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merciful

/ˈmɜːsɪfl̩/ /ˈmɝsɪfl̩/

Meanings
adjective
Showing mercy

Examples :

"The teacher was merciful and gave the student another chance to retake the test. "
character moral

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mercy noun

/ˈmɜːsi/ /ˈmɝsi/

Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.

"She took mercy on him and quit embarrassing him."

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and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

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teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

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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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gave verb

/ɡeɪv/

(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.

"My teacher gave me a new assignment for math class. "

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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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retake noun

/ˈɹiːteɪk/ /ɹiːˈteɪk/

A scene that is filmed again, or a picture that is photographed again

"The director called for a retake after the actor forgot his lines. "

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showing verb

/ˈʃəʊɪŋ/ /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/

To display, to have somebody see (something).

"All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper."

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student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

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test noun

/test/

A challenge, trial.

"The difficult exam was a real test of her knowledge. "

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chance noun

[tʃʰans] [tʃʰeəns] [tʃʰɐːns] [tʃʰɑːns]

An opportunity or possibility.

"We had the chance to meet the president last week."

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another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

An additional one of the same kind.

"There is one sterling and here is another"