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English	Audio
accident (noun)	UK /ˈæksɪdənt/ US /ˈæksɪdənt/
allergy (noun)	UK /ˈælədʒi/ US /ˈælərdʒi/
antibiotic (noun)	UK /ˌæntibaɪˈɒtɪk/ US /ˌæntibaɪˈɑːtɪk/
arm (noun)	UK /ɑːm/ US /ɑːrm/
baby (noun)	UK /ˈbeɪbi/ US /ˈbeɪbi/
back (noun)	UK /bæk/ US /bæk/
beard (noun)	UK /bɪəd/ US /bɪrd/
blood (noun)	UK /blʌd/ US /blʌd/
body (noun)	UK /ˈbɒdi/ US /ˈbɑːdi/
brain (noun)	UK /breɪn/ US /breɪn/
broke (adjective)	UK /brəʊk/ US /brəʊk/
broken (adjective)	UK /ˈbrəʊkən/ US /ˈbrəʊkən/
cancer (noun)	UK /ˈkænsə(r)/ US /ˈkænsər/
cold (adjective)	UK /kəʊld/ US /kəʊld/
cough (verb)	UK /kɒf/ US /kɔːf/
dead (adjective)	UK /ded/ US /ded/
dentist (noun)	UK /ˈdentɪst/ US /ˈdentɪst/
ear (noun)	UK /ɪə(r)/ US /ɪr/
eye (noun)	UK /aɪ/ US /aɪ/
face (noun)	UK /feɪs/ US /feɪs/
fake (adjective)	UK /feɪk/ US /feɪk/
fever (noun)	UK /ˈfiːvə(r)/ US /ˈfiːvər/
finger (noun)	UK /ˈfɪŋɡə(r)/ US /ˈfɪŋɡər/
fire (noun)	UK /ˈfaɪə(r)/ US /ˈfaɪər/
foot (noun)	UK /fʊt/ US /fʊt/
gun (noun)	UK /ɡʌn/ US /ɡʌn/
hair (noun)	UK /heə(r)/ US /her/
hair (noun)	UK /heə(r)/ US /her/
hand (noun)	UK /hænd/ US /hænd/
head (noun)	UK /hed/ US /hed/
headache (noun)	UK /ˈhedeɪk/ US /ˈhedeɪk/
heart (noun)	UK /hɑːt/ US /hɑːrt/
hospital (noun)	UK /ˈhɒspɪtl/ US /ˈhɑːspɪtl/
hurts	UK
leg (noun)	UK /leɡ/ US /leɡ/
medicine (noun)	UK /ˈmedsn/ US /ˈmedɪsn/
mouth (noun)	UK /maʊθ/ US /maʊθ/
neck (noun)	UK /nek/ US /nek/
nose (noun)	UK /nəʊz/ US /nəʊz/
pain (noun)	UK /peɪn/ US /peɪn/
serious (adjective)	UK /ˈsɪəriəs/ US /ˈsɪriəs/
shower (noun)	UK /ˈʃaʊə(r)/ US /ˈʃaʊər/
sick (adjective)	UK /sɪk/ US /sɪk/
skin (noun)	UK /skɪn/ US /skɪn/
sore (adjective)	UK /sɔː(r)/ US /sɔːr/
stomach (noun)	UK /ˈstʌmək/ US /ˈstʌmək/
teeth (noun)	UK /tiːθ/ US /tiːθ/
throat (noun)	UK /θrəʊt/ US /θrəʊt/
toe (noun)	UK /təʊ/ US /təʊ/
toilet (noun)	UK /ˈtɔɪlət/ US /ˈtɔɪlət/
toothbrush (noun)	UK /ˈtuːθbrʌʃ/ US /ˈtuːθbrʌʃ/
vitamins	UK