listen
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‘Listen, I have the money for “Gandhi,” and my son Michael tells me I must see you.’
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
“We had to tell David, ‘Listen, we can’t do it with that plane.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025
“I’m on the phone with the ABC executives, and they say, ‘Listen, we want to take the temperature down.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
I whispered in her ear ‘Listen, I don’t want to sound dramatic, but I think there’s a high probability I’ll never get out of here…. They will poison me’.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2024
‘Listen carefully. I want you to mix a dream which you will blow into the Queen of England’s bedroom when she is asleep. And this is how it will go.’
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
Vocabulary lists containing listen
Mother's Day Words: What Mothers Do
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Part 1 Vocabulary (Unit 3)
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Spelling Practice, Unit 7
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