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The secret history of witches | BBC Ideas
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/07/21Ever wondered about the real stories behind witch trials? This fascinating BBC Ideas video dives deep into 17th-century England, exploring the history of witch hunts, figures like Matthew Hopkins, and the social scapegoating that fueled them. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and complex sentence structures while learning about this intriguing historical period!
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vulnerable
US /ˈvʌlnərəbəl/
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UK /ˈvʌlnərəbl/
- Adjective
- Being open to attack or damage
- Being easily harmed, hurt, or wounded
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US /ˈkɑnˌtɛkst/
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UK /ˈkɒntekst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
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US /ˌdɛprəˈveʃən/
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UK /ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of lacking something needed
- The state of lacking or being denied something considered necessary.
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US /əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt/
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UK /ə'səʊʃɪeɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To spend time with other people; mix with
- To form a connection in your mind between things
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