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without
Preposition
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Used to say that you don't have something or that something isn't in a place.
I went all the way to school without my books.
It's hard to make a word without a, e, i, o, or u.
The picture's OK, but the room looks better without it.
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Used to say that somebody didn't do something or that something didn't happen.
She walked past without looking at me.
Without stopping, he ran all the way home.
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outside
stroke
Noun
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A stroke is when blood stops coming into your brain.
I had a stroke after running so hard.
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A stroke is an action of hitting something lightly.
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A stroke is the person who sets the speed in a rowing crew.
After years of training he was made stroke in the Oxford University crew.
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A stroke is something that happens without warning.
She had a stroke of good luck playing cards and won 20 dollars.
stroke
Verb
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If you stroke something, you touch something with the hand, and move your hand gently up it.
She stroked his hair lovingly.