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🐈 In this episode, we start with the idiom "let the cat out of the bag". After that, we move on to the verb "perplex" Then, we look at another idiom, "hand over fist". Next up, we look at the noun "tip-off", and we finish off with the verb "thwart".
🕵🏾♀️ Tune in for pronunciation practice and a recap of today's words, ensuring you grasp each one thoroughly. In the final story segment, Detective Patel, perplexed by a human smuggling case, finds a breakthrough thanks to an anonymous tip-off. Acting quickly, she and her team thwart the gang's operations, making a significant arrest and hoping to prevent future tragedies.
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