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This is BBC News the headlines; 37 pupils
This is BBC News the headlines; 37
pupils
pupils
X
This
is
BBC
News
the
headlines;
37
pupils
have been killed
in
in
X
an attack
on
on
X
a
have been killed in an attack on a
have
been
killed
in
an
attack
on
a
school
in
in
X
Western Uganda
by
by
X
militants
school in Western Uganda by
militants
militants
X
school
in
Western
Uganda
by
militants
linked
to
to
X
the Islamic State group. The
linked to the Islamic State group. The
linked
to
the
Islamic
State
group
The
authorities say some
of
of
X
the victims were
authorities
authorities
X
say some of the
victims
victims
X
were
authorities
say
some
of
the
victims
were
murdered
with
with
X
machetes. Six pupils have
murdered with
machetes
machetes
X
. Six
pupils
pupils
X
have
murdered
with
machetes
Six
pupils
have
been abducted and eight people are being
been
abducted
abducted
X
and eight people are being
been
abducted
and
eight
people
are
being
treated
in
in
X
hospital.
treated
treated
X
in hospital.
treated
in
hospital
A day
after
after
X
visiting Ukraine, a group
of
of
X
A day after visiting Ukraine, a group of
A
day
after
visiting
Ukraine
a
group
of
African leaders are meeting Vladimir
African leaders are meeting Vladimir
African
leaders
are
meeting
Vladimir
Putin in Russia. They're calling
for
for
X
Putin in Russia. They're
calling for
calling for
X
Putin
in
Russia
They're
calling
for
peace talks
to
to
X
end the war.
peace talks
peace talks
X
to end the war.
peace
talks
to
end
the
war
Teachers
in
in
X
England have announced two
Teachers in England have announced two
Teachers
in
England
have
announced
two
more days
of
of
X
strike action
as
as
X
part
of
of
X
a
more days of
strike action
strike action
X
as part of a
more
days
of
strike
action
as
part
of
a
long-running pay dispute. Members
of
of
X
the
long-running
long-running
X
pay dispute. Members of the
long-running
pay
dispute
Members
of
the
national educational union... education
national educational union... education
national
educational
union
education
union will walk out on the 5th and 7th
union will walk out on the 5th and 7th
union
will
walk
out
on
the
5th
and
7th
of
of
X
July. And a fly
past
past
X
a fit
for
for
X
a king.
of July. And a
fly past
fly past
X
a
fit for a king
fit for a king
X
.
of
July
And
a
fly
past
a
fit
for
a
king
Aircraft spell out the initials
of
of
X
Aircraft spell out the initials of
Aircraft
spell
out
the
initials
of
Charles Rex
as
as
X
part
of
of
X
the "trooping the colour"
Charles Rex as part of the "
trooping the colour
trooping the colour
X
"
Charles
Rex
as
part
of
the
trooping
the
colour
birthday celebrations
in
in
X
London.
birthday celebrations in London.
birthday
celebrations
in
London
Thousands
of
of
X
people turned out
to
to
X
watch
Thousands of people turned out to watch
Thousands
of
people
turned
out
to
watch
the parade the first
of
of
X
King Charles's
the parade the first of King Charles's
the
parade
the
first
of
King
Charles's
reign
as
as
X
monarch.
reign
reign
X
as monarch.
reign
as
monarch
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ˈpjuːpl
ˈpjup(ə)l
Definition
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Definition
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Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________a________ ________p________e________r________s________o________n________ ________w________h________o________ ________h________a________s________ ________b________e________e________n________ ________a________t________t________a________c________k________e________d________,________ ________i________n________j________u________r________e________d________,________ ________r________o________b________b________e________d________,________ ________o________r________ ________k________i________l________l________e________d________ ________b________y________ ________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________ ________e________l________s________e________
Definition
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Definition
________(________i________d________i________o________m________)________ ________S________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________ ________o________f________ ________t________h________e________ ________h________i________g________h________e________s________t________ ________q________u________a________l________i________t________y________,________ ________s________u________i________t________a________b________l________e________ ________f________o________r________ ________a________ ________k________i________n________g________ ________o________r________ ________o________t________h________e________r________ ________p________e________r________s________o________n________ ________o________f________ ________h________i________g________h________ ________s________t________a________t________u________s________.________
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________f________o________r________m________ ________o________f________ ________p________r________o________t________e________s________t________ ________i________n________ ________w________h________i________c________h________ ________w________o________r________k________e________r________s________ ________r________e________f________u________s________e________ ________t________o________ ________w________o________r________k________ ________i________n________ ________o________r________d________e________r________ ________t________o________ ________p________u________t________ ________p________r________e________s________s________u________r________e________ ________o________n________ ________t________h________e________i________r________ ________e________m________p________l________o________y________e________r________ ________t________o________ ________m________e________e________t________ ________t________h________e________i________r________ ________d________e________m________a________n________d________s________.________
reɪn
reɪn
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________t________h________e________ ________p________e________r________i________o________d________ ________o________f________ ________t________i________m________e________ ________d________u________r________i________n________g________ ________w________h________i________c________h________ ________a________ ________k________i________n________g________,________ ________q________u________e________e________n________,________ ________e________m________p________e________r________o________r________,________ ________e________t________c________.________,________ ________i________s________ ________r________u________l________e________r________ ________o________f________ ________a________ ________c________o________u________n________t________r________y________
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________T________r________o________o________p________i________n________g________ ________t________h________e________ ________C________o________l________o________u________r________ ________i________s________ ________a________ ________c________e________r________e________m________o________n________y________ ________p________e________r________f________o________r________m________e________d________ ________b________y________ ________t________h________e________ ________B________r________i________t________i________s________h________ ________A________r________m________e________d________ ________F________o________r________c________e________s________ ________t________o________ ________m________a________r________k________ ________t________h________e________ ________o________f________f________i________c________i________a________l________ ________b________i________r________t________h________d________a________y________ ________o________f________ ________t________h________e________ ________B________r________i________t________i________s________h________ ________s________o________v________e________r________e________i________g________n________.________ ________I________t________ ________i________n________v________o________l________v________e________s________ ________a________ ________p________a________r________a________d________e________ ________o________f________ ________s________o________l________d________i________e________r________s________,________ ________h________o________r________s________e________s________,________ ________a________n________d________ ________m________u________s________i________c________i________a________n________s________ ________m________a________r________c________h________i________n________g________ ________t________h________r________o________u________g________h________ ________t________h________e________ ________s________t________r________e________e________t________s________ ________o________f________ ________L________o________n________d________o________n________.________
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________m________i________l________i________t________a________n________t________ ________i________s________ ________a________ ________p________e________r________s________o________n________ ________w________h________o________ ________i________s________ ________w________i________l________l________i________n________g________ ________t________o________ ________u________s________e________ ________a________g________g________r________e________s________s________i________v________e________ ________o________r________ ________v________i________o________l________e________n________t________ ________m________e________t________h________o________d________s________ ________t________o________ ________a________c________h________i________e________v________e________ ________a________ ________p________o________l________i________t________i________c________a________l________ ________o________r________ ________s________o________c________i________a________l________ ________g________o________a________l________,________
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________a________ ________u________s________u________a________l________l________y________ ________l________o________w________ ________f________l________i________g________h________t________ ________p________a________s________t________ ________a________ ________g________r________o________u________p________ ________o________f________ ________p________e________o________p________l________e________ ________a________t________ ________a________n________ ________a________i________r________ ________s________h________o________w________,________ ________d________u________r________i________n________g________ ________a________ ________p________a________r________a________d________e________,________ ________e________t________c________.________,________ ________b________y________ ________a________n________ ________a________i________r________c________r________a________f________t________ ________o________r________ ________g________r________o________u________p________ ________o________f________ ________a________i________r________c________r________a________f________t________
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________,________)________ ________N________e________g________o________t________i________a________t________i________o________n________s________ ________b________e________t________w________e________e________n________ ________t________w________o________ ________o________r________ ________m________o________r________e________ ________p________a________r________t________i________e________s________ ________t________o________ ________e________n________d________ ________a________ ________c________o________n________f________l________i________c________t________ ________o________r________ ________w________a________r________,________
Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________T________o________ ________h________a________v________e________ ________r________e________c________e________i________v________e________d________ ________m________e________d________i________c________a________l________ ________c________a________r________e________ ________o________r________ ________a________t________t________e________n________t________i________o________n________ ________i________n________ ________a________ ________h________o________s________p________i________t________a________l________
məˈ(t)ʃɛti
məˈ(t)ʃɛdi
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________a________ ________l________a________r________g________e________,________ ________h________e________a________v________y________ ________k________n________i________f________e________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________i________s________ ________u________s________e________d________ ________f________o________r________ ________c________u________t________t________i________n________g________ ________p________l________a________n________t________s________ ________a________n________d________ ________a________s________ ________a________ ________w________e________a________p________o________n________
ˌlɒŋˈrʌnɪŋ
ˈlɔŋˌrənɪŋ
Definition
________(________a________d________j________e________c________t________i________v________e________)________ ________c________o________n________t________i________n________u________i________n________g________ ________f________o________r________ ________a________ ________l________o________n________g________ ________t________i________m________e________
calling for
Definition
(verb,) to demand or request something,
Example
The people are calling for a change in the law,
pupils
ˈpjuːpl
ˈpjup(ə)l
Definition
(noun) A pupil is a student in a school or college
Example
The teacher was pleased with the progress of her pupils
abducted
Definition
(verb) to take (someone) away from a place by force
Example
The kidnappers abducted the child from the playground.
victims
Definition
(noun) a person who has been attacked, injured, robbed, or killed by someone else
Example
The victims of the hurricane were left homeless.
authorities
Definition
(noun) A group of people in a position of power or control, such as the police or government officials
Example
The authorities have issued a warning about the storm.
fit for a king
Definition
(idiom) Something of the highest quality, suitable for a king or other person of high status.
Example
The new restaurant offers a dining experience fit for a king.
strike action
Definition
(noun) A form of protest in which workers refuse to work in order to put pressure on their employer to meet their demands.
Example
The union called for a strike action to demand better pay and working conditions.
reign
reɪn
reɪn
Definition
(noun) the period of time during which a king, queen, emperor, etc., is ruler of a country
Example
The Queen reigned for over sixty years.
trooping the colour
Definition
(noun) Trooping the Colour is a ceremony performed by the British Armed Forces to mark the official birthday of the British sovereign. It involves a parade of soldiers, horses, and musicians marching through the streets of London.
Example
The Queen was delighted to watch the troops trooping the colour in her honour.
militants
Definition
(noun) A militant is a person who is willing to use aggressive or violent methods to achieve a political or social goal,
Example
The militants threatened to shut down the factory if their demands were not met.
fly past
Definition
(noun) a usually low flight past a group of people at an air show, during a parade, etc., by an aircraft or group of aircraft
peace talks
Definition
(noun,) Negotiations between two or more parties to end a conflict or war,
Example
The peace talks between the two countries were successful in bringing an end to the hostilities,
treated
Definition
(verb) To have received medical care or attention in a hospital
Example
The patient was treated for a broken leg.
machetes
məˈ(t)ʃɛti
məˈ(t)ʃɛdi
Definition
(noun) a large, heavy knife that is used for cutting plants and as a weapon
Example
The farmer used his machete to clear the overgrown path.
long-running
ˌlɒŋˈrʌnɪŋ
ˈlɔŋˌrənɪŋ
Definition
(adjective) continuing for a long time
Example
The long-running TV show has been on air for over 10 years,
calling for
Definition
(verb,) to demand or request something,
Example
The people are calling for a change in the law,
pupils
ˈpjuːpl
ˈpjup(ə)l
Definition
(noun) A pupil is a student in a school or college
Example
The teacher was pleased with the progress of her pupils
abducted
Definition
(verb) to take (someone) away from a place by force
Example
The kidnappers abducted the child from the playground.
victims
Definition
(noun) a person who has been attacked, injured, robbed, or killed by someone else
Example
The victims of the hurricane were left homeless.
authorities
Definition
(noun) A group of people in a position of power or control, such as the police or government officials
Example
The authorities have issued a warning about the storm.
fit for a king
Definition
(idiom) Something of the highest quality, suitable for a king or other person of high status.
Example
The new restaurant offers a dining experience fit for a king.
strike action
Definition
(noun) A form of protest in which workers refuse to work in order to put pressure on their employer to meet their demands.
Example
The union called for a strike action to demand better pay and working conditions.
reign
reɪn
reɪn
Definition
(noun) the period of time during which a king, queen, emperor, etc., is ruler of a country
Example
The Queen reigned for over sixty years.
trooping the colour
Definition
(noun) Trooping the Colour is a ceremony performed by the British Armed Forces to mark the official birthday of the British sovereign. It involves a parade of soldiers, horses, and musicians marching through the streets of London.
Example
The Queen was delighted to watch the troops trooping the colour in her honour.
militants
Definition
(noun) A militant is a person who is willing to use aggressive or violent methods to achieve a political or social goal,
Example
The militants threatened to shut down the factory if their demands were not met.
fly past
Definition
(noun) a usually low flight past a group of people at an air show, during a parade, etc., by an aircraft or group of aircraft
peace talks
Definition
(noun,) Negotiations between two or more parties to end a conflict or war,
Example
The peace talks between the two countries were successful in bringing an end to the hostilities,
treated
Definition
(verb) To have received medical care or attention in a hospital
Example
The patient was treated for a broken leg.
machetes
məˈ(t)ʃɛti
məˈ(t)ʃɛdi
Definition
(noun) a large, heavy knife that is used for cutting plants and as a weapon
Example
The farmer used his machete to clear the overgrown path.
long-running
ˌlɒŋˈrʌnɪŋ
ˈlɔŋˌrənɪŋ
Definition
(adjective) continuing for a long time
Example
The long-running TV show has been on air for over 10 years,
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machetes
məˈ(t)ʃɛti
məˈ(t)ʃɛdi
Definition
(noun) a large, heavy knife that is used for cutting plants and as a weapon
Example
The farmer used his machete to clear the overgrown path.
long-running
ˌlɒŋˈrʌnɪŋ
ˈlɔŋˌrənɪŋ
Definition
(adjective) continuing for a long time
Example
The long-running TV show has been on air for over 10 years,
trooping the colour
Definition
(noun) Trooping the Colour is a ceremony performed by the British Armed Forces to mark the official birthday of the British sovereign. It involves a parade of soldiers, horses, and musicians marching through the streets of London.
Example
The Queen was delighted to watch the troops trooping the colour in her honour.
authorities
Definition
(noun) A group of people in a position of power or control, such as the police or government officials
Example
The authorities have issued a warning about the storm.
fly past
Definition
(noun) a usually low flight past a group of people at an air show, during a parade, etc., by an aircraft or group of aircraft
strike action
Definition
(noun) A form of protest in which workers refuse to work in order to put pressure on their employer to meet their demands.
Example
The union called for a strike action to demand better pay and working conditions.
calling for
Definition
(verb,) to demand or request something,
Example
The people are calling for a change in the law,
fit for a king
Definition
(idiom) Something of the highest quality, suitable for a king or other person of high status.
Example
The new restaurant offers a dining experience fit for a king.
reign
reɪn
reɪn
Definition
(noun) the period of time during which a king, queen, emperor, etc., is ruler of a country
Example
The Queen reigned for over sixty years.
treated
Definition
(verb) To have received medical care or attention in a hospital
Example
The patient was treated for a broken leg.
abducted
Definition
(verb) to take (someone) away from a place by force
Example
The kidnappers abducted the child from the playground.
militants
Definition
(noun) A militant is a person who is willing to use aggressive or violent methods to achieve a political or social goal,
Example
The militants threatened to shut down the factory if their demands were not met.
pupils
ˈpjuːpl
ˈpjup(ə)l
Definition
(noun) A pupil is a student in a school or college
Example
The teacher was pleased with the progress of her pupils
peace talks
Definition
(noun,) Negotiations between two or more parties to end a conflict or war,
Example
The peace talks between the two countries were successful in bringing an end to the hostilities,
victims
Definition
(noun) a person who has been attacked, injured, robbed, or killed by someone else
Example
The victims of the hurricane were left homeless.
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