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the/ðə/A1
  • definite article. A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.
be/biː/A1
  • v. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
and/ænd/A1
  • conj. A particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition
of/ɒv/A1
  • prep. In a general sense, from, or out from
a/ei/A1
  • n. the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
in/in/A1IELTS
  • adj. holding office
to/tuː/A1
  • prep. The preposition to primarily indicates approach and arrival, motion made in the direction of a place or thing and attaining it, access
have/hæv/A1
  • v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
it/it/A1
  • n the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
that/ðæt/A1
  • pron. a., conj., & As a demonstrative pronoun (pl. Those), that usually points out, or refers to, a person or thing previously mentioned, or…
for/fɔː/A1
  • prep. In the most general sense, indicating that in consideration of, in view of, or with reference to, which anything is done or takes place
you/juː/A1
  • dat & obj. The pronoun of the second person, in the nominative, dative, and objective case, indicating the person or persons addressed. See the…
he/hiː/A1
  • n. the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
with/wið/A1
  • prep. With denotes or expresses some situation or relation of nearness, proximity, association, connection, or the like
on/ɒn/A1IELTS
  • adj. in operation or operational
do/duː/A1
  • n. the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
say/sei/A1IELTS
  • n. the chance to speak
this/θis/A1
  • pron. & a. As a demonstrative pronoun, this denotes something that is present or near in place or time, or something just mentioned, or that is…
they/ðei/A1
  • obj The plural of he, she, or it
at/æt/A1
  • n. 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
but/bʌt/A1
  • r and nothing more
we/wiː/A1
  • obj The plural nominative case of the pronoun of the first person
his/hiz/A1
  • pron. Belonging or pertaining to him
from/frɒm/A1
  • prep. Out of the neighborhood of
not/nɒt/A1
  • adv. negation of a word or group of words
by/bai/A1
  • adv. so as to pass a given point
she/ʃiː/A1
  • obj This or that female
or/ɔː/A1
  • n a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
as/æz/A1IELTS
  • n a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides…
what/hwɒt/A1
  • pron. a., & adv. As an interrogative pronoun, used in asking questions regarding either persons or things
go/gou/A1IELTS
  • n. a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
their/ðєə/A1
  • pron. & a. The possessive case of the personal pronoun they
can/kæn/A1TOEFL
  • n. airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
who/huː/A1
  • n a United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services
get/get/A1IELTS
  • n. a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
if/if/A1
  • conj. In case that
would/wud/A1
  • v. Commonly used as an auxiliary verb, either in the past tense or in the conditional or optative present
her/həː/A1
  • pron. & a. The form of the objective and the possessive case of the personal pronoun she
all/ɔːl/A1IELTS
  • adj. quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
my/mai/A1
  • adj. Of or belonging to me
make/meik/A1IELTS
  • v. engage in
about/əˈbaut/A1
  • adj. on the move
know/nəu/A1
  • n. the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
will/wil/A1
  • n. a fixed and persistent intent or purpose
up/ʌp/A1
  • v. raise
one/wʌn/A1IELTS
  • n. the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
time/taim/A1IELTS
  • n. an instance or single occasion for some event
there/ðєə/A1
  • n. a location other than here; that place
year/jiə/A1
  • n. a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
so/səu/A1
  • adv. to a very great extent or degree
think/θiŋk/A1
  • n. an instance of deliberate thinking
when/hwen/A1
  • adv. At what time
which/hwitʃ/A1
  • adj. Of what sort or kind
them/ðem/A1
  • pron. The objective case of they
some/sʌm/A1
  • adj. quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
me/miː/A1
  • n a state in New England
people/ˈpiːpl/A1
  • n. members of a family line
take/teik/A1IELTS
  • n. the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
out/aut/A1
  • v. reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
into/ˈintuː/A1
  • prep. To the inside of

Word lists, pronunciations and meanings: ECDICT (MIT licence) and WordNet (Princeton University). Levels follow how common each word is in modern English.