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Language & Communication — Lesson 59
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billet
ˈbɪlɪt
A short personal letter — a billet of steel was loaded onto the truck.
He chopped the billet into smaller pieces for the fire.
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billets
ˈbɪlɪts
A short personal letter — they stacked billets by the fireplace for the winter.
The soldiers were assigned billets in the local school.
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billing
ˈbɪlɪŋ
Request for payment of a debt — she works in medical billing and coding.
The hospital's billing department sent us the invoice for the treatment.
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bills
bɪlz
A statute in draft before it becomes law — he folded the bills and put them in his pocket.
I have a ten-dollar bill in my wallet.
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biographies
baɪˈɑːɡrəfiz
An account of the series of events making up a person's life — I enjoy reading biographies of famous scientists.
I enjoy reading biographies of famous scientists.
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birdsong
bɜːrdsɔːŋ
The characteristic sound produced by a bird — the birdsong in the forest was beautiful.
I woke up to the sound of birdsong this morning.
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blab
blæb
Divulge confidential information or secrets — don't blab about the surprise party.
Don't blab about the surprise party.
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blabbed
blæbd
Divulge confidential information or secrets — she blabbed the secret to everyone.
He blabbed about the surprise party.
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blabbing
ˈblæbɪŋ
Divulge confidential information or secrets — stop blabbing about our secret.
Stop blabbing about our secret.
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blabs
blæbz
Divulge confidential information or secrets — she always blabs about other people's business.
She always blabs about other people's business.
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blah
blɑː
Pompous or pretentious talk or writing — I don't want to hear all that blah.
He just sat there saying blah blah blah the whole meeting.
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blamed
bleɪmd
Put or pin the blame on — he blamed me for the mistake.
He blamed me for the mistake.
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