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passage
Noun
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A passage is the act of passing, from one place to another, or from one state to another
Getting a driver's licence is a rite of passage from being a child to becoming an adult.
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A passage is a journey by air or water.
His passage to Australia in a sailing ship took 180 days.
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A passage is a long narrow way or path.
He heard footsteps in the passage outside his hotel room.
The ship was able to find safe passage through the coral reef.
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A passage can be an opening, or a tube along which things can pass.
The small boy had a pea stuck in his nasal passage.
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A passage is a short section from from a book or other writing.
She read to the class her favorite passage from Jane Austen's book.
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A passage is a short section from a musical work.
There was a long oboe solo is the passage we listened to from Bach's work.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
oil
Noun
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Oil is a liquid that is burned to create heat or used in machines to make them run well.
Gas and oil are essential to running a car.
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Oil is a liquid made of fat that is used for cooking.
Cook the potatoes in oil.
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An oil is a painting made of oil paint.
oil
Verb
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If you oil something, you put clear oil on a machine to make it run well.
She oiled the parts of the gun.
through
Preposition
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To go through is to go into one side of something and come out the other side.
The thief came in through the window.
She pushed the thread through the hole in the needle.
rock
Noun
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A hard substance that forms naturally in the Earth's surface.
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A form of music often played with guitars and drums.
rock
Verb
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To shake back and forth.
The boat rocked in the strong wind.