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counting
Preposition
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with this/these included
Counting the dog, we are a family of five.
rate
Noun
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Speed. A rate is how fast something happens. Something can go at a fast rate or a slow rate.
The rate of water pouring out of the lake into the river is enough to make the lake empty in a year if it doesn't rain.
Her heart rate is 70 beats every minute.
If we keep writing pages at this rate we might have 2000 Simple English Wiktionary words by August 4.
rate
Verb
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Someone rates something when they decide how much its value is (how much it's worth).
I rate this book at six out of ten: it was not the best book.
recorder
Noun
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A recorder is something that can record video or sound.
The tape recorder isn't used much anymore.
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A recorder is a musical instrument that people blow into to play.
Most schools teach students how to play the recorder.