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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 294 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| testify | verb | He testified he was not there. | swore under oath |
| text | noun | The text we'll use is "Modern English". | book |
| noun | The text of my talk is "War or Peace". | subject | |
| textile | adj. | The textile industry made gains. | fabric |
| than | conj. | He did better than she did. | unequal parallel |
| thank | verb | Thank him for his gift. | credit |
| noun | Thanks for the nice card. | appreciation | |
| noun | We give thanks to the Lord. | benediction | |
| Thanksgiving | noun | On Thanksgiving Day we eat turkey. | American holiday |
| that | adj. | It is that house. | the one implied |
| pron. | That is my book. | the one implied | |
| adv. | Is your problem that serious? | to such a degree | |
| conj. | He said that he had been lost. | connector | |
| the | art. | The house on the corner is mine. | specific thing |
| theater | noun | The talk was in the theater. | auditorium |
| noun | We saw "War and Peace" at the theater. | cinema | |
| theft | noun | The theft of his watch disturbed him. | burglary |
| their | pron. | It was their house. | possessive they |
| theirs | pron. | It was theirs. | belongs to them |
| them | pron. | She went with them. | objective of they |
| theme | noun | The theme of this year is the dragon. | focus |
| themselves | pron. | They were not themselves. | identical to them |
| then | adv. | I was younger then. | at that time |
| adv. | I ate dinner then went to sleep. | next in order | |
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