Rebel forces in Libya marched on Tripoli during the weekend and captured two of Gadhafi's sons. Through
audio broadcasts, Gadhafi called the rebels "rats" and angrily urged
the city's residents to fight against them, but there were few signs of
local resistance. When rebels entered the city, there were celebrations
in the street followed by four hours of calm. After that, tanks emerged
from Gadhafi's compound and began firing in all directions. Rebel
leaders were confident of victory, yet said that victory will not be
complete until they have captured Gadhafi. This surprising
breakthrough, after six months of civil war, resulted from a closely
coordinated plan created by rebels, NATO forces and anti-Gadhafi
residents inside Tripoli. |
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Words |
Pronunciation |
Explanation |
marched on |
MARCHT on |
to
"march on" means enter a city with military power; this is a good
example of a verb and preposition which combine for one meaning |
captured |
CAP-churd |
"tu" sometimes sounds like "ch" and -ed sounds like D in this word |
urged |
URJT |
"g" sounds like "j" and -ed sounds like T |
to fight |
t'fight |
reduce "to" most of the time |
in the street |
in the street |
reduce
"in the" for good rhythm; "on the street" indicates where you stand and
"in the street" indicates being somewhere within the street--often used
for more than one person, as in the kids were playing in the street. |
emerged |
ee-MERJT |
"g" sounds like "j" ad -ed sounds like T |
of victory |
u'VIK-tor-ee |
"of" always sounds like "uv" and here the V can be pronounced one time |
resulted |
ree-ZUL-ted |
S sounds like Z and -ed sounds like "ed" |
coordinated |
co-OR-din-a-ded |
double O has 2 sounds when "co" is a prefix--means "with, joint, accompanying;" also -ed sounds like "ed" |
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