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    A1
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To be considered or believed to be.
    He was thought to be the best player.
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)Intended to do something (archaic usage).
    He thought to visit her, but changed his mind.

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    Knight

    40:16Knight
    • In the later Roman Empire the classical Latin word for horse, equus, was replaced in common parlance by vulgar Latin cabulus, sometimes thought to derive from Gaulish cabulos.

      In the later Roman Empire the classical Latin word for horse, equus, was replaced in common parlance by vulgar Latin cabulus, sometimes thought to derive from Gaulish cabulos.

    • parlance by vulgar Latin caballus, sometimes thought to derive from Gaulish caballos. From

      parlance by vulgar Latin caballus, sometimes thought to derive from Gaulish caballos. From

    B2

    Impulse Buying: Why You Buy Stuff You Don't Need

    06:14Impulse Buying: Why You Buy Stuff You Don't Need
    • Other research has found a similar effect with using credit cards, which are thought to reduce the pain of paying by keeping the actual, physical money out of sight and out of mind.

      Other research has found a similar effect with using credit cards, which are thought to reduce the pain of paying by keeping the actual, physical money out of sight and out of mind.

    • which are thought to reduce the pain of paying by keeping the actual,

      which are thought to reduce the pain of paying by keeping the actual,

    B1

    Why Cat Bites Are Actually So Dangerous | RTC 35

    12:07Why Cat Bites Are Actually So Dangerous | RTC 35
    • and it usually comes on pretty quickly when your body gets used to essentially developing a tolerance or a dependence on caffeine, where if you don't have caffeine over a period of 36, 48 hours, the blood vessels in your brain are thought to swell a little bit because of the lack of caffeine.

      and it usually comes on pretty quickly when your body gets used to essentially developing a tolerance or a dependence on caffeine, where if you don't have caffeine over a period of 36, 48 hours, the blood vessels in your brain are thought to swell a little bit because of the lack of caffeine.

    • are thought to swell a little bit

      are thought to swell a little bit

    B1

    How Mirror Scenes Are Shot In Movies & TV | Movies Insider

    06:49How Mirror Scenes Are Shot In Movies & TV | Movies Insider
    • This allows for the kinds of shots once thought to be impossible.

      This allows for the kinds of shots once thought to be impossible.

    • once thought to be impossible.

      once thought to be impossible.

    B1

    Millennials Are Still The Stupidest Generation. Brad Upton

    07:00Millennials Are Still The Stupidest Generation. Brad Upton
    • We all climbed down and followed him but none of us thought to look for his finger.

      We all climbed down and followed him but none of us thought to look for his finger.

    • thought to look for his finger.

      thought to look for his finger.

    A2

    iPhone Thief Explains How He Breaks Into Your Phone | WSJ

    09:47iPhone Thief Explains How He Breaks Into Your Phone | WSJ
    • According to the warrant, Johnson's group was thought to have stolen $300,000.

      According to the warrant, Johnson's group was thought to have stolen $300,000.

    • Johnson's group was thought to have stolen $300,000.

      Johnson's group was thought to have stolen $300,000.

    A2

    BBC 6 Minute English Aug 06, 2015 - Chins

    06:06BBC 6 Minute English Aug 06, 2015 - Chins
    • And men with small chins were thought to be unattractive or weak people.

      And men with small chins were thought to be unattractive or weak people.

    • And men with small chins were thought to be unattractive or weak people.

      And men with small chins were thought to be unattractive or weak people.

    B1

    BBC 6 Minute English July 09, 2015 - Thewonderofblood

    06:06BBC 6 Minute English July 09, 2015 - Thewonderofblood
    • Blood was even thought to relate to human character.

      Blood was even thought to relate to human character.

    • Blood was even thought to relate to human character.

      Blood was even thought to relate to human character.

    B1

    What Is Time? (better audio) Determinism, Quantum Physics, Consciousness, Free Will, Causality...

    31:18What Is Time? (better audio) Determinism, Quantum Physics, Consciousness, Free Will, Causality...
    • As Tom Campbell describes it, past and future can be thought to exist simultaneously, but

      As Tom Campbell describes it, past and future can be thought to exist simultaneously, but

    • As Tom Campbell describes it, past and future can be thought to exist simultaneously, but

      As Tom Campbell describes it, past and future can be thought to exist simultaneously, but

    B1

    Reef Life of the Andaman (full marine biology documentary)

    56:24Reef Life of the Andaman (full marine biology documentary)
    • For a long time, whale sharks were thought to be oviparous, in other words, hatching from eggs laid by the mother.

      For a long time, whale sharks were thought to be oviparous, in other words, hatching from eggs laid by the mother.

    • For a long time whale sharks were thought to be oviparous,

      For a long time whale sharks were thought to be oviparous,

    C1