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English	Audio
able (adjective)	UK /ˈeɪbl/ US /ˈeɪbl/
accompany (verb)	UK /əˈkʌmpəni/ US /əˈkʌmpəni/
add (verb)	UK /æd/ US /æd/
agree (verb)	UK /əˈɡriː/ US /əˈɡriː/
allow (verb)	UK /əˈlaʊ/ US /əˈlaʊ/
allow (verb)	UK /əˈlaʊ/ US /əˈlaʊ/
annoy (verb)	UK /əˈnɔɪ/ US /əˈnɔɪ/
answer (noun)	UK /ˈɑːnsə(r)/ US /ˈænsər/
approach (noun)	UK /əˈprəʊtʃ/ US /əˈprəʊtʃ/
arrive (verb)	UK /əˈraɪv/ US /əˈraɪv/
ask (verb)	UK /ɑːsk/ US /æsk/
assist (verb)	UK /əˈsɪst/ US /əˈsɪst/
attend (verb)	UK /əˈtend/ US /əˈtend/
bad (adjective)	UK /bæd/ US /bæd/
bathe (verb)	UK /beɪð/ US /beɪð/
be (verb)	UK /bi/ US /bi/
begin (verb)	UK /bɪˈɡɪn/ US /bɪˈɡɪn/
believe (verb)	UK /bɪˈliːv/ US /bɪˈliːv/
bet (verb)	UK /bet/ US /bet/
bite (verb)	UK /baɪt/ US /baɪt/
borrow (verb)	UK /ˈbɒrəʊ/ US /ˈbɔːrəʊ/
break (verb)	UK /breɪk/ US /breɪk/
breathe (verb)	UK /briːð/ US /briːð/
bring (verb)	UK /brɪŋ/ US /brɪŋ/
build (verb)	UK /bɪld/ US /bɪld/
burn (verb)	UK /bɜːn/ US /bɜːrn/
buy (verb)	UK /baɪ/ US /baɪ/
can	UK
cancel (verb)	UK /ˈkænsl/ US /ˈkænsl/
care (noun)	UK /keə(r)/ US /ker/
carry (verb)	UK /ˈkæri/ US /ˈkæri/
catch (verb)	UK /kætʃ/ US /kætʃ/
change (verb)	UK /tʃeɪndʒ/ US /tʃeɪndʒ/
change (verb)	UK /tʃeɪndʒ/ US /tʃeɪndʒ/
check (verb)	UK /tʃek/ US /tʃek/
choose (verb)	UK /tʃuːz/ US /tʃuːz/
clean (adjective)	UK /kliːn/ US /kliːn/
climb (verb)	UK /klaɪm/ US /klaɪm/
close	UK
come (verb)	UK /kʌm/ US /kʌm/
comfort (noun)	UK /ˈkʌmfət/ US /ˈkʌmfərt/
complain (verb)	UK /kəmˈpleɪn/ US /kəmˈpleɪn/
confused (adjective)	UK /kənˈfjuːzd/ US /kənˈfjuːzd/
consider (verb)	UK /kənˈsɪdə(r)/ US /kənˈsɪdər/
cook (verb)	UK /kʊk/ US /kʊk/
copy (noun)	UK /ˈkɒpi/ US /ˈkɑːpi/
cost (noun)	UK /kɒst/ US /kɔːst/
count (verb)	UK /kaʊnt/ US /kaʊnt/
cover (verb)	UK /ˈkʌvə(r)/ US /ˈkʌvər/
crash (noun)	UK /kræʃ/ US /kræʃ/
create (verb)	UK /kriˈeɪt/ US /kriˈeɪt/
cry (verb)	UK /kraɪ/ US /kraɪ/
cut (verb)	UK /kʌt/ US /kʌt/
dance (noun)	UK /dɑːns/ US /dæns/
decide (verb)	UK /dɪˈsaɪd/ US /dɪˈsaɪd/
develop (verb)	UK /dɪˈveləp/ US /dɪˈveləp/
divide (verb)	UK /dɪˈvaɪd/ US /dɪˈvaɪd/
divorce (noun)	UK /dɪˈvɔːs/ US /dɪˈvɔːrs/
do (abbreviation)	UK
download (verb)	UK /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/ US /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd/
drag (verb)	UK /dræɡ/ US /dræɡ/
draw (verb)	UK /drɔː/ US /drɔː/
dream (noun)	UK /driːm/ US /driːm/
dress (noun)	UK /dres/ US /dres/
drink (noun)	UK /drɪŋk/ US /drɪŋk/
drive (verb)	UK /draɪv/ US /draɪv/
drive (verb)	UK /draɪv/ US /draɪv/
dry (adjective)	UK /draɪ/ US /draɪ/
eat (verb)	UK /iːt/ US /iːt/
exercise (noun)	UK /ˈeksəsaɪz/ US /ˈeksərsaɪz/
explain (verb)	UK /ɪkˈspleɪn/ US /ɪkˈspleɪn/
feed (verb)	UK /fiːd/ US /fiːd/
feel (verb)	UK /fiːl/ US /fiːl/
fight (verb)	UK /faɪt/ US /faɪt/
find (verb)	UK /faɪnd/ US /faɪnd/
finish (verb)	UK /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ US /ˈfɪnɪʃ/
finish (verb)	UK /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ US /ˈfɪnɪʃ/
fish (noun)	UK /fɪʃ/ US /fɪʃ/
fit (verb)	UK /fɪt/ US /fɪt/
fix (verb)	UK /fɪks/ US /fɪks/
fly (verb)	UK /flaɪ/ US /flaɪ/
forget (verb)	UK /fəˈɡet/ US /fərˈɡet/
fry (verb)	UK /fraɪ/ US /fraɪ/
get (verb)	UK /ɡet/ US /ɡet/
give (verb)	UK /ɡɪv/ US /ɡɪv/
glad (adjective)	UK /ɡlæd/ US /ɡlæd/
go (verb)	UK /ɡəʊ/ US /ɡəʊ/
grateful (adjective)	UK /ˈɡreɪtfl/ US /ˈɡreɪtfl/
grow (verb)	UK /ɡrəʊ/ US /ɡrəʊ/
happy (adjective)	UK /ˈhæpi/ US /ˈhæpi/
have (verb)	UK /həv/ US /həv/
hear (verb)	UK /hɪə(r)/ US /hɪr/
help (verb)	UK /help/ US /help/
help (verb)	UK /help/ US /help/
hold (verb)	UK /həʊld/ US /həʊld/
hug (verb)	UK /hʌɡ/ US /hʌɡ/
hungry (adjective)	UK /ˈhʌŋɡri/ US /ˈhʌŋɡri/
hurt (verb)	UK /hɜːt/ US /hɜːrt/
imagine (verb)	UK /ɪˈmædʒɪn/ US /ɪˈmædʒɪn/
include (verb)	UK /ɪnˈkluːd/ US /ɪnˈkluːd/
introduce (verb)	UK /ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs/ US /ˌɪntrəˈduːs/
invent (verb)	UK /ɪnˈvent/ US /ɪnˈvent/
iron (noun)	UK /ˈaɪən/ US /ˈaɪərn/
jump (verb)	UK /dʒʌmp/ US /dʒʌmp/
keep (verb)	UK /kiːp/ US /kiːp/
kill (verb)	UK /kɪl/ US /kɪl/
kiss (verb)	UK /kɪs/ US /kɪs/
know (verb)	UK /nəʊ/ US /nəʊ/
know (verb)	UK /nəʊ/ US /nəʊ/
lack (noun)	UK /læk/ US /læk/
laugh (verb)	UK /lɑːf/ US /læf/
learn (verb)	UK /lɜːn/ US /lɜːrn/
leave (verb)	UK /liːv/ US /liːv/
leave (verb)	UK /liːv/ US /liːv/
lend (verb)	UK /lend/ US /lend/
let (verb)	UK /let/ US /let/
lie	UK
like (preposition)	UK /laɪk/ US /laɪk/
listen (verb)	UK /ˈlɪsn/ US /ˈlɪsn/
live	UK
lock (verb)	UK /lɒk/ US /lɑːk/
look (verb)	UK /lʊk/ US /lʊk/
lose (verb)	UK /luːz/ US /luːz/
lose (verb)	UK /luːz/ US /luːz/
love (noun)	UK /lʌv/ US /lʌv/
make (verb)	UK /meɪk/ US /meɪk/
make (verb)	UK /meɪk/ US /meɪk/
manage (verb)	UK /ˈmænɪdʒ/ US /ˈmænɪdʒ/
marry (verb)	UK /ˈmæri/ US /ˈmæri/
marry (verb)	UK /ˈmæri/ US /ˈmæri/
meet (verb)	UK /miːt/ US /miːt/
mind (noun)	UK /maɪnd/ US /maɪnd/
move (verb)	UK /muːv/ US /muːv/
move (verb)	UK /muːv/ US /muːv/
need (verb)	UK /niːd/ US /niːd/
notice (verb)	UK /ˈnəʊtɪs/ US /ˈnəʊtɪs/
open (adjective)	UK /ˈəʊpən/ US /ˈəʊpən/
order (noun)	UK /ˈɔːdə(r)/ US /ˈɔːrdər/
paint (noun)	UK /peɪnt/ US /peɪnt/
park (noun)	UK /pɑːk/ US /pɑːrk/
participate (verb)	UK /pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt/ US /pɑːrˈtɪsɪpeɪt/
pay (verb)	UK /peɪ/ US /peɪ/
plan (noun)	UK /plæn/ US /plæn/
play (verb)	UK /pleɪ/ US /pleɪ/
play (verb)	UK /pleɪ/ US /pleɪ/
play (verb)	UK /pleɪ/ US /pleɪ/
practice (noun)	UK /ˈpræktɪs/ US /ˈpræktɪs/
prepare (verb)	UK /prɪˈpeə(r)/ US /prɪˈper/
press (noun)	UK /pres/ US /pres/
pretend (verb)	UK /prɪˈtend/ US /prɪˈtend/
produce (verb)	UK /prəˈdjuːs/ US /prəˈduːs/
pronounce (verb)	UK /prəˈnaʊns/ US /prəˈnaʊns/
protect (verb)	UK /prəˈtekt/ US /prəˈtekt/
pull (verb)	UK /pʊl/ US /pʊl/
push (verb)	UK /pʊʃ/ US /pʊʃ/
put (verb)	UK /pʊt/ US /pʊt/
read (verb)	UK /riːd/ US /riːd/
read (verb)	UK /riːd/ US /riːd/
read (verb)	UK /riːd/ US /riːd/
receive (verb)	UK /rɪˈsiːv/ US /rɪˈsiːv/
recommend (verb)	UK /ˌrekəˈmend/ US /ˌrekəˈmend/
record (noun)	UK /ˈrekɔːd/ US /ˈrekərd/
regret (verb)	UK /rɪˈɡret/ US /rɪˈɡret/
remember (verb)	UK /rɪˈmembə(r)/ US /rɪˈmembər/
remind (verb)	UK /rɪˈmaɪnd/ US /rɪˈmaɪnd/
rent (noun)	UK /rent/ US /rent/
repair (verb)	UK /rɪˈpeə(r)/ US /rɪˈper/
repeat (verb)	UK /rɪˈpiːt/ US /rɪˈpiːt/
replace (verb)	UK /rɪˈpleɪs/ US /rɪˈpleɪs/
reply (verb)	UK /rɪˈplaɪ/ US /rɪˈplaɪ/
reserve (noun)	UK /rɪˈzɜːv/ US /rɪˈzɜːrv/
rest (noun)	UK /rest/ US /rest/
return (verb)	UK /rɪˈtɜːn/ US /rɪˈtɜːrn/
return (verb)	UK /rɪˈtɜːn/ US /rɪˈtɜːrn/
return (verb)	UK /rɪˈtɜːn/ US /rɪˈtɜːrn/
reverse (verb)	UK /rɪˈvɜːs/ US /rɪˈvɜːrs/
review (noun)	UK /rɪˈvjuː/ US /rɪˈvjuː/
revise (verb)	UK /rɪˈvaɪz/ US /rɪˈvaɪz/
run (verb)	UK /rʌn/ US /rʌn/
sad (adjective)	UK /sæd/ US /sæd/
save (verb)	UK /seɪv/ US /seɪv/
say (verb)	UK /seɪ/ US /seɪ/
scold (verb)	UK /skəʊld/ US /skəʊld/
scream (verb)	UK /skriːm/ US /skriːm/
see (verb)	UK /siː/ US /siː/
seem (linking verb)	UK /siːm/ US /siːm/
sell (verb)	UK /sel/ US /sel/
send (verb)	UK /send/ US /send/
send (verb)	UK /send/ US /send/
separate (adjective)	UK /ˈseprət/ US /ˈseprət/
share (verb)	UK /ʃeə(r)/ US /ʃer/
share (verb)	UK /ʃeə(r)/ US /ʃer/
shave (verb)	UK /ʃeɪv/ US /ʃeɪv/
shout (verb)	UK /ʃaʊt/ US /ʃaʊt/
show (verb)	UK /ʃəʊ/ US /ʃəʊ/
shut (verb)	UK /ʃʌt/ US /ʃʌt/
sing (verb)	UK /sɪŋ/ US /sɪŋ/
ski (noun)	UK /skiː/ US /skiː/
sleep (verb)	UK /sliːp/ US /sliːp/
smell (verb)	UK /smel/ US /smel/
smile (verb)	UK /smaɪl/ US /smaɪl/
smoke (noun)	UK /sməʊk/ US /sməʊk/
sneeze (verb)	UK /sniːz/ US /sniːz/
speak (verb)	UK /spiːk/ US /spiːk/
speak (verb)	UK /spiːk/ US /spiːk/
spell (verb)	UK /spel/ US /spel/
spend (verb)	UK /spend/ US /spend/
stand (verb)	UK /stænd/ US /stænd/
start (verb)	UK /stɑːt/ US /stɑːrt/
stay (verb)	UK /steɪ/ US /steɪ/
steal (verb)	UK /stiːl/ US /stiːl/
steam (noun)	UK /stiːm/ US /stiːm/
stretch (verb)	UK /stretʃ/ US /stretʃ/
study (noun)	UK /ˈstʌdi/ US /ˈstʌdi/
suggest (verb)	UK /səˈdʒest/ US /səˈdʒest/
supply (noun)	UK /səˈplaɪ/ US /səˈplaɪ/
support (verb)	UK /səˈpɔːt/ US /səˈpɔːrt/
swear (verb)	UK /sweə(r)/ US /swer/
swear (verb)	UK /sweə(r)/ US /swer/
swim (verb)	UK /swɪm/ US /swɪm/
take (verb)	UK /teɪk/ US /teɪk/
take (verb)	UK /teɪk/ US /teɪk/
talk (verb)	UK /tɔːk/ US /tɔːk/
taste (noun)	UK /teɪst/ US /teɪst/
teach (verb)	UK /tiːtʃ/ US /tiːtʃ/
tell (verb)	UK /tel/ US /tel/
think (verb)	UK /θɪŋk/ US /θɪŋk/
throw (verb)	UK /θrəʊ/ US /θrəʊ/
tie (verb)	UK /taɪ/ US /taɪ/
touch (verb)	UK /tʌtʃ/ US /tʌtʃ/
translate (verb)	UK /trænzˈleɪt/ US /trænzˈleɪt/
travel (verb)	UK /ˈtrævl/ US /ˈtrævl/
treat (verb)	UK /triːt/ US /triːt/
treat (verb)	UK /triːt/ US /triːt/
try (verb)	UK /traɪ/ US /traɪ/
turn (verb)	UK /tɜːn/ US /tɜːrn/
turn (verb)	UK /tɜːn/ US /tɜːrn/
type (noun)	UK /taɪp/ US /taɪp/
understand (verb)	UK /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ US /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
use (verb)	UK /juːz/ US /juːz/
vacuum (noun)	UK /ˈvækjuːm/ US /ˈvækjuːm/
visit (verb)	UK /ˈvɪzɪt/ US /ˈvɪzɪt/
visit (verb)	UK /ˈvɪzɪt/ US /ˈvɪzɪt/
vote (noun)	UK /vəʊt/ US /vəʊt/
wait (verb)	UK /weɪt/ US /weɪt/
walk (verb)	UK /wɔːk/ US /wɔːk/
want (verb)	UK /wɒnt/ US /wɑːnt/
wash (verb)	UK /wɒʃ/ US /wɑːʃ/
watch (verb)	UK /wɒtʃ/ US /wɑːtʃ/
win (verb)	UK /wɪn/ US /wɪn/
wish (verb)	UK /wɪʃ/ US /wɪʃ/
write (verb)	UK /raɪt/ US /raɪt/
yawn (verb)	UK /jɔːn/ US /jɔːn/