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impeded

/ɪmˈpiːdɪd/

Meanings
verb
To get in the way of; to hinder.

Examples :

"The heavy rain impeded our progress on the hiking trail. "
action process

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rain noun

/ɹeɪn/

Condensed water falling from a cloud.

"The rains came late that year."

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way noun

/weɪ/

(heading) To do with a place or places.

"The way to the school library is through the main entrance. "

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hinder verb

/ˈhɪndə/ /ˈhɪndɚ/ /ˈhaɪn.də/ /ˈhaɪn.dɚ/

To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.

"A drought hinders the growth of plants."

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trail noun

/tɹeɪl/

The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.

"The dog's trail led the park ranger to the lost child. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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hiking verb

/ˈhaɪkɪŋ/

To take a long walk for pleasure or exercise.

"We are going hiking in the mountains this weekend for fun and exercise. "

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get noun

/ɡɛt/

Offspring.

"My neighbor's dog had a litter of seven gets. "

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progress noun

/ˈpɹɒɡɹɛs/ /ˈpɹoʊɡɹɛs/ /pɹəˈɡɹɛs/

Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.

"Testing for the new antidote is currently in progress."

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heavy noun

/ˈhe.vi/ /ˈhɛ.vi/ /ˈhiːvi/

A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.

"With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films."