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sabered

/ˈseɪbərd/

Meanings
verb
To strike or kill with a sabre.

Examples :

"During the old Western movie, the villain sabered the hero across the back. "
military weapon action war

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sabre noun

/ˈseɪ.bɚ/ /ˈseɪ.bə(ɹ)/

A light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.

"The soldier practiced his swordsmanship, expertly wielding the sabre in swift arcs. "

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western noun

/ˈwɛstən/ /ˈwɛstɚn/

A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850-1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.

"My grandfather loved watching old western movies. "

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movie noun

/ˈmuːvi/

A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion.

"My favorite movie is about a group of friends who go on an adventure. "

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with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

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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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kill noun

/kɪl/

The act of killing.

"The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives."

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villain noun

/ˈvɪlən/

A vile, wicked person.

"The school bully was a real villain, always stealing lunch money and pushing other kids around. "

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across noun

/əˈkɹɑs/ /əˈkɹɒs/ /əˈkɹɔs/

(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.

"I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down."

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back noun

/bæk/

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

"Could you please scratch my back?"

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strike noun

/stɹaɪk/

A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.

"The batter got three strikes and was out. "

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hero noun

/ˈhɛɹ.oʊ/ /ˈhɪə.ɹəʊ/ /ˈhiɹ.oʊ/

Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds.

"The firefighter was a hero, risking his life to save the family trapped in the burning house. "

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during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

To last, continue, endure.

"The storm during all night. "