See saw on Wiktionary
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"text": "The man used a saw to cut the wood into pieces."
}
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"A saw is a tool with sharp teeth used to cut something hard like wood."
],
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"enpr": "sô"
},
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"ipa": "/sɔː/"
},
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"sampa": "/sO:/"
},
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"audio": "en-us-saw.ogg",
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"text": "I saw Michelle yesterday; she said to tell you \"hi\"."
},
{
"text": "I find it hard to believe that she could do something so awful, but Bob said he saw her do it."
},
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"text": "We saw our favorite band play just last week."
}
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"text": "I saw Michelle yesterday; she said to tell you \"hi\"."
},
{
"text": "I find it hard to believe that she could do something so awful, but Bob said he saw her do it."
},
{
"text": "We saw our favorite band play just last week."
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"ipa": "/sɔː/"
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"sampa": "/sO:/"
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},
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]
}
],
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}
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