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[horse snorts]
[horse snorts]
horse
snorts
My lord.
My
lord
lord
X
.
My
lord
Miss Sharma.
Miss Sharma.
Miss
Sharma
Is your sister…
Is your sister…
Is
your
sister
She is
in
in
X
her room.
She is in her room.
She
is
in
her
room
Not feeling her best this morning, it seems.
Not feeling her best
Not feeling her best
X
this morning, it seems.
Not
feeling
her
best
this
morning
it
seems
I did not mean
to
to
X
disappoint her last night
I did not mean to disappoint her last night
I
did
not
mean
to
disappoint
her
last
night
when I did not declare myself.
when I did not
declare
declare
X
myself.
when
I
did
not
declare
myself
And I'd
like
like
X
to
to
X
thank you
for
for
X
not--
And I'd like to thank you for not--
And
I'd
like
to
thank
you
for
not-
She shall not be disappointed
for
for
X
long. Assure her, I still intend
to
to
X
propose.
She shall not be disappointed for long. Assure her, I still intend to
propose
propose
X
.
She
shall
not
be
disappointed
for
long
Assure
her
I
still
intend
to
propose
Last night was a lark,
at
at
X
best. My brothers were
up
up
X
to
to
X
no good, and
Last night was a
lark
lark
X
, at best. My brothers were
up to no good
, and
Last
night
was
a
lark
at
best
My
brothers
were
up
to
no
good
and
with
with
X
everyone sitting there, staring back
at
at
X
me, well…
with everyone sitting there, staring back at me, well…
with
everyone
sitting
there
staring
back
at
me
well
my feelings would not allow me
to
to
X
speak.
my feelings would not allow me to speak.
my
feelings
would
not
allow
me
to
speak
So your feelings are too strong
for
for
X
you now?
So your feelings are too strong for you now?
So
your
feelings
are
too
strong
for
you
now
-Miss Sharma-- -No. No.
-Miss Sharma-- -No. No.
Miss
Sharma-
No
No
All you are doing, my lord,
All you are doing, my
lord
lord
X
,
All
you
are
doing
my
lord
is toying
with
with
X
the emotions
of
of
X
an impressionable young lady.
is
toying with the emotions
of an
impressionable
impressionable
X
young lady.
is
toying
with
the
emotions
of
an
impressionable
young
lady
Miss Edwina seems perfectly capable
of
of
X
forming her own impressions.
Miss Edwina seems perfectly capable of forming her own
impressions
impressions
X
.
Miss
Edwina
seems
perfectly
capable
of
forming
her
own
impressions
If you took notice--
If you
took notice
--
If
you
took
notice-
So now you claim
to
to
X
know my sister better
than
than
X
me?
So now you claim to know my sister better than me?
So
now
you
claim
to
know
my
sister
better
than
me
I know she wishes
to
to
X
be happy.
I know she wishes to be happy.
I
know
she
wishes
to
be
happy
This is precisely what I wish
for
for
X
her.
This is
precisely
precisely
X
what I wish for her.
This
is
precisely
what
I
wish
for
her
I can assure you, happiness is not your strength.
I can assure you, happiness is not your strength.
I
can
assure
you
happiness
is
not
your
strength
Exasperation, perhaps. Fixation, most definitely.
Exasperation
Exasperation
X
, perhaps.
Fixation
Fixation
X
, most definitely.
Exasperation
perhaps
Fixation
most
definitely
The only feeling you are, in fact,
The only feeling you are, in fact,
The
only
feeling
you
are
in
fact
capable
of
of
X
engendering, my lord, is that
of
of
X
discontent.
capable of
engendering
engendering
X
, my
lord
lord
X
, is that of discontent.
capable
of
engendering
my
lord
is
that
of
discontent
-Do not move. Stand still, damn it! -Do not tell me what
to
to
X
do!
-Do not move. Stand still, damn it! -Do not tell me what to do!
Do
not
move
Stand
still
damn
it
Do
not
tell
me
what
to
do
[buzzing]
[buzzing]
buzzing
-No! Do not! Leave it! -It is only a bee. Ow!
-No! Do not! Leave it! -It is only a
bee
bee
X
. Ow!
No
Do
not
Leave
it
It
is
only
a
bee
Ow
[sighs]
[sighs]
sighs
-Are you hurt? -What?
-Are you hurt? -What?
Are
you
hurt
What
Can you breathe?
Can you breathe?
Can
you
breathe
It is only a sting. Of course.
It is only a
sting
sting
X
. Of course.
It
is
only
a
sting
Of
course
Are you certain?
Are you certain?
Are
you
certain
-My lord? -No, no. Do not--
-My
lord
lord
X
? -No, no. Do not--
My
lord
No
no
Do
not-
-My lord? -Do not--
-My
lord
lord
X
? -Do not--
My
lord
Do
not-
I am unharmed.
I am unharmed.
I
am
unharmed
I am unharmed.
I am unharmed.
I
am
unharmed
[breathing calms]
[breathing calms]
breathing
calms
[whispering] It was just a bee.
[whispering] It was just a
bee
bee
X
.
whispering
It
was
just
a
bee
[whispers] It was a bee.
[whispers] It was a
bee
bee
X
.
whispers
It
was
a
bee
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prəˈpəʊz
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prəˈpoʊz
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________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________m________a________k________e________ ________a________n________ ________o________f________f________e________r________ ________o________f________ ________m________a________r________r________i________a________g________e________ ________t________o________ ________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________
ɪɡˌzaspəˈreɪʃn
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ɛɡˌzæspəˈreɪʃ(ə)n
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Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________E________x________a________s________p________e________r________a________t________i________o________n________ ________i________s________ ________a________ ________n________o________u________n________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________r________e________f________e________r________s________ ________t________o________ ________a________ ________f________e________e________l________i________n________g________ ________o________f________ ________a________n________n________o________y________a________n________c________e________ ________o________r________ ________f________r________u________s________t________r________a________t________i________o________n________
lɑːk
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lɑrk
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Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________r________e________f________e________r________s________ ________t________o________ ________a________n________ ________a________c________t________i________v________i________t________y________ ________o________r________ ________e________v________e________n________t________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________i________s________ ________e________n________j________o________y________a________b________l________e________ ________a________n________d________ ________f________u________n________
ɪmˈprɛʃ(ə)nəbl
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ɪmˈprɛʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l
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Definition
________(________a________d________j________e________c________t________i________v________e________)________ ________I________m________p________r________e________s________s________i________o________n________a________b________l________e________ ________i________s________ ________a________n________ ________a________d________j________e________c________t________i________v________e________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________m________e________a________n________s________ ________e________a________s________i________l________y________ ________i________n________f________l________u________e________n________c________e________d________ ________b________y________ ________o________t________h________e________r________s________.________
lɔːd
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lɔrd
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Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________t________i________t________l________e________ ________o________f________ ________r________e________s________p________e________c________t________ ________f________o________r________ ________a________ ________m________a________n________ ________o________f________ ________h________i________g________h________ ________s________o________c________i________a________l________ ________r________a________n________k________ ________o________r________ ________a________u________t________h________o________r________i________t________y________,________ ________e________s________p________e________c________i________a________l________l________y________ ________a________ ________n________o________b________l________e________m________a________n________ ________o________r________ ________a________ ________m________e________m________b________e________r________ ________o________f________ ________t________h________e________ ________c________l________e________r________g________y________
fɪkˈseɪʃn
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fɪkˈseɪʃən
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Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________F________i________x________a________t________i________o________n________ ________i________s________ ________a________ ________n________o________u________n________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________r________e________f________e________r________s________ ________t________o________ ________a________n________ ________i________n________t________e________n________s________e________ ________f________o________c________u________s________ ________o________n________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________.________
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________T________h________e________ ________e________f________f________e________c________t________ ________o________r________ ________i________n________f________l________u________e________n________c________e________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________ ________o________r________ ________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________ ________h________a________s________ ________o________n________ ________a________ ________p________e________r________s________o________n________'________s________ ________t________h________o________u________g________h________t________s________ ________o________r________ ________f________e________e________l________i________n________g________s________.________
stɪŋ
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Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________s________h________a________r________p________,________ ________s________u________d________d________e________n________ ________p________a________i________n________ ________o________r________ ________d________i________s________c________o________m________f________o________r________t________,________ ________u________s________u________a________l________l________y________ ________c________a________u________s________e________d________ ________b________y________ ________a________ ________b________i________t________e________ ________o________r________ ________s________t________i________n________g________ ________f________r________o________m________ ________a________n________ ________i________n________s________e________c________t________ ________o________r________ ________o________t________h________e________r________ ________c________r________e________a________t________u________r________e________.________
Definition
________(________p________h________r________a________s________e________)________ ________N________o________t________ ________f________e________e________l________i________n________g________ ________p________h________y________s________i________c________a________l________l________y________ ________o________r________ ________e________m________o________t________i________o________n________a________l________l________y________ ________w________e________l________l________
prɪˈsʌɪsli
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priˈsaɪsli
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Definition
________(________a________d________v________e________r________b________)________ ________e________x________a________c________t________l________y________ ________(________u________s________e________d________ ________t________o________ ________e________m________p________h________a________s________i________z________e________ ________t________h________e________ ________c________o________m________p________l________e________t________e________ ________a________c________c________u________r________a________c________y________ ________o________r________ ________t________r________u________t________h________ ________o________f________ ________a________ ________s________t________a________t________e________m________e________n________t________)________
dɪˈklɛː
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dəˈklɛr
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Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________D________e________c________l________a________r________e________ ________i________s________ ________a________ ________v________e________r________b________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________m________e________a________n________s________ ________t________o________ ________s________t________a________t________e________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________ ________o________f________f________i________c________i________a________l________l________y________ ________o________r________ ________p________u________b________l________i________c________l________y________
ɛnˈdʒɛndə
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ɪnˈdʒɛndər
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Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________,________)________ ________T________o________ ________c________a________u________s________e________ ________o________r________ ________b________r________i________n________g________ ________a________b________o________u________t________;________ ________t________o________ ________p________r________o________d________u________c________e________ ________o________r________ ________c________r________e________a________t________e________,________
took notice
Definition
(verb) "Take notice" means to pay attention or to be aware of something.
Example
He was shouting loudly at the crowd but nobody took notice.
up to no good
Definition
(phrase) "Up to no good" means to be doing something wrong or illegal.
Example
What are you doing in here? I am sure you are up to no good.
toying with the emotions
Definition
Toying with the emotions means to manipulate someone's emotions in a cruel or callous way.
Example
You say you love him but it is only to get what you want. You are toying with his emotions.
biː
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bi
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Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________a________ ________b________l________a________c________k________ ________a________n________d________ ________y________e________l________l________o________w________ ________f________l________y________i________n________g________ ________i________n________s________e________c________t________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________c________a________n________ ________s________t________i________n________g________ ________a________n________d________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________i________s________ ________o________f________t________e________n________ ________k________e________p________t________ ________i________n________ ________h________i________v________e________s________ ________f________o________r________ ________t________h________e________ ________h________o________n________e________y________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________i________t________ ________p________r________o________d________u________c________e________s________
propose
prəˈpəʊz
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prəˈpoʊz
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Definition
(verb) make an offer of marriage to someone
Exasperation
ɪɡˌzaspəˈreɪʃn
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ɛɡˌzæspəˈreɪʃ(ə)n
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Definition
(noun) Exasperation is a noun that refers to a feeling of annoyance or frustration
Example
The long wait caused much exasperation
lark
lɑːk
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lɑrk
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Definition
(noun) refers to an activity or event that is enjoyable and fun
Example
We had a lark at the beach yesterday
impressionable
ɪmˈprɛʃ(ə)nəbl
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ɪmˈprɛʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l
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Definition
(adjective) Impressionable is an adjective that means easily influenced by others.
Example
The children were very impressionable and easily swayed.
lord
lɔːd
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lɔrd
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Definition
(noun) A title of respect for a man of high social rank or authority, especially a nobleman or a member of the clergy
Example
lords and ladies were entertained here
Fixation
fɪkˈseɪʃn
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fɪkˈseɪʃən
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Definition
(noun) Fixation is a noun that refers to an intense focus on something.
Example
He had a fixation on becoming a famous actor.
impressions
Definition
(noun) The effect or influence that something or someone has on a person's thoughts or feelings.
Example
The teacher's lecture left a lasting impression on the students.
sting
stɪŋ
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Definition
(noun) A sharp, sudden pain or discomfort, usually caused by a bite or sting from an insect or other creature.
Example
The bee's sting was so painful that I had to go to the hospital.
Not feeling her best
Definition
(phrase) Not feeling physically or emotionally well
Example
I'm not feeling my best today, so I'm going to take it easy.
precisely
prɪˈsʌɪsli
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priˈsaɪsli
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Definition
(adverb) exactly (used to emphasize the complete accuracy or truth of a statement)
Example
I need to know precisely when the meeting will start.
declare
dɪˈklɛː
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dəˈklɛr
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Definition
(verb) Declare is a verb that means to state something officially or publicly
Example
The mayor declared a state of emergency
engendering
ɛnˈdʒɛndə
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ɪnˈdʒɛndər
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Definition
(verb,) To cause or bring about; to produce or create,
Example
The new law engendered a lot of debate,
took notice
Definition
(verb) "Take notice" means to pay attention or to be aware of something.
Example
He was shouting loudly at the crowd but nobody took notice.
up to no good
Definition
(phrase) "Up to no good" means to be doing something wrong or illegal.
Example
What are you doing in here? I am sure you are up to no good.
toying with the emotions
Definition
Toying with the emotions means to manipulate someone's emotions in a cruel or callous way.
Example
You say you love him but it is only to get what you want. You are toying with his emotions.
bee
biː
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bi
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Definition
(noun) a black and yellow flying insect that can sting and that is often kept in hives for the honey that it produces
Example
The bee buzzed around the flowers, gathering nectar.
propose
prəˈpəʊz
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prəˈpoʊz
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Definition
(verb) make an offer of marriage to someone
Exasperation
ɪɡˌzaspəˈreɪʃn
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ɛɡˌzæspəˈreɪʃ(ə)n
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Definition
(noun) Exasperation is a noun that refers to a feeling of annoyance or frustration
Example
The long wait caused much exasperation
lark
lɑːk
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lɑrk
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Definition
(noun) refers to an activity or event that is enjoyable and fun
Example
We had a lark at the beach yesterday
impressionable
ɪmˈprɛʃ(ə)nəbl
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ɪmˈprɛʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l
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Definition
(adjective) Impressionable is an adjective that means easily influenced by others.
Example
The children were very impressionable and easily swayed.
lord
lɔːd
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lɔrd
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Definition
(noun) A title of respect for a man of high social rank or authority, especially a nobleman or a member of the clergy
Example
lords and ladies were entertained here
Fixation
fɪkˈseɪʃn
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fɪkˈseɪʃən
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Definition
(noun) Fixation is a noun that refers to an intense focus on something.
Example
He had a fixation on becoming a famous actor.
impressions
Definition
(noun) The effect or influence that something or someone has on a person's thoughts or feelings.
Example
The teacher's lecture left a lasting impression on the students.
sting
stɪŋ
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Definition
(noun) A sharp, sudden pain or discomfort, usually caused by a bite or sting from an insect or other creature.
Example
The bee's sting was so painful that I had to go to the hospital.
Not feeling her best
Definition
(phrase) Not feeling physically or emotionally well
Example
I'm not feeling my best today, so I'm going to take it easy.
precisely
prɪˈsʌɪsli
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priˈsaɪsli
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Definition
(adverb) exactly (used to emphasize the complete accuracy or truth of a statement)
Example
I need to know precisely when the meeting will start.
declare
dɪˈklɛː
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dəˈklɛr
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Definition
(verb) Declare is a verb that means to state something officially or publicly
Example
The mayor declared a state of emergency
engendering
ɛnˈdʒɛndə
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ɪnˈdʒɛndər
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Definition
(verb,) To cause or bring about; to produce or create,
Example
The new law engendered a lot of debate,
took notice
Definition
(verb) "Take notice" means to pay attention or to be aware of something.
Example
He was shouting loudly at the crowd but nobody took notice.
up to no good
Definition
(phrase) "Up to no good" means to be doing something wrong or illegal.
Example
What are you doing in here? I am sure you are up to no good.
toying with the emotions
Definition
Toying with the emotions means to manipulate someone's emotions in a cruel or callous way.
Example
You say you love him but it is only to get what you want. You are toying with his emotions.
bee
biː
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bi
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Definition
(noun) a black and yellow flying insect that can sting and that is often kept in hives for the honey that it produces
Example
The bee buzzed around the flowers, gathering nectar.
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declare
dɪˈklɛː
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dəˈklɛr
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Definition
(verb) Declare is a verb that means to state something officially or publicly
Example
The mayor declared a state of emergency
Exasperation
ɪɡˌzaspəˈreɪʃn
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ɛɡˌzæspəˈreɪʃ(ə)n
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Definition
(noun) Exasperation is a noun that refers to a feeling of annoyance or frustration
Example
The long wait caused much exasperation
propose
prəˈpəʊz
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prəˈpoʊz
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Definition
(verb) make an offer of marriage to someone
bee
biː
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bi
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Definition
(noun) a black and yellow flying insect that can sting and that is often kept in hives for the honey that it produces
Example
The bee buzzed around the flowers, gathering nectar.
lark
lɑːk
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lɑrk
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Definition
(noun) refers to an activity or event that is enjoyable and fun
Example
We had a lark at the beach yesterday
engendering
ɛnˈdʒɛndə
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ɪnˈdʒɛndər
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Definition
(verb,) To cause or bring about; to produce or create,
Example
The new law engendered a lot of debate,
lord
lɔːd
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lɔrd
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Definition
(noun) A title of respect for a man of high social rank or authority, especially a nobleman or a member of the clergy
Example
lords and ladies were entertained here
impressions
Definition
(noun) The effect or influence that something or someone has on a person's thoughts or feelings.
Example
The teacher's lecture left a lasting impression on the students.
impressionable
ɪmˈprɛʃ(ə)nəbl
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ɪmˈprɛʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l
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Definition
(adjective) Impressionable is an adjective that means easily influenced by others.
Example
The children were very impressionable and easily swayed.
precisely
prɪˈsʌɪsli
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priˈsaɪsli
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Definition
(adverb) exactly (used to emphasize the complete accuracy or truth of a statement)
Example
I need to know precisely when the meeting will start.
Fixation
fɪkˈseɪʃn
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fɪkˈseɪʃən
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Definition
(noun) Fixation is a noun that refers to an intense focus on something.
Example
He had a fixation on becoming a famous actor.
sting
stɪŋ
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Definition
(noun) A sharp, sudden pain or discomfort, usually caused by a bite or sting from an insect or other creature.
Example
The bee's sting was so painful that I had to go to the hospital.
Not feeling her best
Definition
(phrase) Not feeling physically or emotionally well
Example
I'm not feeling my best today, so I'm going to take it easy.
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