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unready

/ʌnˈrɛdi/

Meanings
adjective
Not ready.

Examples :

"The student was unready for the surprise quiz, as she hadn't studied. "
condition situation

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not noun

/nɒt/ /nɑt/

A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

"The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "

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as adverb

/ˈæs/

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

"The student studied hard for the test, as did her brother. "

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she noun

/ʃiː/ /ʃi/

A female.

"Pat is definitely a she."

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ready noun

/ˈɹɛdi/

Ready money; cash

"My ready money is low, so I can't afford the new textbook. "

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studied adjective

/ˈstʌdid/

Practiced; self-conscious; careful.

"She gave a studied reply."

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quiz noun

/kwɪz/

An odd, puzzling or absurd person or thing.

"My uncle is a real quiz—he always says the most unexpected things. "

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for conjunction

/fɔːr/

In order to.

"I saved money for a new car."

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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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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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surprise noun

/səˈpɹaɪz/

Something unexpected.

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