See mote in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "a. 1729, Edward Taylor, Meditation. Joh. 14.2. I go to prepare a place for you:",
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"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mote.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2d/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-mote.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-mote.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2d/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-mote.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-mote.wav.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-əʊt"
},
{
"homophone": "moat"
}
],
"word": "mote"
}
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