wild /

B2
  • verb
  • To exercise (authority or influence, for example)

burial

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US / ˈberiəl /

UK / ˈbɛriəl /

B1
  • noun
  • Act or ceremony of burying, e.g. of the dead

claim

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US / kleɪm /

UK / klem /

A2
  • noun
  • Demand for something that is believed to be due
  • Something said to be true when others don't agree
  • verb
  • To demand something that is believed to be due
  • To cause someone's life to come to an end
  • To say something is true when others may not agree

number

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US / ˈnʌmbə(r) /

UK / ˈnʌmbɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
  • Particular song or dance performed during a show
  • Total quantity or amount of things
  • verb
  • To put numbers on things
  • To assign a sequence within a group, series, set
  • To claim to be part of a larger group, series, set

they

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US / ðeɪ /

UK / ðe /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Two or more people, animals, or things

change

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US / tʃeɪndʒ /

UK / tʃendʒ /

A1
  • noun
  • Exchange of one set of clothes for another
  • Money in the form of coins instead of paper
  • Money returned after giving too much
  • Act of making or becoming something else
  • verb
  • To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • To exchange one kind of money for another
  • To replace something with another thing
  • To make or become something else
  • To go from one train, bus, etc. and go to another

hold

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US / həʊld /

UK / hold /

A1
  • noun
  • Section of a ship or plane used for storing things
  • Influence or power held over someone
  • Place of support for hands or feet when climbing
  • verb
  • To agree to keep something for someone
  • To have the capacity to support/contain something
  • To control an area and protect it from attack
  • To not allow someone to leave a place
  • To cause an event to happen at a place or time
  • To use hands or arms to carry or keep something
  • To have a specific quality or property
  • To keep an image, belief or feeling in your mind
  • To have or own something
  • To wait before being able to talk on the phone
  • To limit the movement of someone in a sport

death

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US / deθ /

UK / dɛθ /

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

heart

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US / hɑ:t /

UK / hɑrt /

A1
  • noun
  • A feeling of care for others; compassion
  • Courage, confidence, and emotional strength
  • Be cheerfully encouraging
  • Most essential, important, or central part
  • Referring to a promise or something important
  • State or feelings of affection or deep love
  • Core part of a vegetable, e.g. a lettuce
  • The part of the body that pumps blood
  • Place where emotions are believed to be felt
  • A shape that represents love

lived

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US / 'lɪvd /

UK / 'lɪvd /

A1
  • verb
  • To be alive
  • To experience a particular type of life
  • To make your home in a house or town

huge

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US / hju:dʒ /

UK / hjudʒ /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Very very large

prize

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US / praɪz /

UK / praɪz /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being an excellent or valuable example of a thing
  • noun
  • Something won in a contest or given as an award
  • Something valuable that many people would like
  • verb
  • To value greatly and consider it important

their

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US / ðɛː /

UK / ðer /

A1
  • determiner
  • Belonging to them

irresistible

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US / ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbl /

UK / ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Being so attractive or desirable you cannot say no

mummy

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US / ˈmʌmi /

UK / ˈmʌmi /

A1
  • noun
  • Mother

spectacular

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US / spekˈtækjələ(r) /

UK / spɛkˈtækjəlɚ /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Impressive or out of the ordinary

fourth

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US / fɔ:θ /

UK / fɔ:rθ /

A1
  • noun
  • 4th

divine

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US / dɪ'vaɪn /

UK / dɪˈvaɪn /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning or coming from God or a god
  • Being very good or wonderful
  • verb
  • To predict through feeling and without reason

old

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US / əʊld /

UK / old /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Having existed for a long time, not young or new
  • Age of a person since birth

its

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US / ɪts /

UK / ɪts /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
  • determiner
  • Of something; belonging or related to something
  • other
  • Possessive form of “it”

offering

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US / ˈɒfərɪŋ /

UK / ˈɔfərɪŋ,ˈɑfə- /

A1
  • noun
  • Something offered to God or gods as act of worship
  • verb
  • To suggest a price you are willing to pay
  • To give the opportunity to accept something
  • To say you are willing to do something
  • To give or say something as an act of worship

strange

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US / streɪndʒ /

UK / strendʒ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected

who

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US / hu: /

UK / hu /

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

bedouin

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US / ˈbeduɪn /

UK / ˈbeduɪn /

A1
  • other
  • A member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs

believe

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US / bɪ'li:v /

UK / bɪˈliv /

A1
  • verb
  • To think or accept that something is true
  • To have a particular opinion about something

endure

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US / ɪn'djʊə(r) /

UK / ɛnˈdʊr, -ˈdjʊr /

B1
  • verb
  • To last for a long time; continue to exist
  • To accept difficulties without struggle

islam

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US / ˈɪzlɑ:m /

UK / ɪsˈlɑm,ɪz- /

C2
  • noun
  • Religion of Muslims based on the Koran

look

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US / lʊk /

UK / lʊk /

A1
  • noun
  • Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
  • Particular style of dress, clothes, or appearance
  • The way someone, something appears to be
  • Act of searching for or examining something
  • verb
  • To appear to be; seem

whereabout

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US / /

UK / /

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account

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US / ə'kaʊnt /

UK / əˈkaʊnt /

A1
  • noun
  • An advantage
  • Arrangement with a bank to keep your money for you
  • An invoice for things bought
  • Arrangement whereby you can use online services
  • A description, often written, of events; report

evidence

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US / 'evɪdəns /

UK / ˈɛvɪdəns /

A1
  • noun
  • Factual proof that helps to establish the truth

possible

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US / ˈpɒsəbl /

UK / ˈpɑsəbəl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being able or appropriate for a task or purpose
  • Having a chance of happening, or being true

bear

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US / bɛː /

UK / bɛr /

A2
  • 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

clear

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US / klɪə(r) /

UK / klɪr /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Empty; without anything in it or on it
  • Being certain and without doubt
  • Being without any streaks, spots, or cracks
  • Easy to understand; well-explained; obvious
  • adverb
  • Completely; entirely; through the whole of
  • Away from; free from
  • verb
  • To recover from or remove a problem
  • To get rid of the entire contents of
  • To give permission for something to happen
  • To make a place or surface empty by removing
  • To prove that someone is not guilty or to blame

hand

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US / hænd /

UK / hænd /

A1
  • noun
  • Cards given to a player in a card game
  • Piece of a clock that points to the time
  • Someone who performs physical tasks or work
  • Body part at the end of a person's arm
  • Help for someone performing a particular action
  • Condition of having power or influence
  • Member of the crew of a ship
  • verb
  • To give something to someone personally

location

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US / ləʊˈkeɪʃn /

UK / loʊˈkeɪʃn /

B1
  • noun
  • Particular position or area of place, event, etc.

remote

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US / rɪ'məʊt /

UK / rɪˈmot /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being far away from people, towns, etc.
  • (Of a possibility) being small or not likely
  • (Of time) far off; long ago; far in the future
  • Not friendly; separating yourself from others
  • noun
  • Radio device designed to operate TV, etc.

know

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US / nəʊ /

UK / noʊ /

A1
  • verb
  • To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • To feel sure or be convinced about something
  • To discover or be aware of something
  • To be able to distinguish
  • To have knowledge of things

father

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US / ˈfɑ:ðə(r) /

UK / ˈfɑðɚ /

A1
  • 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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US / hɪz /

UK / hɪz /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Something belonging to a male person

upon

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US / əˈpɔn, əpən /

UK / əˈpɑn, əˈpɔn /

A1
  • preposition
  • More formal term for 'on'

with

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US / wɪð /

UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

A1
  • 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

center

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US / 'sentə /

UK / ˈsɛntɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • Community place people go health or social reasons
  • Place in the middle of something
  • Person or thing that is attracting attention
  • verb
  • To direct focus toward something

exist

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US / ɪɡ'zɪst /

UK / ɪɡˈzɪst /

A1
  • verb
  • To be present, alive or real

extraordinary

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US / ɪkˈstrɔ:dnri /

UK / ɪkˈstrɔ:rdəneri /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable

fall

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US / fɔ:l /

UK / fɔl /

A1
  • noun
  • Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • A drop in amount; decrease
  • Dropping from a standing position to the ground
  • verb
  • To drop in amount; to decrease
  • To come down from a higher position suddenly
  • To go from standing to the ground, by accident

end

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US / end /

UK / ɛnd /

A1
  • noun
  • The point where a process or activity stops
  • A point that marks the limit of something; finish
  • Goal or desired result
  • The tip, edge or limit of something
  • verb
  • To be the last part of something

century

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US / 'sentʃərɪ /

UK / ˈsɛntʃəri /

A1
  • noun
  • Period of 100 years

construction

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US / kən'strʌkʃn /

UK / kənˈstrʌkʃən /

A2
  • noun
  • Act of building something; thing that is built
  • Something that is made using different parts
  • The way words are organized in a sentence
  • The way something is made or structured

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

draw

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US / drɔ: /

UK / drɔ /

A1
  • noun
  • Something that attracts people to visit a place
  • A lottery or prize
  • Result of a game, contest where the score is equal
  • verb
  • To attract attention to someone or something
  • To get closer to or approach something or someone
  • To influence a person's involvement in something
  • To move an object by pulling
  • To create an image using pen or pencil and paper
  • To take one thing out of a container, etc.
  • (Of 2 teams) to finish a game with the same score

history

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US / 'hɪstrɪ /

UK / ˈhɪstəri /

A2
  • noun
  • Established pattern or record
  • Study of past events as an academic subject

roman

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US / rɔmə /

UK / roˈmɑŋ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • A resident of modern Rome
  • other
  • A typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
  • An inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire
  • Characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscr
  • Of or relating to or supporting Romanism
  • Relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

away

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US / ə'weɪ /

UK / əˈwe /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Not present
  • adverb
  • Disappear completely
  • Doing something with a lot of energy
  • Not here; far from here; in a different direction
  • To a different area, location

protect

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US / prə'tekt /

UK / prəˈtɛkt /

A1
  • verb
  • To defend someone or something from harm or danger

world

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US / wɜ:ld /

UK / wɜrld /

A1
  • noun
  • All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • Political division due to some kind of similarity

see

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US / si: /

UK / si /

A1
  • 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)

for

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US / fə(r) /

UK / fɔr,fə /

A1
  • preposition
  • Used to show the purpose, or need of something

religion

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US / rɪˈlɪdʒən /

UK / rɪˈlɪdʒən /

A2
  • noun
  • Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
  • Belief in God or gods that governs people's lives

why

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US / waɪ /

UK / hwaɪ, waɪ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Question word to ask for a reason
  • exclamation
  • (Used to express surprise or approval)

time

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US / taɪm /

UK / taɪm /

A1
  • noun
  • Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
  • Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
  • Occasion when something happens
  • Period or occasion that something occurred
  • Period in history or the past
  • Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
  • How long an event takes; duration
  • verb
  • To check speed at which music is performed
  • To choose a specific moment to do something
  • To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
  • To schedule something to occur at a specific moment

just

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US / dʒʌst /

UK / dʒʌst /

A1
  • 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)

range

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US / reɪndʒ /

UK / rendʒ /

A2
  • noun
  • Cooking stove with multiple burners
  • Given distance from a point; how far plane can fly
  • Large grassy area where cattle wander and feed
  • Group or chain of mountains
  • Set of things with something in common
  • Limits within which something extends or varies
  • A set of products, e.g. so that people can choose
  • verb
  • To cover an area from one point to another
  • To extend to or vary within given limits
  • To put things in a row or in line
  • To wander or explore

religious

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US / rɪˈlɪdʒəs /

UK / rɪˈlɪdʒəs /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Following the rules and beliefs of a faith

inch

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US / ɪntʃ /

UK / ɪntʃ /

A1
  • noun
  • 1/12th of a foot (2.54 centimeters)
  • Very small distance
  • verb
  • To move or cause to move a small bit at a time

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

face

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US / feɪs /

UK / fes /

A1
  • noun
  • Side or outer surface of something
  • An expression using mouth, nose, eyes etc.
  • Front part of the head where eyes, mouth etc. are
  • Characteristics you show in public
  • verb
  • To cover a surface with something like paint
  • To deal with a problem or responsibilities
  • To look toward; point in a certain direction

greek

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US / gri:k /

UK / ɡrik /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the culture and people of Greece
  • noun
  • Person from Greece

though

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US / ðəu /

UK / ðo /

A1
  • adverb
  • Although, despite the fact that

trail

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US / treɪl /

UK / trel /

B1
  • noun
  • Series of marks or signs left by something moving
  • Rough path, as through a forest or field
  • Following behind someone to see what they're doing
  • verb
  • To follow behind someone
  • To be losing to a competitor
  • To pull something behind you along the ground
  • To follow behind someone to see what they're doing

well

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US / wel /

UK / wɛl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being in a fortunate, good condition or state
  • Healthy and in good condition
  • adverb
  • In an acceptable, proper, or successful manner
  • In a complete, total, or full manner
  • A great and considerable degree
  • In a successful way, in a good or satisfactory way
  • exclamation
  • Used to begin or continue a particular statement
  • Used to show you want to start saying something
  • Used to express that you are waiting for a reply
  • You say this to change the topic of a conversation
  • Used to indicate you are making a final remark
  • noun
  • Long deep hole in the ground to get water
  • verb
  • To cause your eyes to fill with tears

rich

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US / rɪtʃ /

UK / rɪtʃ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
  • Containing a lot of exciting events or experiences and therefore very interesting
  • (of a color, sound, smell, etc.) Pleasantly deep or strong
  • If food is rich, it contains a large amount of oil, butter, eggs, or cream.

soon

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US / su:n /

UK / sun /

A1
  • adverb
  • At a time not long from now

amount

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US / ə'maʊnt /

UK / əˈmaʊnt /

A1
  • noun
  • Quantity of something
  • verb
  • To add up to a certain figure

field

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US / fi:ld /

UK / fild /

A1
  • noun
  • Area of study, such as physics or biology
  • Piece of land used to grow crops/raise animals
  • Open area of land, especially without buildings
  • Grassed area where you play some sports
  • verb
  • To respond to something or answer a question
  • To catch or stop a ball during a game

never

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US / 'nevə(r) /

UK / ˈnɛvɚ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Not ever; not at any time

warrior

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US / 'wɒrɪə(r) /

UK / ˈwɔriɚ,ˈwɑr- /

B1
  • noun
  • Courageous or skilled fighter in a battle or war

object

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US / 'ɒbdʒɪkt /

UK / ˈɑbdʒɪkt /

A2
  • noun
  • Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
  • Goal or purpose of a particular plan or activity
  • The thing that the action of a verb acts upon
  • verb
  • To disagree; to protest against an idea or plan

vast

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US / vɑ:st /

UK / væst /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being very large in size or amount

stumble

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US / 'stʌmbl /

UK / ˈstʌmbəl /

B1
  • noun
  • Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
  • Act of tripping and almost falling
  • verb
  • To fail to perform, e.g. when giving a speech
  • To trip and almost fall

title

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US / 'taɪtl /

UK / ˈtaɪtl /

A2
  • noun
  • Book produced by a publisher
  • Name given to something to identify or describe it
  • Name showing profession, marriage or social status
  • (Legal) the right to own something, e.g. property
  • Position of being the winner in a sport or contest
  • verb
  • To give a name to identify or describe something

become

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

role

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

can

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  • noun
  • A metal container for storing food
  • other
  • Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
  • verb
  • To have permission to
  • To be possible to do
  • To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container

enter

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  • 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.

landscape

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  • noun
  • Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
  • Picture of natural scenery in a place
  • View of a (beautiful) country area or scene
  • verb
  • To make gardens that improve an area of land

pottery

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  • noun
  • Factory where pots/bowls are made from clay
  • Pots/bowls made from clay and baked in an oven
  • Making pots, bowls, and other objects from clay

pharaoh

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  • noun
  • A king or queen who ruled in ancient Egypt

now

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  • adverb
  • At the present time or moment
  • Right away or in the next possible moment
  • Used to refer to something that just happened
  • Time between the present and a moment in the past
  • conjunction
  • Resulting from or because of something

structure

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  • noun
  • The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in
  • verb
  • To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something

but

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  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

give

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  • noun
  • Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • verb
  • To hand over or present something to someone
  • To cause someone to have or experience something

underground

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  • adjecitve
  • (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
  • noun
  • Secret group organized to overthrow a government
  • Subway system, e.g. in London

belong

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  • verb
  • To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
  • To own something
  • To be in the right place or situation

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

bury

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  • verb
  • To put something into the ground and cover it

north

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  • adjecitve
  • Coming from the opposite direction to the south
  • noun
  • Direction to your left when facing the rising sun

member

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  • noun
  • Part of the body of a human, animal
  • Person or thing belonging to a group or team

would

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  • Used to indicate something imagined
  • Used to ask or request something politely
  • Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
  • Used to indicate a preference
  • Used to indicate a reaction
  • Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
  • Used to indicate willingness or ability to do

safety

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  • noun
  • Device on a gun to prevent accidental shooting
  • State of being free from harm or danger

want

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  • noun
  • Something you desire or wish for
  • State or condition of poverty
  • verb
  • To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
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  • Ancient accounts say that for more than 400 years, Alexander the Great's body was preserved and revered in a great tomb in the Egyptian city that he founded, Alexandria.
  • But at the end of the fourth century AD, a series of religious revolutions rocked Egypt.
  • First, the Christian faith dominated, then Islam.
  • The cult of Alexander was driven underground.
  • His great tomb was forgotten or torn down, leaving no clue as to the whereabouts of his body.
  • I think one of the real possibilities was that he was protected by people who still believed in the old religion, the old Greco-Roman pagan religion.
  • Many scholars have come to believe that the time came when Alexander's body was transported to a place of safety.
  • Dr. Zahi Hawass has followed the trail to the Baharia Oasis, 200 miles from Alexandria.
  • Here in 1996, a donkey belonging to a member of his team literally stumbled upon one of the greatest finds in Egyptology.
  • Excavations soon revealed this area to be a cemetery, some of the burials so rich that this place is now known as the Valley of the Golden Mummies.
  • Different races, different traditions, something drew a huge range of people here in vast numbers.
  • They were Roman.
  • They were Greek.
  • They were Bedouin.
  • They were Egyptians.
  • They lived together at Baharia Oasis.
  • And they were buried together in this great golden cemetery.
  • What better place to hide the pagan lord than amongst this huge burial field of thousands of others, and anonymously so?
  • What drew people to this remote site?
  • The answer may lie in this temple, the oldest structure on the site.
  • And though its construction appears humble, its walls bear the image of antiquity's greatest warrior, the self-proclaimed pharaoh and god, Alexander.
  • This is Alexander the Great standing and holding some offering here in his hand.
  • And we have here Amun on the other side.
  • He claimed Amun as his father.
  • The temple had become a center away from the great cities of Egypt for the cult that believed in Alexander's divine status.
  • And that's why the location of the Valley of the Golden Mammoth was in front of the temple, because the people will come and enter inside the temple and give offering.
  • And if you look, you can see the amount of pottery that exists.
  • And this can give us an idea that the cult of Alexander the Great continues for a long time.
  • There is evidence to suggest that this site was a place of worship until 600 AD.
  • Is it possible that people were still worshiping Alexander as a god?
  • When Egypt became Christian, there's no church in Bahria.
  • They may well have been using Alexander's age-old pagan temple as a kind of meeting place, a congregation place.
  • This suggests that the early Greek Christians had a strange relationship with Alexander the Great.
  • There are many more mummies, perhaps thousands, unexamined, undiscovered beneath this landscape.
  • It's impossible to rule out the idea that Alexander's body lies among them.
  • The only thing that I'm sure of, that the people who had buried her, they wanted to be near Alexander the Great.
  • The tomb of Alexander may never be found.
  • But what has become clear is that he had more than one burial.
  • It's somehow fitting for a man who held so many titles, played so many roles, and had so much power.
  • Buried first in Memphis, probably in the Saqqara necropolis, it was certain that he was then transported to lie in the north in his Alexandrian tomb.
  • He lay at the heart of the ancient world.
  • It seems possible that even after the great empires fell, his cult endured.
  • And his body remained in secret as an object of worship.
  • Until that body is found, people will continue to search for it.
  • I think it would be spectacular to be able to find the man who changed the face of history.
  • What he did for the world was just absolutely extraordinary.
  • Perhaps the tomb hunters are inching closer to their prize.
  • The search continues unabated.
  • 22 centuries after his death, Alexander the Great still wields irresistible power.