--- title: L — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 31 description: The 644 words of the English dictionary under L, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/31/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / L # L — The English dictionary · page 31 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* Lordly means grand, proud and splendid, as a lord would be.[↗](../../lordly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The lordly king sat on a golden throne.[↗](../../lordly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She married a lordly prince.[↗](../../lordly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The lordly oak towered over the forest.[↗](../../lordly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Water he asked, milk she gave him; in a lordly bowl she brought him curd.[↗](../../lordly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.5.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lordly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **lordship** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lordship is the rank or title of a lord.[↗](../../lordship/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) 'Your lordship' is a polite way to speak to a lord.[↗](../../lordship/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I bow to your lordship.[↗](../../lordship/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The servant spoke to his lordship with great respect.[↗](../../lordship/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He held the lordship of the whole land.[↗](../../lordship/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **lore** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Lore is knowledge and stories handed down by a people, such as folk tales and customs.[↗](../../lore/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Lore can also mean a body of knowledge about one subject, such as bird lore.[↗](../../lore/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old woman knew the lore of herbs.[↗](../../lore/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Folk lore is full of talking animals.[↗](../../lore/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa shared his lore about the stars.[↗](../../lore/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It has been the subject of deep study, not only to the mystic, who regarded it as the source ot esoteric lore, but also to the philosopher and the Talmudist.[↗](../../lore/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../lore/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **lorikeet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lorikeet is a small, very brightly coloured parrot from Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands, which feeds on nectar and pollen from flowers with a brush-tipped tongue.[↗](../../lorikeet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A rainbow lorikeet landed on our balcony.[↗](../../lorikeet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Lorikeets drink nectar from gum tree flowers.[↗](../../lorikeet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The lorikeets screeched in the trees at sunset.[↗](../../lorikeet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Lorikeets have tongues like little brushes.[↗](../../lorikeet/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Feeding bread and honey to lorikeets can make them sick.[↗](../../lorikeet/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We counted twelve lorikeets in the park.[↗](../../lorikeet/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **lorry** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lorry is a big vehicle for carrying goods on roads; in America and Canada it is called a truck.[↗](../../lorry/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A lorry load is the amount one lorry carries.[↗](../../lorry/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A lorry carries 8 tons of sand.[↗](../../lorry/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each lorry holds 50 boxes.[↗](../../lorry/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many lorries are needed for 300 boxes?[↗](../../lorry/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The lorry travels 60 km an hour.[↗](../../lorry/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A big lorry delivered bricks for the new house.[↗](../../lorry/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The rubbish lorry comes on Tuesdays.[↗](../../lorry/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Stay well back from a turning lorry.[↗](../../lorry/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The lorry driver stopped for a rest.[↗](../../lorry/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · We counted red lorries on the motorway.[↗](../../lorry/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **lory** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small, brightly coloured parrot from Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands, with a brush-tipped tongue for eating nectar and pollen from flowers.[↗](../../lory/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In Alice in Wonderland, the Lory is a bird in the pool of tears who argues with Alice and says «I am older than you, and must know better».[↗](../../lory/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A lory has a brush-like tongue for licking nectar.[↗](../../lory/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Lory sulked and said it was older than Alice.[↗](../../lory/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw bright red and green lories at the bird park.[↗](../../lory/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Rainbow lorikeets are a kind of lory found in Australia.[↗](../../lory/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Lory, the Duck and the Dodo all ran in the Caucus-race.[↗](../../lory/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The lory drank sweet juice from the flowers.[↗](../../lory/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Alice would not let the Lory win the argument just because it was older.[↗](../../lory/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **lose** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To lose is to no longer have something, often by mistake: lose a glove.[↗](../../lose/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To lose a game is to not win it.[↗](../../lose/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To lose your way is to not know where you are.[↗](../../lose/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To lose weight, time or money is to have less of it.[↗](../../lose/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Lily had 9 pencils and lost 5.[↗](../../lose/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") How many pencils does Lily have now?[↗](../../lose/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Tom loses 3 of his 10 marbles.[↗](../../lose/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ben had 15 cards and lost 4.[↗](../../lose/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I lost my tooth today\![↗](../../lose/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team lost the game 2 to 3.[↗](../../lose/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If you get lost, stay where you are and ask a police officer.[↗](../../lose/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't lose your library card.[↗](../../lose/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Trees lose their leaves in autumn.[↗](../../lose/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Much wants more and loses all.[↗](../../lose/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · or have found that which was lost, and deal falsely therein, and swear to a lie; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein; (Torah LEV.6.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lose/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Pistorius gave " scriptis, numeratis, pronunciatis."[↗](../../lose/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") Postellus gave " Numerans, numerus, numeratus," thus losing the contrasted meanings ; and so did Rittangelius, who gave " Numero, numerante, numerate."[↗](../../lose/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../lose/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Now the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost.[↗](../../lose/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.9.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lose/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.[↗](../../lose/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.23.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lose/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · The paths of their way do wind, they go up into the waste, and are lost.[↗](../../lose/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.6.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lose/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **loser** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person or team that loses a game, race or competition.[↗](../../loser/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (rude slang) A person thought to be unsuccessful or not cool — an unkind insult.[↗](../../loser/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Someone who reacts in a certain way when they lose: «a good loser», «a bad loser».[↗](../../loser/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The loser of the race shook hands with the winner.[↗](../../loser/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Be a good loser and congratulate the other team.[↗](../../loser/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't be a sore loser — it's only a game.[↗](../../loser/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Calling someone a loser is mean.[↗](../../loser/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Both teams played well; there were no real losers.[↗](../../loser/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The loser of the coin toss had to go first.[↗](../../loser/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He's a bad loser and always says the game was unfair.[↗](../../loser/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · In this game, the loser is the one with the most cards left.[↗](../../loser/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **loseth** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «loseth» means «loses», a form of «lose»: To lose is to no longer have something, often by mistake: lose a glove.[↗](../../loseth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* If the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good; if it be a hireling, he loseth his hire.[↗](../../loseth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.22.15, JPS 1917) **loss** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Loss is when you lose something or someone, or have less of it.[↗](../../loss/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A loss is when a team does not win a game.[↗](../../loss/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In money, a loss is when you spend more than you get back.[↗](../../loss/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A loss is the death of someone, and the sadness that comes with it.[↗](../../loss/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To be at a loss means you do not know what to do or say.[↗](../../loss/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our team had a loss last weekend.[↗](../../loss/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop made a loss this year.[↗](../../loss/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The loss of her pet made her very sad.[↗](../../loss/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Loud music can cause hearing loss.[↗](../../loss/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I was at a loss for words.[↗](../../loss/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We are sorry for your loss.[↗](../../loss/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The storm caused a loss of power.[↗](../../loss/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bore the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.[↗](../../loss/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.31.39, JPS 1917)[↗](../../loss/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · if he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit; only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.[↗](../../loss/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.21.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../loss/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **losses** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (euphemism, official) soldiers or people killed (and sometimes wounded) in war or a disaster.[↗](../../losses/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* money a business loses; the opposite of profits.[↗](../../losses/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (literal) games lost, or things lost.[↗](../../losses/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* News: The army suffered heavy losses in the battle.[↗](../../losses/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The town counted its losses after the flood.[↗](../../losses/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The company made losses of two million pounds.[↗](../../losses/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The team has three wins and two losses.[↗](../../losses/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Maths: If income is £500 and costs are £700, the loss is £200.[↗](../../losses/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Chat: «heavy losses» in war news = lots of soldiers died[↗](../../losses/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He had heavy losses in business, and several times some affairs went wrong with his neighbors.[↗](../../losses/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **lot** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lot or lots means a large number or a large amount: a lot of people, lots of water.[↗](../../lot/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «A lot» as an adverb means very much or very often.[↗](../../lot/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* I like it a lot.[↗](../../lot/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A lot can be a piece of land, such as a parking lot (USA, Canada).[↗](../../lot/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A lot can be a thing or group sold at an auction.[↗](../../lot/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A lot can also mean your fate, or the circumstances life has given you.[↗](../../lot/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There were a lot of children at the party.[↗](../../lot/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I have lots of homework tonight.[↗](../../lot/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Thanks a lot for your help\![↗](../../lot/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My little sister cries a lot.[↗](../../lot/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't eat the whole lot; leave some for your brother.[↗](../../lot/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · This one is a lot bigger than that one.[↗](../../lot/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad parked the car in the parking lot.[↗](../../lot/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I've learned a lot this year.[↗](../../lot/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness.[↗](../../lot/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begot Lot.[↗](../../lot/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.11.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lot/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And Lot said unto them: 'Oh, not so, my lord; (Torah GEN.19.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lot/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot came unto Zoar.[↗](../../lot/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.19.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lot/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah.[↗](../../lot/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.26.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lot/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · The lot causeth strife to cease, and parteth asunder the contentious.[↗](../../lot/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.18.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lot/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah; (Writings 1CH.24.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lot/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **loth** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Loth means unwilling or reluctant to do something.[↗](../../loth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She was loth to leave her friends.[↗](../../loth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old man was loth to give her up.[↗](../../loth/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I am loth to ask, but I must.[↗](../../loth/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **lotion** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lotion is a thick liquid or cream you rub on your skin to protect it, soften it or treat it.[↗](../../lotion/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Put on sun lotion before you go to the beach.[↗](../../lotion/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Reapply your lotion after swimming.[↗](../../lotion/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Calamine lotion stopped the itching.[↗](../../lotion/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum rubbed lotion into my dry hands.[↗](../../lotion/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · This lotion smells like coconut.[↗](../../lotion/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Sun lotion helps protect your skin from UV rays.[↗](../../lotion/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't get lotion in your eyes.[↗](../../lotion/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The bottle says SPF 50 sun lotion.[↗](../../lotion/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **lots** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* «Lots» or «lots of» means a large number or amount: «lots of friends», «lots of water».[↗](../../lots/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Lots (adverb, informal) means very much: «I feel lots better».[↗](../../lots/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Lots can also be the plural of «lot»: pieces of land, or things sold at an auction, or slips drawn to decide something.[↗](../../lots/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There are lots of apples on the tree.[↗](../../lots/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I have lots of homework tonight.[↗](../../lots/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Three lots of five make fifteen.[↗](../../lots/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Lots of love, Grandma.[↗](../../lots/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She feels lots better today.[↗](../../lots/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We drew lots to choose who went first.[↗](../../lots/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Lots and lots of people came to the fair.[↗](../../lots/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Drink lots of water on a hot day.[↗](../../lots/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · “Lots of little boys,” sneered Liza.[↗](../../lots/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats: one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for Azazel.[↗](../../lots/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.16.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lots/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · They part my garments among them, and for my vesture do they cast lots.[↗](../../lots/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.22.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lots/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And Saul said: 'Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son.'[↗](../../lots/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") And Jonathan was taken.[↗](../../lots/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.14.42, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lots/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Yea, ye would cast lots upon the fatherless, and dig a pit for your friend.[↗](../../lots/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.6.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lots/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **lottery** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lottery is a game where people buy numbered tickets and winners are picked by chance to get money or prizes.[↗](../../lottery/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A lottery is any situation decided by luck: «Getting a place at that school is a lottery.».[↗](../../lottery/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He won a small prize on the lottery.[↗](../../lottery/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The chance of winning the lottery is less than one in a million.[↗](../../lottery/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · You must be an adult to buy a lottery ticket.[↗](../../lottery/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some lottery money goes to good causes.[↗](../../lottery/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Choosing the winner was a lottery.[↗](../../lottery/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If 1,000 tickets are sold and you have 1, your chance is 1 in 1,000.[↗](../../lottery/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The lottery collector pressed me so hard that I thought I should crack.[↗](../../lottery/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **lotto** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lottery game: people buy tickets with numbers, and if their numbers are drawn they win money.[↗](../../lotto/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A children's game like bingo, where you cover pictures or numbers on a card when they are called out.[↗](../../lotto/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandad buys a lotto ticket every Saturday.[↗](../../lotto/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · If I won the lotto, I would buy a horse.[↗](../../lotto/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The chance of winning the lotto is less than one in ten million.[↗](../../lotto/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We played picture lotto at nursery and I covered the cat first.[↗](../../lotto/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Six numbers are drawn in the lotto each week.[↗](../../lotto/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our maths teacher said lotto shows why unlikely events are very unlikely.[↗](../../lotto/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Nobody won the lotto jackpot, so it rolls over to next week.[↗](../../lotto/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Gambling, including lotto, is only for adults.[↗](../../lotto/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **lotus** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A lotus is a water plant with large round leaves and big pink or white flowers that rise above the water in ponds and lakes, mostly in Asia.[↗](../../lotus/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In some religions, especially Hinduism and Buddhism, the lotus is a holy symbol of purity, because it grows clean and beautiful out of mud.[↗](../../lotus/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The «lotus position» is a way of sitting cross-legged with each foot on the opposite thigh, used in yoga and meditation.[↗](../../lotus/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* In old Greek stories, the lotus was a magic fruit that made people forget home.[↗](../../lotus/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A pink lotus floated on the pond.[↗](../../lotus/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Water rolls off lotus leaves in little balls.[↗](../../lotus/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Buddhists see the lotus as a sign of purity.[↗](../../lotus/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In yoga, we tried to sit in the lotus position.[↗](../../lotus/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The lotus grows in mud but its flower is clean.[↗](../../lotus/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the old tale, sailors ate the lotus and forgot to go home.[↗](../../lotus/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The dishes were crystallized lotus leaves and flowers, and the chopsticks were of the rarest ebony.[↗](../../lotus/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.[↗](../../lotus/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.40.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lotus/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.[↗](../../lotus/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.40.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../lotus/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) … [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/30/) **31** [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/32/) … [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/35/) - ← previous: [page 30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/30/) - next →: [page 32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/page/32/) - ↑ back to [The English 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