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Places & Locations — Lesson 7

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scene

siːn

The place where some action occurs — I love this scene in the film.

The police arrived at the scene of the accident.

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seat

siːt

A space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) — please take a seat.

Please take a seat.

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side

saɪd

A place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location — which side of the bed do you sleep on?

The book is on the left side of the table.

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spot

spɑt

A point located with respect to surface features of some region — there's a spot on my shirt.

There's a spot on my shirt.

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surround

sɚˈraʊnd

The area in which something exists or lives — the trees surround the house on all sides.

The trees surround the house on all sides.

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thick

θɪk

The location of something surrounded by other things — the book is very thick.

The book is very thick.

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tip

tɪp

The extreme end of something; especially something pointed — don't tip your chair back like that, you'll fall.

The table tipped, and all our drinks fell on the floor .

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town

taʊn

A town is a populated place that is larger than a village but smaller than a city — I grew up in a small town by the sea.

I grew up in a small town by the sea.

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unknown

ʌnˈnoʊn

An unknown and unexplored region — she was an unknown actor before the film.

The cause of the accident remains unknown.

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zone

zoʊn

A locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features — this is a no-parking zone.

The city is divided into different zones.

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abode

əˈboʊd

Any address at which you dwell more than temporarily — welcome to my humble abode.

They found a cozy abode in the countryside.

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bedside

ˈbɛdsaɪd

Space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person) — she sat at his bedside until morning.

I keep a glass of water at my bedside.

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