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my

/mi/

Meanings
interjection
Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.

Examples :

"My, what big teeth you have!"
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shock noun

/ʃɒk/ /ʃɑk/

A sudden, heavy impact.

"The train hit the buffers with a great shock."

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have noun

/hæv/ /həv/

A wealthy or privileged person.

"The wealthy have in our town often send their children to private schools. "

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what adverb

/wɔt/ /wʌt/ [wʌɾ] /wɒt/

(Singlish) Used to contradict an underlying assumption held by the interlocutor.

"My brother said he was going to help with the dishes. What, he's never done a chore before! "

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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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you verb

/jʉː/ /jə/ /juː/ /ju/

To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal).

"The teacher youed the students, asking them to raise their hands if they understood the new concept. "

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big noun

/bɪɡ/

Someone or something that is large in stature

"The big won the school's annual sports day. "

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express noun

/ɛk.ˈspɹɛs/

A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.

"I took the express into town."

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Illustration surprise

surprise noun

/səˈpɹaɪz/

Something unexpected.

"It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did."

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used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

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teeth noun

/tiːθ/

The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.

"The new rules about homework have teeth; parents are actually following them now. "

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amazement noun

/əˈmeɪz.mənt/

The condition of being amazed; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration; astonishment.

"The children stared in amazement as the magician pulled a rabbit from his hat. "