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Car Crashes into Portland House

This vocabulary goes to the 2013 news-article by Aimee Green.

prònŭncíātion-kēy:
hăt, hāte, fáther; pĕt, Pēte, café; dĭm, dīme, skí; nŏd, nōde; cŭt, cūte, acoústic; bўt, bӯte, envý; à, è, ì, ò, ù, ỳ = ə; ȧ, ė, ȯ, u̇, ẏ = similar to ĭ but stressless; rubbɇd; façade, soc©er; aġe, ğet
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dĕvàstātion "dev uh STEH eesh n"great destruction (original idea in Latin was 'make empty')
tōtàlɇd "TUH ood l d"damaged so that the repair-cost is more than the value (participle/adj)
SUV "ess yoo VEE"sports-utility vehicle: ăcronўm for a type of vehicle taller than a station-wagon but lower than a van
tĕar throúgh "terr DTHROO"go through violently (2-part verb)
come to rest "kum duh REST"stop or end up (3-word phrase)
pròpĕllíng "pruh PEL eeng"pushing, moving
ĭmpăct (noun) "IM pakt"force of an object hitting another
2x4 "TOO bah (ee) for"very common size of board in the US. We use it to build walls and roofs.
bōlt (verb) "BUH oo lt"take off or run away, suddenly
line (verb) "LAH (ee)n"be in a row or line
fĭgūre (verb) "FIG y(oo) rrr"dedūce, reckon, calculate
world "WRRR oohd"what in the _____ (polite expression)
run offrun away, run from a place
track downhunt for until you find
àrrĕst (verb) "uh REST"stop a person if you are a police-officer
ĭntŏxĭcȧnt "n TOK sss ih k_nt"alcohol or drug that affects your mind (original meaning included the idea of poisoning)
hĭt-ȧnd-rŭn "HIH n run"hit somebody with your car, and then keep going without stopping to check on your victim
năb (verb) "NAB"catch a fūġitive
wínk (noun) "WEENK"I haven't slept a _____ (expression that means 'I haven't slept at all')


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