A Man Called Ove · 31
A Man Called Ove Backs Up a Trailer. Again. · 25 words
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- access/ˈæksɛs/noun · B1The right or the means to get in or to use something.
- clause/klɔːz/noun · C1One numbered part of an agreement.
- come acrossphrase · B2To find something by chance without looking for it.
- crutch/ˈkɹʌt͡ʃ/noun · B1+A stick under your arm that helps you walk with a broken leg.
- cul-de-sac/ˈkʌldəsæk/noun · B2A short street closed at one end.
- detain/dɪˈteɪn/verb · C1To hold somebody back, or to keep them in custody.
- disdain/dɪsˈdeɪn/noun · C1Cool, superior dislike.
- elk/ɛlk/noun · B1+A very large deer of northern forests.
- glide/ˈɡlaɪd/verb · B1+To move smoothly through the air with wings held still.
- gung-hoadjective · C1Wildly eager, charging in without caution.
- ilk/ɪlk/noun · C2People of that same stripe or breed.
- impatience/ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/noun · B2An unwillingness to wait for anything.
- invective/ɪnˈvɛktɪv/noun · C2Violent abusive language.
- journalistic/ˌd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)nəˈlɪstɪk/adjective · B2+In the manner of news writing.
- jut/d͡ʒʌt/verb · B2+To stick out beyond the surrounding surface.
- let outphrase · B2To make a garment wider.
- outrage/ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/noun · B2Loud public anger at something shockingly wrong.
- paragraph/ˈpæɹəɡɹɑːf/noun · B1A block of sentences starting on a new line.
- pay outphrase · B2To hand over a large sum of money.
- rifle/ˈɹaɪfəl/noun · B2A long gun held against the shoulder to shoot far away.
- slump/slʌmp/verb · B2To drop heavily into a seat or a posture.
- small printnoun · C1The conditions written where nobody reads them.
- sunken/ˈsʌŋkən/adjective · B2Fallen below the surrounding level.
- valiant/ˈvæliənt/adjective · B2+Showing great courage in danger.
- worn-out/ˈwɔːn.aʊt/adjective · B2Used until useless; also, completely exhausted.