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probably
/ˈprɑːbəˌbliː/Also said ˈprɑːbli.adverb
Very likely, though not for certain.
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probably/ˈprɑːbəˌbliː/Also said ˈprɑːbli.adverb
I'll probably just get a coffee and go.
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comfortable
/ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/adjective
Easy on the body, with nothing sore or pinching.
Stress on the first syllable and everything after it goes flat. The 'fort' part sounds like 'fert'.
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comfortable/ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/adjective
These shoes are finally comfortable after a week.
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vegetable
/ˈvedʒtəbəl/noun
A plant part eaten as food, like a carrot or a bean.
Three syllables, VEJ-tuh-bul. Nothing sounds between the j and the t.
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vegetable/ˈvedʒtəbəl/noun
I ordered the vegetable soup instead of the sandwich.
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chocolate
/ˈtʃɔːklət/noun
A sweet brown food made from cocoa beans.
Two syllables in normal speech, CHOK-lut. The middle 'o' is gone.
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chocolate/ˈtʃɔːklət/noun
Do you want to split a chocolate muffin?
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interesting
/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/Also said ˈɪntərəstɪŋ or ˈɪntərɪstɪŋ.adjective
Worth paying attention to.
Three syllables, IN-truh-sting. The 'e' after 'inter' disappears.
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interesting/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/Also said ˈɪntərəstɪŋ or ˈɪntərɪstɪŋ.adjective
That's the most interesting thing you've said today.
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temperature
/ˈtemprətʃər/Also said ˈtempərətʃər.noun
How hot or cold something is.
No per in the middle: tem-pruh-cher.
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temperature/ˈtemprətʃər/Also said ˈtempərətʃər.noun
It's a nice temperature in here for once.
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several
/ˈsevrəl/Also said ˈsevərəl.adjective
More than two, but not many.
Two syllables, SEV-rul. The middle 'e' drops out.
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several/ˈsevrəl/Also said ˈsevərəl.adjective
I've told her several times and she forgets.
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business
/ˈbɪznəs/noun
A company that sells things or does work for money, along with the people in it.
Two syllables, not three: BIZ-nus, with the stress up front.
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business/ˈbɪznəs/noun
She started her own business a few years ago.
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especially
/əˈspeʃli/Also said əˈspeʃəli.adverb
More than usual, or more than the others.
No k sound at the front, and it runs to three beats: uh-SPESH-lee.
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especially/əˈspeʃli/Also said əˈspeʃəli.adverb
I love this place, especially in the morning.
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separate
/ˈsepərˌeɪt/Also said ˈsepərɪt or ˈseprət.verb
To split something into parts.
As a verb the ending is a full ate sound, unlike the flat adjective.
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separate/ˈsepərˌeɪt/Also said ˈsepərɪt or ˈseprət.verb
Let's separate the bill and pay our own.
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probably
/ˈprɑːbəˌbliː/Also said ˈprɑːbli.adverb
Very likely, though not for certain.
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probably/ˈprɑːbəˌbliː/Also said ˈprɑːbli.adverb
I'll probably just get a coffee and go.
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- probably
- 1I'll probably just get a coffee and go.I'll probably just get a coffee and go.
- comfortable
- 1These shoes are finally comfortable after a week.These shoes are finally comfortable after a week.
- vegetable
- 1I ordered the vegetable soup instead of the sandwich.I ordered the vegetable soup instead of the sandwich.
- chocolate
- 1Do you want to split a chocolate muffin?Do you want to split a chocolate muffin?
- interesting
- 1That's the most interesting thing you've said today.That's the most interesting thing you've said today.
- temperature
- 1It's a nice temperature in here for once.It's a nice temperature in here for once.
- several
- 1I've told her several times and she forgets.I've told her several times and she forgets.
- business
- 1She started her own business a few years ago.She started her own business a few years ago.
- especially
- 1I love this place, especially in the morning.I love this place, especially in the morning.
- separate
- 1Let's separate the bill and pay our own.Let's separate the bill and pay our own.
- probably
- 1I'll probably just get a coffee and go.I'll probably just get a coffee and go.
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I'll probably just get a coffee and go.