English Words From Voice of America (Charles Kelly)
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wheread., conj. at, to or in what place ("Where is his house?" "The house where he lives is in the old part of the city.") | |
whichused to ask about what one or what ones of a group of things or people ("Which program do you like best?" "Which students will take the test?") | |
whilea space of time ("Please come to my house for a while."); conj. at or during the same time ("It may not be a good idea to eat while you are running.") | |
whitehaving the color like that of milk or snow | |
whowhat or which person or persons that ("Who wants to go?"); the person or persons ("They are the ones who want to go.") | |
wholethe complete amount; all together; not divided; not cut into pieces | |
whyfor what cause or reason ("Why did she do it?"); conj. the reason for which ("I do not know why she did it.") | |
widehaving a great distance from one side to the other; not limited | |
wifea woman who is married | |
wildliving and growing in natural conditions and not organized or supervised by humans; angry; uncontrolled | |