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  • The President: This afternoon, I spoke with Governor Malloy and

  • FBI Director Mueller.

  • I offered Governor Malloy my condolences on behalf of the

  • nation, and made it clear he will have every single resource

  • that he needs to investigate this heinous crime,

  • care for the victims, counsel their families.

  • We've endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years.

  • And each time I learn the news I react not as a President,

  • but as anybody else would -- as a parent.

  • And that was especially true today.

  • I know there's not a parent in America who doesn't feel

  • the same overwhelming grief that I do.

  • The majority of those who died today were children -- beautiful

  • little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old.

  • They had their entire lives ahead of them -- birthdays,

  • graduations, weddings, kids of their own.

  • Among the fallen were also teachers -- men and women

  • who devoted their lives to helping our children

  • fulfill their dreams.

  • So our hearts are broken today -- for the parents

  • and grandparents, sisters and brothers of these little

  • children, and for the families of the adults who were lost.

  • Our hearts are broken for the parents of the survivors as

  • well, for as blessed as they are to have their children home

  • tonight, they know that their children's innocence has been

  • torn away from them too early, and there are no words that will

  • ease their pain.

  • As a country, we have been through this too many times.

  • Whether it's an elementary school in Newtown, or a shopping

  • mall in Oregon, or a temple in Wisconsin, or a movie theater in

  • Aurora, or a street corner in Chicago -- these neighborhoods

  • are our neighborhoods, and these children are our children.

  • And we're going to have to come together and take meaningful

  • action to prevent more tragedies like this,

  • regardless of the politics.

  • This evening, Michelle and I will do what I know every parent

  • in America will do, which is hug our children a little tighter

  • and we'll tell them that we love them, and we'll remind each

  • other how deeply we love one another.

  • But there are families in Connecticut who cannot

  • do that tonight.

  • And they need all of us right now.

  • In the hard days to come, that community needs us to be at our

  • best as Americans.

  • And I will do everything in my power as President to help.

  • Because while nothing can fill the space of a lost child or

  • loved one, all of us can extend a hand to those in need -- to

  • remind them that we are there for them, that we are praying

  • for them, that the love they felt for those they lost endures

  • not just in their memories but also in ours.

  • May God bless the memory of the victims and, in the words

  • of Scripture, heal the brokenhearted and bind

  • up their wounds.

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break

US /brek/

UK /breɪk/

  • verb
  • To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • To form a crack in something
  • To burst or become damaged
  • To end a relationship
  • To escape from a place such as a jail
  • To train a wild animal e.g. a horse
  • To separate into pieces by force, or by dropping
  • To act against a law, rule, or promise
  • To become known suddenly, as in the news
  • To not do what you promised e.g. not keep promises
  • To solve a crime, or answer a problem
  • To stop functioning properly
  • To suddenly start, open or commence
  • To change in pitch suddenly, as in a voice
  • To fall on the shore, as in waves
  • To begin or change suddenly; the dawn or weather
  • To defeat by causing the person to lose their will
  • noun
  • Time you stop an activity before continuing
  • End of a relationship
  • An escape from a place such as a jail
  • (Lucky) advantage or benefit from something
  • A lucky opportunity.
  • A pause in activity; a rest.
  • Find a solution or answer to a problem or crime
  • Change in the weather
  • other
  • To stop functioning.
  • To enter a building illegally, typically by force.
  • To start suddenly.
  • To escape.
  • To become known; to be revealed.
  • To interrupt an activity for a rest.
  • To separate into pieces; to fracture or shatter.
  • other
  • To put an end to.
  • To reveal or disclose (news or information).
  • To separate into pieces; to fracture or shatter.
  • To fail to observe the terms of (a law, promise, or agreement).
feel

US /fil/

UK /fi:l/

  • verb
  • To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • To sense through direct contact; touch
love

US /lʌv/

UK /lʌv/

  • noun
  • Person's name
  • A very strong feeling of affection
  • The person you care very deeply about
  • Strong, deep emotional and sexual attraction
  • verb
  • To care for and like someone very strongly, deeply
  • To like doing very much; enjoy greatly
  • To feel a strong emotional and romantic attraction
today

US /təˈde/

UK /tə'deɪ/

  • noun
  • This day; day that is happening now
  • adverb
  • On this day; at the time that is happening now
president

US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/

UK /ˈprezɪdənt/

  • noun
  • Person in charge of a country, or organization
  • The highest-ranking executive in a company or organization.
  • The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
  • The elected head of a republic or the chief of state in a country.
  • The person who holds the position of head of an organization, club, or society.
  • The chief administrator of a college or university.
lose

US /luz/

UK /lu:z/

  • other
  • To be defeated in a battle or war
  • To be unable to find something
  • To fail to take advantage of something
  • To become smaller in weight or size
  • verb
  • To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • To decrease in value or quantity (e.g. weight)
  • To stop having certain qualities or abilities
  • To stop having or being entitled to
  • To fail to win something that is being contested
  • To be unable to find something you once had
  • To be dependent on someone (used with 'not')
  • other
  • To fail to win a game or competition
remind

US /rɪˈmaɪnd/

UK /rɪ'maɪnd/

  • verb
  • To cause someone to remember what they forgot
  • Cause (someone) to remember something.
  • other
  • To cause someone to remember something.
  • To cause someone to think of something similar or related.
home

US /hom/

UK /həʊm/

  • noun
  • House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
  • Institution for sick or elderly people
  • Place where a person or a family lives
  • Country where a person lives or was born
  • Region that is native to peoples, plant or animals
  • adverb
  • Into the correct or intended position
  • adjective
  • A sports team's own field or place of play
  • verb
  • To move towards a particular target location
parent

US /ˈpɛrənt, ˈpær-/

UK /'peərənt/

  • noun
  • Person's, animal's mother or father
director

US /dɪˈrɛktɚ, daɪ-/

UK /də'rektə(r)/

  • noun
  • Senior person who manages part of an organization
  • Someone who directs a film or play.
  • A manager in an organization or company.
  • Person who controls the acting in a movie or play