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/'plʌgˌplɑ:nt/

AmE

/'plʌgˌplænt/

noun - a small young flower or vegetable plant that you can buy in a garden centre and plant in your garden

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/'dɑ:kˌheəd/

AmE

/'dɑ:rkˌherd/

adjective - having dark hair

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/'ʃʊd/

AmE

/'ʃʊd/

verb, formal - if, used in conditional clauses

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/ə'pru:v ɒv/

AmE

/ə'pru:v ɑ:v/

verb - to agree and say that something is good or right

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/'pɑ:kɪŋˌspeɪs/

AmE

/'pɑ:rkɪŋˌspeɪs/

noun - a place to park your car

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/'nəʊˌbetə/

AmE

/'noʊˌbet̬ər/

verb - to know something because you have had experience with it

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/'devəsteɪtɪd/

AmE

/'devəsteɪt̬ɪd/

adjective - crushed, feeling miserable

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/ˌteɪk ə 'reɪnˌtʃek/

AmE

/ˌteɪk ə 'reɪnˌtʃek/

verb, informal - not to do something but offer/promise to do it later

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/ðə 'mɪdləndz/

AmE

/ðə 'mɪdləndz/

noun - an area in central England

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/'raɪzə/

AmE

/'raɪzər/

noun, technical - a vertical board between two stairs

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/ˌɜ:li'raɪzə/

AmE

/ˌɜ:rli'raɪzər/

noun - a person who gets up early in the morning

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/ɔ: 'səʊ/

AmE

/ɔ:r 'soʊ/

phrase, informal - or approximately that much/many

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/ə'saɪn/

AmE

/ə'saɪn/

verb - to say that something has a particular value or feature

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/'θri:ˌaʊəˌlɒŋ/

AmE

/'θri:ˌaʊərˌla:ŋ/

adjective - being three hours long

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/frəm ˌkʌvə tə 'kʌvə/

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/frəm ˌkʌvər tə 'kʌvər/

adverb - from the beginning to the end of a magazine, book, etc.