English Words From Voice of America (Charles Kelly)

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B

to prevent or block

anything that blocks or makes an action difficult

a military center; v. to establish as a fact ("Her research was based on experiments.")

a fight between opposing armed forces

to live; to happen; to exist

to hit again and again

that which pleases the eye, ear or spirit

for the reason that ("He left because he was sick.")

to come to be

a sleeping place