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California residents recall harrowing escape from fires
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Ming Jhih Lai posted on 2025/01/29Wow, California residents faced a truly harrowing experience! This video shares incredible survivor stories from the Los Angeles wildfires, giving you a chance to learn practical vocabulary for discussing difficult situations and understanding emotional trauma. You'll also pick up on simple sentence structures and gain cultural insight into community resilience.
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US /raɪt naʊ/
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UK /rait nau/
- Phrase
- Immediately; at this very moment.
- Adverb
- Immediately; at this very moment
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- Phrase
- A phrase used as a filler in speech, often to indicate uncertainty or to seek confirmation from the listener.
- A phrase used to seek agreement or confirmation from the listener.
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US /ˈebəl tu/
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UK /ˈeibl tu:/
- Phrase
- Having the power, skill, means, or opportunity to do something.
- Having permission to do something.
- Adjective
- Having the power, skill, means, or opportunity to do something.
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US /kaɪnd ʌv/
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UK /kaind ɔv/
- Adverb
- To some extent; rather; somewhat
- Somewhat; to a certain extent.
- Noun
- A category of things that share similar characteristics.
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