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above

A1Frequent NGSL-1
UK /əˈbʌv/US /əˈbʌv/
adverb

at or to a higher place

preposition

at or to a higher place or position than something/somebody

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J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement Speech | Harvard University Commencement 2008 video example

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[APPLAUSE] President Faust, members of the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers, members of the faculty, proud parents, and, above all, graduates, the first thing I would like to say is

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