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picture
/ˈpɪktʃər/noun
An image of a person, place, or thing on paper or a screen.
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picture/ˈpɪktʃər/noun
Could you take a picture of me by the statue?
Word 2
statue
/ˈstæˌtʃuː/noun
A figure of a person or animal made in stone, metal, or wood.
Two syllables, STA-choo, not stat-yoo.
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statue/ˈstæˌtʃuː/noun
Who is the statue in the middle of the square?
Word 3
century
/ˈsentʃəri/noun
A period of one hundred years.
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century/ˈsentʃəri/noun
This whole street is from the last century.
Word 4
signature
/ˈsɪɡnətʃər/noun
Your own name written by hand to show that something is yours.
Stress on the first syllable: SIG-nuh-cher.
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signature/ˈsɪɡnətʃər/noun
Do we need a signature on the tour form?
Word 5
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
The temperature drops fast once we're in the shade.
Word 6
capture
/ˈkæptʃər/verb
To record or show something so that the real feeling of it comes across.
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capture/ˈkæptʃər/verb
This photo doesn't capture how tall the tower actually is.
Word 7
gesture
/ˈdʒestʃər/verb
To point something out or show what you mean by moving your hand or body.
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gesture/ˈdʒestʃər/verb
The guide will gesture when she wants us to follow.
Word 8
venture
/ˈventʃər/verb
To go somewhere even though it may be risky.
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venture/ˈventʃər/verb
Let's venture down that narrow street behind the church.
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punctual
/ˈpʌŋktʃuːəl/adjective
Arriving or happening at exactly the agreed time.
The n sounds like ng before the k: PUNGK-choo-ul.
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punctual/ˈpʌŋktʃuːəl/adjective
The guide asked us to be punctual after lunch.
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actually
/ˈækˌtʃuːəli/Also said ˈæktʃli or ˈækʃəli.adverb
In real fact, whatever it may look like.
Four syllables with the stress up front: AK-choo-uh-lee.
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actually/ˈækˌtʃuːəli/Also said ˈæktʃli or ˈækʃəli.adverb
Is this actually the oldest house in town?
Word 1
picture
/ˈpɪktʃər/noun
An image of a person, place, or thing on paper or a screen.
Word 1Sentence 1 of 1
picture/ˈpɪktʃər/noun
Could you take a picture of me by the statue?
This word
- picture
- 1Could you take a picture of me by the statue?Could you take a picture of me by the statue?
- statue
- 1Who is the statue in the middle of the square?Who is the statue in the middle of the square?
- century
- 1This whole street is from the last century.This whole street is from the last century.
- signature
- 1Do we need a signature on the tour form?Do we need a signature on the tour form?
- temperature
- 1The temperature drops fast once we're in the shade.The temperature drops fast once we're in the shade.
- capture
- 1This photo doesn't capture how tall the tower actually is.This photo doesn't capture how tall the tower actually is.
- gesture
- 1The guide will gesture when she wants us to follow.The guide will gesture when she wants us to follow.
- venture
- 1Let's venture down that narrow street behind the church.Let's venture down that narrow street behind the church.
- punctual
- 1The guide asked us to be punctual after lunch.The guide asked us to be punctual after lunch.
- actually
- 1Is this actually the oldest house in town?Is this actually the oldest house in town?
- picture
- 1Could you take a picture of me by the statue?Could you take a picture of me by the statue?
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Could you take a picture of me by the statue?