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"word": "baff"
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"word": "bit"
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"word": "an chaint a bheith bainte díot"
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"word": "corchado"
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"sense": "speechless from surprise or shock",
"word": "baff"
},
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"sense": "speechless from surprise or shock",
"word": "nem jut szóhoz"
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"word": "bit"
},
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"word": "an chaint a bheith bainte díot"
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"sense": "speechless from surprise or shock",
"word": "brak słów"
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"word": "corchado"
},
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"word": "ställd"
}
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}
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