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grandpa

/ˈɡɹæmpɑː/

Meanings
noun
Grandfather

Examples :

"My grandpa told me a funny story about his childhood. "
family person age

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about adjective

/əˈbɛʊt/ /əˈbaʊt/ /əˈbʌʊt/

Moving around; astir.

"After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again."

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story noun

/ˈstɔː.ɹi/

A sequence of real or fictional events; or, an account of such a sequence.

"The book tells the story of two roommates."

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told verb

/tɔʊld/ /toʊld/

(archaic outside of idioms) To count, reckon, or enumerate.

"All told, there were over a dozen.  Can you tell time on a clock?  He had untold wealth."

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his pronoun

/ˈhɪz/ /ˈhɘz/

Honorific alternative letter-case form of his, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

"The school principal, a respected figure, announced that his decision was final. "

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childhood noun

/ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

The state of being a child.

"Her childhood memories of playing hide-and-seek with her siblings were happy and vivid. "

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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funny noun

/ˈfʊnɪ/ /ˈfʌni/

A joke.

"My brother told a funny about a grumpy teacher. "

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grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

A father of someone's parent.

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

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my interjection

/mi/

Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.

"My, what big teeth you have!"

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me pronoun

/miː/ /mi/

As the direct object of a verb.

"Can you hear me?"