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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.
time
Noun
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Time is what we measure with a clock.
"What time do you finish work?" "At four o'clock (4:00)."
I don't have time to talk to you right now. Can we do it later?
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If you do something one time, you do it once.
time
Verb
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If you time something, you measure how long it takes in seconds, minutes, hours, etc.
Take out your watch and time yourself during the test.