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    captive

    US /ˈkæptɪv/

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    UK /ˈkæptɪv/

    B1
    n.NounPerson caught and held against their will
    The captive was kept in a dark room without food or water
    adj.AdjectiveUnable to leave and forced to stay and listen
    He was taken captive in the battle but was released after negotiation

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    • CAPTIVE CITY AT 400,000, LIKE

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    • Now, we are looking at the word 'captive' in this headline.

      Now, we are looking at the word 'captive' in this headline.

    • It's my captive, now a captive is something that's trapped.

      It's my captive, now a captive is something that's trapped.

    B1

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • “Oh! captive, bound, and double-ironed,”  cried the phantom, “not to know,  

      “Oh! captive, bound, and double-ironed,”  cried the phantom, “not to know,  

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    06:41The Time Travel Movie That Doesn't Move
    • La Jetée tells the story of a man being held captive underneath a Paris destroyed by World War III, where he becomes a guinea pig in time-travel experiments.

      La Jetée tells the story of a man being held captive underneath a Paris destroyed by World War III, where he becomes a guinea pig in time-travel experiments.

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    • This theme also shows up in the 1960s version of Lost in Space, where in one episode, John Robinson is taken captive by his double from an alternate antimatter universe.

      This theme also shows up in the 1960s version of Lost in Space, where in one episode, John Robinson is taken captive by his double from an alternate antimatter universe.

    B2

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    • So before COVID, the primary revenue driver for our business was, you know, really supported by this fleet of these smart coolers that we would put into places where there was kind of a captive audience, not a lot of access to food, let alone fresh food.

      So before COVID, the primary revenue driver for our business was, you know, really supported by this fleet of these smart coolers that we would put into places where there was kind of a captive audience, not a lot of access to food, let alone fresh food.

    • So before COVID, the primary revenue driver for our business was really supported by this fleet of these smart coolers that we would put into places where there was kind of a captive audience, not a lot of access to food, let alone fresh food.

      So before COVID, the primary revenue driver for our business was really supported by this fleet of these smart coolers that we would put into places where there was kind of a captive audience, not a lot of access to food, let alone fresh food.

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    15:19This 15 Minute Impartation Will Take Your Life To A Whole New Level! || Morris Cerullo
    • We demolish every pretense that sets itself up against the knowledge of God and we take captive every thought and we make it obedient to Christ.

      We demolish every pretense that sets itself up against the knowledge of God and we take captive every thought and we make it obedient to Christ.

    B2

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    • I don't think I'm a very good captive when I'm, like, super hungry and my tummy's so grumbly because there's peanuts in the glove box.

      I don't think I'm a very good captive when I'm, like, super hungry and my tummy's so grumbly because there's peanuts in the glove box.

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    09:24Ancient Mesopotamia | Early Civilizations | World History | Khan Academy
    • Probably the most famous ruler of the Neobabylonian Empire was Nebuchadnezzar II from the Hebrew bible famous for taking the early Jewish people captive.

      Probably the most famous ruler of the Neobabylonian Empire was Nebuchadnezzar II from the Hebrew bible famous for taking the early Jewish people captive.

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    • What if he was taken captive, brought to a facility in Kentucky, experimented on, used gas on, trying to turn him into a super soldier?

      What if he was taken captive, brought to a facility in Kentucky, experimented on, used gas on, trying to turn him into a super soldier?

    B1