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this is BBC News the headlines a defiant
this is BBC News the headlines a
defiant
defiant
X
this
is
BBC
News
the
headlines
a
defiant
Donald Trump pleads not guilty
to
to
X
Donald Trump
pleads
pleads
X
not guilty to
Donald
Trump
pleads
not
guilty
to
criminal charges
over
over
X
mishandling
criminal charges
criminal charges
X
over
mishandling
mishandling
X
criminal
charges
over
mishandling
National Security files two people have
National Security files two people have
National
Security
files
two
people
have
been killed
in
in
X
central Japan
at
at
X
a
been killed in central Japan at a
been
killed
in
central
Japan
at
a
military firing range an 18 year old man
military
firing range
firing range
X
an 18 year old man
military
firing
range
an
18
year
old
man
has been arrested
has been
arrested
arrested
X
has
been
arrested
in the UK a series
of
of
X
fatal stabbings
in the UK a series of fatal
stabbings
stabbings
X
in
the
UK
a
series
of
fatal
stabbings
leaves two students and a man
in
in
X
his 50s
leaves two students and a man in his 50s
leaves
two
students
and
a
man
in
his
50s
dead in Nottingham a 31 year old man is
dead in Nottingham a 31 year old man is
dead
in
Nottingham
a
31
year
old
man
is
being questioned and thousands are
being
questioned
questioned
X
and thousands are
being
questioned
and
thousands
are
expected
to
to
X
gather
in
in
X
Milan
for
for
X
the
expected to
gather
gather
X
in Milan for the
expected
to
gather
in
Milan
for
the
state funeral
of
of
X
Italy's former prime
state funeral
state funeral
X
of Italy's
former
former
X
prime
state
funeral
of
Italy's
former
prime
minister Silvio Berlusconi
minister Silvio Berlusconi
minister
Silvio
Berlusconi
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________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________t________o________ ________u________s________e________ ________t________h________e________ ________p________o________w________e________r________ ________o________f________ ________t________h________e________ ________l________a________w________ ________t________o________ ________t________a________k________e________ ________a________n________d________ ________k________e________e________p________ ________(________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________,________ ________s________u________c________h________ ________a________s________ ________a________ ________c________r________i________m________i________n________a________l________)________
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________f________o________r________m________a________l________,________ ________c________e________r________e________m________o________n________i________a________l________,________ ________p________u________b________l________i________c________ ________f________u________n________e________r________a________l________ ________h________e________l________d________ ________t________o________ ________h________o________n________o________u________r________ ________a________ ________h________e________a________d________ ________o________f________ ________s________t________a________t________e________ ________o________r________ ________o________t________h________e________r________ ________f________i________g________u________r________e________ ________o________f________ ________n________a________t________i________o________n________a________l________ ________s________i________g________n________i________f________i________c________a________n________c________e________,________ ________o________f________t________e________n________ ________i________n________c________o________r________p________o________r________a________t________i________n________g________ ________m________i________l________i________t________a________r________y________ ________h________o________n________o________u________r________s________.________
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________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________f________o________r________m________a________l________ ________a________c________c________u________s________a________t________i________o________n________ ________o________f________ ________a________ ________c________r________i________m________e________,________ ________m________a________d________e________ ________b________y________ ________a________ ________p________u________b________l________i________c________ ________o________f________f________i________c________i________a________l________,________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________i________s________ ________b________r________o________u________g________h________t________ ________a________g________a________i________n________s________t________ ________a________ ________p________e________r________s________o________n________ ________i________n________ ________a________ ________c________o________u________r________t________ ________o________f________ ________l________a________w________.________
ˈɡaðə
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________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________t________o________ ________c________o________m________e________ ________t________o________g________e________t________h________e________r________ ________i________n________ ________o________n________e________ ________p________l________a________c________e________,________ ________u________s________u________a________l________l________y________ ________i________n________ ________l________a________r________g________e________ ________n________u________m________b________e________r________s________
Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________T________o________ ________a________s________k________ ________a________ ________q________u________e________s________t________i________o________n________ ________o________r________ ________q________u________e________s________t________i________o________n________s________ ________o________f________ ________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________,________ ________e________s________p________e________c________i________a________l________l________y________ ________i________n________ ________o________r________d________e________r________ ________t________o________ ________o________b________t________a________i________n________ ________i________n________f________o________r________m________a________t________i________o________n________ ________o________r________ ________t________o________ ________c________h________a________l________l________e________n________g________e________ ________t________h________e________m________
dɪˈfʌɪənt
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dəˈfaɪənt
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________(________a________d________j________e________c________t________i________v________e________)________ ________s________h________o________w________i________n________g________ ________a________ ________r________e________f________u________s________a________l________ ________t________o________ ________o________b________e________y________ ________o________r________ ________b________e________ ________c________o________n________t________r________o________l________l________e________d________ ________b________y________ ________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________ ________o________r________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________,________
pliːd
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________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________t________o________ ________s________a________y________ ________i________n________ ________c________o________u________r________t________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________y________o________u________ ________a________r________e________ ________e________i________t________h________e________r________ ________g________u________i________l________t________y________ ________o________r________ ________n________o________t________ ________g________u________i________l________t________y________ ________o________f________ ________a________ ________c________r________i________m________e________
Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________t________o________ ________d________e________a________l________ ________w________i________t________h________ ________o________r________ ________m________a________n________a________g________e________ ________(________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________)________ ________b________a________d________l________y________ ________o________r________ ________i________n________c________o________r________r________e________c________t________l________y________
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________p________l________a________c________e________ ________w________h________e________r________e________ ________p________e________o________p________l________e________ ________p________r________a________c________t________i________c________e________ ________s________h________o________o________t________i________n________g________ ________g________u________n________s________,________ ________u________s________u________a________l________l________y________ ________f________o________r________ ________m________i________l________i________t________a________r________y________ ________t________r________a________i________n________i________n________g________ ________p________u________r________p________o________s________e________s________.________
ˈstabɪŋ
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________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________a________n________ ________a________t________t________a________c________k________ ________i________n________ ________w________h________i________c________h________ ________s________o________m________e________o________n________e________ ________i________s________ ________w________o________u________n________d________e________d________ ________w________i________t________h________ ________a________ ________p________o________i________n________t________e________d________ ________w________e________a________p________o________n________ ________(________s________u________c________h________ ________a________s________ ________a________ ________k________n________i________f________e________)________
ˈfɔːmə
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ˈfɔrmər
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________(________a________d________j________e________c________t________i________v________e________)________ ________p________r________e________v________i________o________u________s________l________y________ ________e________x________i________s________t________i________n________g________;________ ________h________a________v________i________n________g________ ________b________e________e________n________ ________i________n________ ________t________h________e________ ________p________a________s________t________;________ ________o________f________ ________o________r________ ________r________e________l________a________t________i________n________g________ ________t________o________ ________t________h________e________ ________p________a________s________t________
arrested
Definition
(verb) to use the power of the law to take and keep (someone, such as a criminal)
Example
The police arrested the suspect for shoplifting.
state funeral
Definition
(noun) A formal, ceremonial, public funeral held to honour a head of state or other figure of national significance, often incorporating military honours.
Example
The state funeral of the late King George was attended by dignitaries from all over the world.
criminal charges
Definition
(noun) A formal accusation of a crime, made by a public official, that is brought against a person in a court of law.
Example
The defendant was found guilty of criminal charges for fraud.
gather
ˈɡaðə
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ˈɡæðər
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Definition
(verb) to come together in one place, usually in large numbers
Example
The students gathered in the auditorium for the assembly
questioned
Definition
(verb) To ask a question or questions of someone, especially in order to obtain information or to challenge them
Example
The police questioned the suspect for hours.
defiant
dɪˈfʌɪənt
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dəˈfaɪənt
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Definition
(adjective) showing a refusal to obey or be controlled by someone or something,
Example
The protesters remained defiant in the face of the police's orders to disperse.
pleads
pliːd
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plid
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Definition
(verb) to say in court that you are either guilty or not guilty of a crime
Example
the youth pleaded guilty to murdering the girl
mishandling
Definition
(verb) to deal with or manage (something) badly or incorrectly
Example
The teacher was reprimanded for the mishandling of the student's project,
firing range
Definition
(noun) A place where people practice shooting guns, usually for military training purposes.
Example
The police department has a firing range where officers can practice their marksmanship.
stabbings
ˈstabɪŋ
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Definition
(noun) an attack in which someone is wounded with a pointed weapon (such as a knife)
Example
The police are investigating a spate of stabbings in the city centre.
former
ˈfɔːmə
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ˈfɔrmər
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Definition
(adjective) previously existing; having been in the past; of or relating to the past
arrested
Definition
(verb) to use the power of the law to take and keep (someone, such as a criminal)
Example
The police arrested the suspect for shoplifting.
state funeral
Definition
(noun) A formal, ceremonial, public funeral held to honour a head of state or other figure of national significance, often incorporating military honours.
Example
The state funeral of the late King George was attended by dignitaries from all over the world.
criminal charges
Definition
(noun) A formal accusation of a crime, made by a public official, that is brought against a person in a court of law.
Example
The defendant was found guilty of criminal charges for fraud.
gather
ˈɡaðə
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ˈɡæðər
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Definition
(verb) to come together in one place, usually in large numbers
Example
The students gathered in the auditorium for the assembly
questioned
Definition
(verb) To ask a question or questions of someone, especially in order to obtain information or to challenge them
Example
The police questioned the suspect for hours.
defiant
dɪˈfʌɪənt
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dəˈfaɪənt
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Definition
(adjective) showing a refusal to obey or be controlled by someone or something,
Example
The protesters remained defiant in the face of the police's orders to disperse.
pleads
pliːd
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plid
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Definition
(verb) to say in court that you are either guilty or not guilty of a crime
Example
the youth pleaded guilty to murdering the girl
mishandling
Definition
(verb) to deal with or manage (something) badly or incorrectly
Example
The teacher was reprimanded for the mishandling of the student's project,
firing range
Definition
(noun) A place where people practice shooting guns, usually for military training purposes.
Example
The police department has a firing range where officers can practice their marksmanship.
stabbings
ˈstabɪŋ
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Definition
(noun) an attack in which someone is wounded with a pointed weapon (such as a knife)
Example
The police are investigating a spate of stabbings in the city centre.
former
ˈfɔːmə
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ˈfɔrmər
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Definition
(adjective) previously existing; having been in the past; of or relating to the past
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criminal charges
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(noun) A formal accusation of a crime, made by a public official, that is brought against a person in a court of law.
Example
The defendant was found guilty of criminal charges for fraud.
former
ˈfɔːmə
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ˈfɔrmər
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Definition
(adjective) previously existing; having been in the past; of or relating to the past
firing range
Definition
(noun) A place where people practice shooting guns, usually for military training purposes.
Example
The police department has a firing range where officers can practice their marksmanship.
gather
ˈɡaðə
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ˈɡæðər
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(verb) to come together in one place, usually in large numbers
Example
The students gathered in the auditorium for the assembly
state funeral
Definition
(noun) A formal, ceremonial, public funeral held to honour a head of state or other figure of national significance, often incorporating military honours.
Example
The state funeral of the late King George was attended by dignitaries from all over the world.
pleads
pliːd
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plid
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Definition
(verb) to say in court that you are either guilty or not guilty of a crime
Example
the youth pleaded guilty to murdering the girl
defiant
dɪˈfʌɪənt
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dəˈfaɪənt
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Definition
(adjective) showing a refusal to obey or be controlled by someone or something,
Example
The protesters remained defiant in the face of the police's orders to disperse.
arrested
Definition
(verb) to use the power of the law to take and keep (someone, such as a criminal)
Example
The police arrested the suspect for shoplifting.
questioned
Definition
(verb) To ask a question or questions of someone, especially in order to obtain information or to challenge them
Example
The police questioned the suspect for hours.
mishandling
Definition
(verb) to deal with or manage (something) badly or incorrectly
Example
The teacher was reprimanded for the mishandling of the student's project,
stabbings
ˈstabɪŋ
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Definition
(noun) an attack in which someone is wounded with a pointed weapon (such as a knife)
Example
The police are investigating a spate of stabbings in the city centre.
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