39 Paper Towns pag 5 PROLOGUE

Question 1

prologue

/ˈprəʊlɔːɡ/
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Answer 1

a speech, etc. at the beginning of a play, book or film that introduces it

the Prologue to Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury Tales’

Question 2

a speech, etc. at the beginning of a play, book or film that introduces it

Answer 2

prologue

/ˈprəʊlɔːɡ/
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the Prologue to Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury Tales’

Question 3

miracle
ˈmɪrəkl

Answer 3

A miracle happened when Rosalita won over 60 million dollars in the lottery.

Question 4

a lucky thing that happens that you did not expect or think was possible

Answer 4

miracle
ˈmɪrəkl

Question 5

strike verb
/straɪk/

Answer 5

struck, struck
/strʌk/

Question 6

dictator

/ˈdɪkteɪtər/

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Answer 6

The country suffered at the hands of a series of military dictators.

Question 7

a political leader who has complete power over a country, especially one who has gained it using military force

Answer 7

dictator

/ˈdɪkteɪtər/

Question 8

nation
ˈneɪʃn

Answer 8

A nation is a large area of land that is controlled by its own government.

India is a nation that is developing rapidly.

Question 9

all the people in a country

Answer 9

nation
ˈneɪʃn

Question 10

spontaneous
spɑːnˈteɪniəs

Answer 10

When an act is spontaneous, it is not planned. It happens suddenly.

My wife made a spontaneous decision to buy a new sofa while I was at work.

Question 11

not planned but done because you suddenly want to do it

Answer 11

spontaneous
spɑːnˈteɪniəs

Question 12

combust

/kəmˈbʌst/

Answer 12

For something to burn, or combust, three things need to happen.

Question 13

to start to burn; to start to burn something

Answer 13

combust

/kəmˈbʌst/
For something to burn, or combust, three things need to happen.

Question 14

at least one of them

Answer 14

at least one of them

Question 15

survive
sərˈvaɪv

Answer 15

She survived a heart attack.

Question 16

to continue to live or exist despite a dangerous event or time

Answer 16

survive
sərˈvaɪv

Question 17

end up

Answer 17

to find yourself in a place or situation at the end of a process or period of time

Question 18

to find yourself in a place or situation at the end of a process or period of time

Answer 18

end up

Question 19

charitable
ˈtʃærətəbl

Answer 19

A charitable organization aims to help people.

I give money each year to a charitable foundation.

Question 20

helping people who are poor or in need

Answer 20

charitable
ˈtʃærətəbl

Question 21

a school named after him

Answer 21

a school named after him

Question 22

fascinate
ˈfæsɪneɪt

Answer 22

To fascinate someone is to make that person very interested.

The kitten was fascinated by the ball of yarn.

Question 23

to attract or interest somebody very much

Answer 23

fascinate
ˈfæsɪneɪt

Question 24

was about to

Answer 24

был готов; собирался; вот-вот

Question 25

был готов; собирался; вот-вот

Answer 25

was about to

Question 26

whenever

/wenˈevər/
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Answer 26

You can ask for help whenever you need it.

Question 27

at any time that; on any occasion that

Answer 27

whenever

/wenˈevər/

Question 28

be about to do something

Answer 28

I was just about to ask you the same thing.

Question 29

​to be close to doing something; to be going to do something very soon

Answer 29

be about to do something
I’ve never done any cooking and I’m not about to start now.

Question 30

creature
ˈkriːtʃər

Answer 30

A creature is an animal or person.

Those creatures live in Africa.

Question 31

an animal or person

Answer 31

creature
ˈkriːtʃər