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lar

/lɑː/ /lɑɹ/

Meanings
noun
The lar gibbon.

Examples :

"During our trip to the zoo, we saw a lar hanging from a tree branch. "
animal biology

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Illustration branch

branch noun

/bɹæntʃ/ /bɹɑːntʃ/

The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.

"The oak tree's thick branch reached over the fence. "

Illustration trip

trip noun

/tɹɪp/

A journey; an excursion or jaunt

"We made a trip to the beach."

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from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration tree

tree noun

/tɹiː/ /tɹi/

Fast growing function based on Kruskal's tree theorem.

"The algorithm used to find the quickest route through the city's subway system is a fast-growing tree. "

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we pronoun

/wiː/ /wi/

(personal) The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and at least one other person (not the person being addressed). (This is the exclusive we.)

"We are going to the park after school today. "

Illustration zoo

zoo noun

/zuː/

A park where live animals are exhibited.

"My family went to the zoo yesterday, and we saw many different animals. "

Illustration saw

saw noun

/sɔː/ /sɔ/

A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal

"My grandfather used his old saw to cut the wood for the new fence. "

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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."

Illustration hanging

hanging verb

/ˈhæŋɪŋ/

To be or remain suspended.

"The lights hung from the ceiling."

Illustration gibbon

gibbon noun

/ˈɡɪbən/

A small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which it uses to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch.

"The zookeeper pointed to a gibbon swinging effortlessly through its enclosure, showing us how it uses its long arms to move from branch to branch. "

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during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

To last, continue, endure.

"The storm during all night. "