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  • 11into — before vowels; strong / Intu:/ preposition 1 INSIDE CONTAINER, PLACE, AREA in order to be inside something or to be in a place or area: I saw Jim this morning; he was going into the paper shop. | Sue got back into bed and pulled the quilt over… …

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  • 12into */*/*/ — strong UK [ˈɪntuː] / US [ˈɪntu] weak UK [ˈɪntə] / US / UK [ˈɪntʊ] / US preposition 1) used for showing movement a) entering a place, building, or vehicle Hundreds of athletes marched into the stadium for the opening ceremony. She got into her car …

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  • 13into — in|to [ ıntə, ıntu, strong ıntu ] preposition *** 1. ) used for showing movement a ) entering a place, building, or vehicle: She got into her car and drove away. Hundreds of athletes marched into the stadium for the opening ceremony. I wandered… …

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  • 14trouble —    any unpleasant or unwanted experience    Euphemistic when the subject is taboo, such as unplanned pregnancy, childbirth, menstruation, piles, varicose veins, and the like:     She got into trouble. Through an old white fellow who used to have… …

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  • 15into */*/*/ — weak [ˈɪntə] , weak [ˈɪntʊ] , strong [ˈɪntuː] preposition 1) moving to the inside moving from the outside to the inside of a place or container She got into her car and drove away.[/ex] Hundreds of athletes marched into the stadium for the… …

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  • 16into — preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from 2in + tō to Date: before 12th century 1. used as a function word to indicate entry, introduction, insertion, superposition, or inclusion < came into the house > < enter into an&#8230; …

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  • 17get into — verb 1. get involved in or with (Freq. 11) • Syn: ↑tangle with • Hypernyms: ↑change state, ↑turn • Verb Frames: Something s …

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  • 18trouble — I. verb (troubled; troubling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French trubler, from Vulgar Latin *turbulare, from *turbulus agitated, alteration of Latin turbulentus more at turbulent Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to agitate&#8230; …

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  • 19Trouble in Dreams — Infobox Album Name = Trouble In Dreams Artist = Destroyer Genre = Indie rock Length = 52:59 Released = March 18, 2008 Label = Merge Type = Studio album Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg sql=10:a9fqxzwjld0e …

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  • 20trouble — [[t]trʌ̱b(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ troubles, troubling, troubled 1) N UNCOUNT: oft in N, also N in pl You can refer to problems or difficulties as trouble. I had trouble parking... You ve caused us a lot of trouble... The plane developed engine trouble soon&#8230; …

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