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English word

book

A1Frequent NGSL-1
UK /bʊk/US /bʊk/
noun

a set of printed pages that are fastened inside a cover so that you can turn them and read them

verb

to arrange to have or use something on a particular date in the future; to buy a ticket in advance

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The Danger of a Single Story | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | TED video example

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So I was an early reader, and what I read were British and American children's books.

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