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Ottawa pledges $362 million to assist in housing refugee claimants

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seeker

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US / ˈsi:kə(r) /

UK / ˈsikɚ /

A2
  • noun
  • Someone making a search or inquiry

expressly

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US / ɪkˈspresli /

UK / ɪkˈsprɛslɪ /

B1
  • adverb
  • Clearly; so as to leave no doubt; deliberately

assist

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US / əˈsɪst /

UK / əˈsɪst /

A2
  • verb
  • To help

they

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US / ðeɪ /

UK / ðe /

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

sleep

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US / sli:p /

UK / slip /

A1
  • noun
  • Substance in a person's eyes after waking up
  • Period of time during which a person is asleep
  • verb
  • To have enough beds for
  • To rest your body in bed, as at night time

dollar

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US / ˈdɒlə(r) /

UK / ˈdɑ:lə(r) /

A1
  • noun
  • A basic unit of money equal to 100 cent

announce

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US / əˈnaʊns /

UK / əˈnaʊns /

A2
  • verb
  • To make a public statement about a plan, decision

stopgap

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US / ˈstɒpɡæp /

UK / ˈstɑːpɡæp /

C2
  • noun
  • Something contrived to meet an urgent need

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

responsibility

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US / rɪˌspɒnsə'bɪlətɪ /

UK / rɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪti /

A2
  • noun
  • Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
  • A thing to be done because it is morally correct
  • State of being dependable or reliable

minister

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US / 'mɪnɪstə(r) /

UK / ˈmɪnɪstɚ /

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  • noun
  • An official who heads a government department
  • Person who performs Christian services

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”

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

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

country

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US / ˈkʌntri /

UK / ˈkʌntri /

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  • noun
  • An area of land that is controlled by a government
  • Open land that is away from towns and cities

work

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US / wɜ:k /

UK / wɚk /

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  • 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

post

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US / pəʊst /

UK / post /

A1
  • noun
  • Message delivered or shared in an online group
  • Piece of wood, metal in the ground for support
  • Job or position within an organization or company
  • Place where a soldier, etc. is ordered to go
  • verb
  • To send a letter or package using stamps
  • To share a message on an internet discussion group
  • To send a soldier somewhere to do a job
  • To put a message in public for everyone to see

asylum

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US / ə'saɪləm /

UK / əˈsaɪləm /

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  • noun
  • Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country
  • A hospital for mentally ill people

their

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US / ðɛː /

UK / ðer /

A1
  • determiner
  • Belonging to them

reflect

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US / rɪ'flekt /

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  • verb
  • To indicate or be a sign of something
  • To bounce back light, heat, sound from a surface
  • To show an image in glass, water, a mirror etc.
  • To think of something seriously and carefully

figure

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US / ˈfiɡə /

UK / ˈfɪɡjɚ /

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  • noun
  • Your body shape
  • Numbers in a calculation
  • Doll-like thing meant to represent a person
  • Picture or diagram giving information in a text
  • Person who is very important or famous
  • Shape of a person seen indistinctly or in outline
  • Amount that is expressed in numbers
  • verb
  • To appear in a game, play or event
  • To calculate how much something will cost
  • To understand after thinking; work out

ongoing

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US / ˈɒngəʊɪŋ /

UK / ˈɑ:ngoʊɪŋ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Continuing to exist or be in progress

homelessness

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US / 'həʊmləsnəs /

UK / 'hoʊmləsnəs /

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  • noun
  • Having no home; living on the streets

citizenship

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US / ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp /

UK / ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp /

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  • noun
  • Status of a citizen who has rights and duties

twelve

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US / twelv /

UK / twɛlv /

A1
  • number
  • 12

mark

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US / mɑ:k /

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  • noun
  • Person's name
  • A dirty spot or line on something
  • Grade or score given for homework
  • Line or symbol made when writing
  • Particular point on a scale of measurement
  • Grade, such as a student receives in school
  • Stain or spot on something
  • Sign or symbol of a quality of feeling
  • Written sign or symbol
  • verb
  • To put a dirty spot or line on something
  • To give a grade for homework
  • To indicate something with a sign or symbol
  • To make or leave a visible sign of (path, etc.)
  • (Animals) to go to the toilet to show your area
  • To write or draw a line on something

roman

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US / rɔmə /

UK / roˈmɑŋ /

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  • 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

full

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US / fʊl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Containing all the parts; complete
  • Containing or holding as much as possible
  • Having had enough food
  • adverb
  • In a direct manner; completely

hundred

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US / 'hʌndrəd /

UK / ˈhʌndrɪd /

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  • number
  • 100

federal

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US / 'fedərəl /

UK / ˈfɛdərəl, ˈfɛdrəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Consisting of several united states

sixty

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US / 'sɪkstɪ /

UK / ˈsɪksti /

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  • number
  • 60

revelation

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US / ˌrevəˈleɪʃn /

UK / ˌrɛvəˈleʃən /

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  • noun
  • Act of making something known or seen
  • Showing something astonishing or enlightening

have

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US / həv /

UK / hæv /

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  • 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

before

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US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /

UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /

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

transition

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US / trænˈzɪʃn /

UK / trænˈzɪʃən, -ˈsɪʃ- /

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  • noun
  • Change from one state, movement, place to another
  • verb
  • To change state, movement, place, or subject

quebec

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US / kwɪ'bek /

UK / kwɪ'bek /

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  • proper noun
  • A heavily forested province in eastern Canada; population 7,546,131 (2006). Settled by the French in
  • A code word representing the letter Q, used in radio communication.

with

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US / wɪð /

UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

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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

government

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US / ˈgʌvənmənt /

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  • noun
  • Group of people and system that rule a nation

know

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US / nəʊ /

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  • 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

canada

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US / 'kænədə /

UK / ˈkænədə /

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  • proper noun
  • A country in northern North America, the second largest country in the world; population 35,900,000

could

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US / kəd /

UK / kʊd /

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  • other
  • Past form of 'can' to mean have ability
  • Used to ask for something politely, or to offer

give

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US / ɡɪv /

UK / ɡɪv /

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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

fifty

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US / 'fɪftɪ /

UK / ˈfɪfti /

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  • number
  • 50

but

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US / bət /

UK / bʌt,bət /

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  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

role

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US / rəʊl /

UK / rol /

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

prevent

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US / prɪ'vent /

UK / prɪˈvɛnt /

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  • verb
  • To stop something from happening or existing

support

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US / səˈpɔ:t /

UK / səˈpɔrt, -ˈport /

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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

would

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US / wʊd /

UK / wʊd /

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  • other
  • 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

refugee

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US / ˌrefjuˈdʒi: /

UK / ˌrɛfjʊˈdʒi /

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  • noun
  • Person forced to leave their home e.g. due to war

surge

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US / sɜ:dʒ /

UK / sɜ:rdʒ /

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  • noun
  • Sudden movement in one direction by many
  • Sudden or unexpected increase in amount
  • Unexpected increase or movement, as in sea/prices
  • verb
  • To move unexpectedly and quickly in one direction
  • To rise to an unexpected height

our

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US / 'aʊə(r) /

UK / aʊr /

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to us

not

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US / nɒt /

UK / nɑt /

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  • adverb
  • Word indicating the negative
  • (Used to form the negative of verbs)

want

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US / wɔnt /

UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /

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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

cash

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US / kæʃ /

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  • noun
  • Physical money (not credit card or digital)
  • verb
  • To sell or give something to get money

measure

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US / ˈmeʒə(r) /

UK / ˈmɛʒɚ /

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  • noun
  • Plan to achieve a desired result
  • Tool used to calculate the size of something
  • verb
  • To determine the value or importance of something
  • To calculate size, weight or temperature of

now

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US / naʊ /

UK / naʊ /

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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

experience

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US / ɪk'spɪərɪəns /

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  • noun
  • Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • An event at which you learned something
  • Knowledge gained by living life, doing new things
  • verb
  • To gain knowledge by doing things

deal

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US / di:l /

UK / dil /

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  • verb
  • To cope with something - usually troubles
  • To give (something bad e.g. news) to
  • To buy and sell illegal drugs
  • To give out (cards, etc.) to; distribute
  • To do business with someone or to sell products

two

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

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  • number
  • 2

immigration

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US / ˌɪmɪˈgreɪʃn /

UK / ˌɪmɪˈɡreɪʃn /

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  • noun
  • Process of moving your home to a new country

from

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US / frəm /

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

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

help

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US / help /

UK / hɛlp /

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  • noun
  • Something given to enable a person to do something
  • Assistance given to someone in need
  • Someone who makes something easier or possible
  • verb
  • To act to enable a person to do something; assist
  • To make something better or less difficult

decide

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US / dɪ'saɪd /

UK / dɪˈsaɪd /

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  • verb
  • To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • To make a legal judgment in court
  • to affect the result of something

effort

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US / ˈefət /

UK / ˈɛfət /

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  • noun
  • Amount of work used trying to do something

church

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US / tʃɜ:tʃ /

UK / tʃɚtʃ /

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

obligation

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US / ˌɒblɪ'ɡeɪʃn /

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  • noun
  • Duty to be done because of a law, rule or promise
  • other
  • Fact of being forced morally to do something

municipality

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US / mju:ˌnɪsɪˈpæləti /

UK / mjuˌnɪsəˈpælɪti /

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  • noun
  • Small city or town that has its own government

leave

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US / li:v /

UK / liv /

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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

claimant

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US / ˈkleɪmənt /

UK / ˈklemənt /

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  • noun
  • Someone who claims a benefit, right or title

money

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US / 'mʌnɪ /

UK / ˈmʌni /

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  • noun
  • Coins or notes we use to pay for things

lot

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US / lɒt /

UK / lɑt /

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  • noun
  • What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • A group of people seen together
  • Item for sale at an auction
  • Small area of land used for a purpose e.g. parking

and

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US / ənd /

UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

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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

meet

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US / mi:t /

UK / mit /

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  • noun
  • Sporting competition e.g. swimming
  • verb
  • To provide something that is necessary
  • To come together at a certain time or place

rest

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US / rest /

UK / rɛst /

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  • noun
  • Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • State in which there is a lack of motion
  • Part of something remaining after some was used
  • verb
  • To stop working or avoid activity to recover
  • (Of dead person) to lie in a grave
  • To lean, support or place something against
  • To not be tired because you had enough sleep

wait

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US / weɪt /

UK / wet /

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  • verb
  • To delay or not do something until later
  • To spend time until an expected thing happens
  • To remain in a place until a thing happens

obviously

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  • adverb
  • In a way that is obvious/easy to see or understand

million

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US / ˈmɪljən /

UK / ˈmɪljən /

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  • number
  • 1,000,000

four

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  • number
  • 4

unless

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US / ənˈles /

UK / ʌnˈlɛs /

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  • conjunction
  • Negative of 'if'

should

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  • other
  • Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable

continue

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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

additional

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US / əˈdɪʃənl /

UK / ə'dɪʃənl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Further or added

newcomer

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US / ˈnju:kʌmə(r) /

UK / ˈnuˌkʌmɚ, ˈnju- /

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  • noun
  • Person who arrives, often with a promising future

listen

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US / ˈlɪsn /

UK / ˈlɪsən /

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  • verb
  • To carefully consider what someone is saying

cope

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US / kəʊp /

UK / koʊp /

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  • verb
  • To deal with something in spite of difficulties

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

housing

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US / ˈhaʊzɪŋ /

UK / ˈhaʊzɪŋ /

A2
  • noun
  • Homes; houses in general
  • Cover for a machine
  • verb
  • To give someone a place to live
  • To contain or store something

either

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US / ˈaɪðə(r) /

UK / ˈiðɚ, ˈaɪðɚ /

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  • adjecitve
  • One of two (used when there is a choice of two)
  • adverb
  • (After negative statements) likewise, in addition
  • conjunction
  • Used as the first of two connected things
  • determiner
  • Used as the first of two connected things
  • pronoun
  • The one or the other

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

shelter

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US / 'ʃeltə(r) /

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  • noun
  • Place to protect people/animals from abuse
  • Structure that covers or protects things
  • State of being protected from danger, bad weather
  • verb
  • To give animals, people a place away from abuse
  • To find protection from danger/bad weather

third

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US / θɜ:d /

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  • adjecitve
  • 3rd: Number after second

point

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US / pɔɪnt /

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  • noun
  • An item to be discussed
  • Small spot or dot
  • Fact or detail
  • Feature of something
  • The size of the text on a page or screen
  • A certain time or stage in a process
  • Certain position in time or space
  • Idea or fact you try to convince people about
  • Measurement of scores in a game, sport
  • Sharp end of something, e.g. a pen or pin
  • verb
  • To face a certain direction, e.g. north
  • To indicate something with your finger to others

reality

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US / rɪ'ælətɪ /

UK / riˈælɪti /

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  • noun
  • What is true, as opposed to what is imagined

permit

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US / pəˈmɪt /

UK / pərˈmɪt /

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  • noun
  • Piece of paper giving you rights to do something
  • verb
  • To allow something to happen; to give permission

demand

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US / dɪ'mɑ:nd /

UK / dɪˈmænd /

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  • noun
  • Desire customers have to buy product, service
  • A strong request for someone to do something
  • verb
  • To strongly request someone to do something

goal

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US / ɡəʊl /

UK / ɡol /

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  • noun
  • Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
  • (Sports) net into which you put a ball to score
  • (Sports) act of scoring by putting a ball in a net

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

summer

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UK / ˈsʌmɚ /

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  • noun
  • Part of the year when the weather is hot
  • verb
  • To spend time in a place in the warm months

mention

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  • noun
  • Act of referring to or talking about something
  • verb
  • To refer to or talk or write about something

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US / θri: /

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  • number
  • Number 3

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US / tɜ:m /

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  • noun
  • Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
  • Length of time something is expected to happen
  • Fixed period of weeks for learning at school
  • The (precise) name given to something
  • verb
  • To call; give a name to

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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

program

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US / 'prəʊɡræm /

UK / ˈproˌɡræm, -ɡrəm /

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  • noun
  • Small book of events in a play, concert or movie
  • A plan or schedule of events
  • Series of classes at a college or university
  • A computer application
  • TV show
  • verb
  • To make someone act or think in a certain way
  • To write computer code for a piece of software

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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

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US / əˈkrɔs /

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  • adverb
  • Distance from one side to another
  • (Go) from one side to the other of something

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US / 'levl /

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  • adjecitve
  • (Sports) equal to another
  • Being steady and determined (e.g. a voice)
  • noun
  • Specific height of something
  • Amount of ability you have compared to others
  • Floor or deck within a building
  • Tool used to determine if something is lying flat
  • verb
  • To aim a gun at someone
  • To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
  • To make things flat or even
  • To make a score equal to another, in sports

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the law; allowed by law

you

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US / jʊ /

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

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US / haʊ /

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  • adjecitve
  • To what degree? in what amount?
  • adverb
  • (Used to explain the way to do something)
  • exclamation
  • For what purpose or reason?
  • (Used to ask someone or something's condition)

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US / 'ɒtəwə /

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  • other
  • A member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario

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US / 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

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  • Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
  • Area a country is divided into outside the capital

happen

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  • verb
  • To take place or occur

city

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US / 'sɪtɪ /

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  • noun
  • Area with many buildings, roads and people

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’

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US / wi:k /

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  • noun
  • Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday

what

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US / wɒt /

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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

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US / tə'rɒntəʊ /

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  • proper noun
  • A city in Canada, capital of Ontario, on the northern shore of Lake Ontario; population 2,503,281 (2

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US / 'pi:pl /

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

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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

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US / 'ɪmpækt /

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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

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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

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US / ə'baʊt /

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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)

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US / ɡet /

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  • verb
  • To become affected by illness or disease
  • To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
  • To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
  • To go somewhere to obtain something
  • To (cause to) do a particular thing
  • To obtain, receive or be given something
  • To currently have
  • To prepare for use
  • To understand something being said or read

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US / mi:n /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being good at
  • Nasty; unkind
  • Not liking to spend money; cheap; stingy
  • noun
  • Average of a set of numbers
  • verb
  • To express a particular idea or thought
  • To intend to do something in particular
  • To have a particular meaning or value

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US / ˌmɒntrɪ'ɔ:l /

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  • proper noun
  • A port on the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, southeastern Canada; population 1,162,693 (2006). Founde

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US / əˈsɪstəns /

UK / əˈsɪstəns /

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  • noun
  • Act of helping someone

then

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US / ðen /

UK / ðɛn /

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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

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US / tel /

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  • verb
  • To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • To be able to guess
  • To say or communicate information to someone
  • To inform, but without speaking; indicate
  • To have a negative effect on someone
  • To order someone to do something; command
  • To recognize something based on certain signs
  • To report something to an authority
  • To explain something or teach someone something

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US / steɪ /

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  • noun
  • Legal order to stop or delay an action
  • Strong rope or wire that supports a ship's mast
  • Period of time spent living in or visiting a place
  • verb
  • To keep trying without giving up
  • To remain in the same place and not move away
  • To spend time visiting a place or someone's home

number

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US / ˈnʌmbə(r) /

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  • 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

claim

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US / kleɪm /

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  • 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

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US / fʌnd /

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  • noun
  • Money collected, saved, or provided for a purpose
  • A specific account into which you put money
  • verb
  • To supply money for something

she

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US / ʃɪ /

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

right

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US / raɪt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Correct or true
  • The south side of you looking at the rising sun
  • adverb
  • Exactly in a place or time
  • Being appropriate for a particular event
  • In a straight or direct manner
  • noun
  • Something you are legally or morally allowed to do
  • Ideal of what is just and good
  • Political view based on conservatism
  • verb
  • To fix something previously wrong or unjust
  • To make upright, as a boat that has turned over

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US / haʊs /

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  • noun
  • Place where a specific activity or business occurs
  • Building in which a family, person lives
  • verb
  • To give someone a place to live
  • To contain or store something

though

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US / ðəu /

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  • adverb
  • Although, despite the fact that

those

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US / ðəʊz /

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  • determiner
  • The people or things we are talking about
  • pronoun
  • The objects far from the speaker

math

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  • noun
  • Study or science of numbers and shapes

short

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US / ʃɔ:t /

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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

for

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US / fə(r) /

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

homeless

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US / ˈhəʊmləs /

UK / ˈhomlɪs /

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  • adjecitve
  • Having no home; living on the streets

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US / ə'maʊnt /

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

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US / wel /

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  • 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

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  • verb
  • To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • To improve; to develop better skills over time
  • To develop and become bigger or taller over time

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US / 'strʌɡl /

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

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US / ˈɪntərɪm /

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  • adjecitve
  • Acting or being used for a limited period of time

system

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US / 'sɪstəm /

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  • adjecitve
  • Working in an organized, logical way
  • noun
  • Set of organized, planned ideas that work together

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US / mʌtʃ /

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  • 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

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  • adjecitve
  • Having a very low temperature
  • Being unfriendly or lacking emotion
  • noun
  • Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat

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  • noun
  • Style of speaking
  • Discussion between two countries
  • Giving information in front of people; lecture
  • Saying things or ideas to someone with words
  • verb
  • To make a formal speech about something
  • To say things or ideas to someone with words

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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)
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  • The federal government just announced new cash to support housing for asylum claimants, and it's meant to help provinces and cities with a growing number of newcomers.
  • Toronto and Montreal have struggled to cope with asylum claimants, and it's left some people sleeping in churches, homeless shelters or out in the cold.
  • Mark Miller is the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
  • As Canada continues to meet its international legal
  • and humanitarian obligations, we need to continue providing support at a level that reflects the ongoing impacts of asylum claims across the country.
  • So I today am announcing an additional three hundred and sixty two point four million dollars in the interim housing assistance program to help provinces and municipalities across the countries in their efforts to assist those in need.
  • And our Karina Roman has been listening in from her post in Ottawa.
  • Karina, three hundred and sixty two point four million dollars.
  • Tell us what happens with those funds.
  • So this is money for across the country, but it's expressly for provinces and municipalities that are experiencing a surge in demand for housing for asylum seekers.
  • The goal, obviously, to prevent homelessness and to help provinces and municipalities
  • figure out how to house and pay for that housing, even though it's a short term measure.
  • We're told that one third of this will go to Quebec, about a hundred million dollars.
  • There is no revelation though today on how much will go to Toronto, but if you do the math, a hundred million off of two hundred and sixty two,
  • doesn't leave a lot unless they give basically the rest of it to Toronto.
  • So Toronto wants two hundred and fifty million.
  • Doesn't look like they're going to get that full amount, but we will find out, Mark Miller said, later in the week.
  • And, you know, the money is, as I said, to help with housing and settlement supports.
  • which are the responsibility of the provinces and municipalities, but the federal government obviously recognizing, as it has before, that it has a role to play.
  • And Mark Miller talked about how this is the interim housing assistance program.
  • It's a stopgap measure.
  • This is not how they want to be doing this long term, that it'd be better if they could have transition housing and then
  • people get their work permits as they wait for their claims to be decided.
  • And then either they are allowed to stay or they're not allowed to stay.
  • That would be a much better system.
  • But that's not what we have right now.
  • And they have to deal with the reality of what we have right now.
  • And I should mention, Hannah, that this is on top of two hundred and twelve million that was previously announced in the summer.