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Palavra 1
hour
/ˈaʊər/Também se diz aʊr.noun
A length of time of sixty minutes.
Sounds just like "our" — the h is silent.
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hour/ˈaʊər/Também se diz aʊr.noun
The whole tour takes about an hour, doesn't it?
Palavra 2
heir
/er/noun
The person who legally receives someone's money and property after they die.
One syllable, no h. It sounds exactly like 'air'.
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heir/er/noun
The last heir of the family lived here alone.
Palavra 3
honest
/ˈɑːnəst/adjective
Not cheating or lying to people.
No h at all; it opens like the word "on".
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honest/ˈɑːnəst/adjective
To be honest, I can feel a draft in here.
Palavra 4
ghost
/ɡoʊst/noun
The spirit of a dead person that some people believe can be seen.
The h after the g does nothing.
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ghost/ɡoʊst/noun
Has anyone on this tour actually seen the ghost?
Palavra 5
exhibit
/ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/noun
A thing put out for the public to look at.
The h vanishes and the x turns into a 'gz' sound; stress the middle syllable.
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exhibit/ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/noun
The portrait in the hall is our oldest exhibit.
Palavra 6
herb
/ɜːrb/Também se diz hɜːrb.noun
A leafy plant used in cooking to add flavor.
In American English the h is dropped — say 'erb'.
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herb/ɜːrb/Também se diz hɜːrb.noun
They dried every herb in that little stone kitchen.
Palavra 7
forehead
/ˈfɔːrhed/noun
The part of your face between your eyebrows and your hair.
Here the h is sounded: fore-head, not 'forrid'.
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forehead/ˈfɔːrhed/noun
Something cold just touched my forehead near the stairs.
Palavra 8
echo
/ˈekoʊ/verb
To ring with a sound that keeps bouncing back.
The ch is a k sound: 'eck-oh'.
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echo/ˈekoʊ/verb
Our footsteps echo all the way down this hallway.
Palavra 9
hover
/ˈhʌvər/verb
To stay in one spot in the air without landing.
First vowel is like 'love', not like 'over'.
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hover/ˈhʌvər/verb
The guide said candles used to hover above the table.
Palavra 10
hollow
/ˈhɑːloʊ/adjective
Empty inside, with a space where solid material would be.
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hollow/ˈhɑːloʊ/adjective
Knock on this wall and it sounds completely hollow.
Palavra 1
hour
/ˈaʊər/Também se diz aʊr.noun
A length of time of sixty minutes.
Sounds just like "our" — the h is silent.
Palavra 1Frase 1 de 1
hour/ˈaʊər/Também se diz aʊr.noun
The whole tour takes about an hour, doesn't it?
Esta palavra
- hour
- 1The whole tour takes about an hour, doesn't it?The whole tour takes about an hour, doesn't it?
- heir
- 1The last heir of the family lived here alone.The last heir of the family lived here alone.
- honest
- 1To be honest, I can feel a draft in here.To be honest, I can feel a draft in here.
- ghost
- 1Has anyone on this tour actually seen the ghost?Has anyone on this tour actually seen the ghost?
- exhibit
- 1The portrait in the hall is our oldest exhibit.The portrait in the hall is our oldest exhibit.
- herb
- 1They dried every herb in that little stone kitchen.They dried every herb in that little stone kitchen.
- forehead
- 1Something cold just touched my forehead near the stairs.Something cold just touched my forehead near the stairs.
- echo
- 1Our footsteps echo all the way down this hallway.Our footsteps echo all the way down this hallway.
- hover
- 1The guide said candles used to hover above the table.The guide said candles used to hover above the table.
- hollow
- 1Knock on this wall and it sounds completely hollow.Knock on this wall and it sounds completely hollow.
- hour
- 1The whole tour takes about an hour, doesn't it?The whole tour takes about an hour, doesn't it?
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The whole tour takes about an hour, doesn't it?