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noise
/nɔɪz/noun
Sound that is harsh or unpleasant to listen to.
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noise/nɔɪz/noun
The noise from next door is keeping me awake.
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loud
/laʊd/adjective
Making a lot of sound.
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loud/laʊd/adjective
Their music has been this loud since midnight.
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voice
/vɔɪs/noun
The particular sound of a person's speech, the thing that makes it recognizable.
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voice/vɔɪs/noun
I can hear one voice above all the music.
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quiet
/ˈkwaɪət/adjective
Making little or no sound.
Two syllables, /ˈkwaɪət/ — the second one is a small 'uht', so it doesn't come out as 'quite'.
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quiet/ˈkwaɪət/adjective
Could you please keep it quiet after midnight?
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hour
/ˈaʊər/Also said aʊr.noun
A length of time of sixty minutes.
Sounds just like "our" — the h is silent.
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hour/ˈaʊər/Also said aʊr.noun
I've been lying here awake for an hour.
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annoy
/əˈnɔɪ/verb
To bother someone with small, repeated irritations.
The stress is on the second syllable; the first is a quick 'uh'.
Word 6Sentence 1 of 1
annoy/əˈnɔɪ/verb
Does the music annoy you as much as me?
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house
/haʊs/noun
A building where a person or family lives.
The h is really breathed out, and the end is a hissing s, not a z.
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house/haʊs/noun
The whole house can hear their party downstairs.
Word 8
shower
/ˈʃaʊər/noun
A wash you take standing under water sprayed from above.
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shower/ˈʃaʊər/noun
I'll take a quick shower and try to sleep.
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choice
/tʃɔɪs/noun
The act of picking one thing out of several.
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choice/tʃɔɪs/noun
I don't have much choice but to knock.
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enjoy
/ˌenˈdʒɔɪ/Also said ɪnˈdʒɔɪ.verb
To get pleasure from something.
Stress on the second syllable, and the j sounds like the j in 'jump'.
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enjoy/ˌenˈdʒɔɪ/Also said ɪnˈdʒɔɪ.verb
I hope they enjoy it, because I can't sleep.
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noise
/nɔɪz/noun
Sound that is harsh or unpleasant to listen to.
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noise/nɔɪz/noun
The noise from next door is keeping me awake.
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- noise
- 1The noise from next door is keeping me awake.The noise from next door is keeping me awake.
- loud
- 1Their music has been this loud since midnight.Their music has been this loud since midnight.
- voice
- 1I can hear one voice above all the music.I can hear one voice above all the music.
- quiet
- 1Could you please keep it quiet after midnight?Could you please keep it quiet after midnight?
- hour
- 1I've been lying here awake for an hour.I've been lying here awake for an hour.
- annoy
- 1Does the music annoy you as much as me?Does the music annoy you as much as me?
- house
- 1The whole house can hear their party downstairs.The whole house can hear their party downstairs.
- shower
- 1I'll take a quick shower and try to sleep.I'll take a quick shower and try to sleep.
- choice
- 1I don't have much choice but to knock.I don't have much choice but to knock.
- enjoy
- 1I hope they enjoy it, because I can't sleep.I hope they enjoy it, because I can't sleep.
- noise
- 1The noise from next door is keeping me awake.The noise from next door is keeping me awake.
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The noise from next door is keeping me awake.