ousie (plural ousies)
(South Africa, slang) A black woman, especially one who works as a maid.

PEOPLE IN AMERICA -February 17, 2002: Bessie Coleman By Vivian Bournazian VOICE 1: I'm Shirley Griffith VOICE 2: And I'm Ray Freeman with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today we t

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I can see the darkness in me and its quite amazing Life and death is no mystery and I wanna taste it Step inside of my mind and you'll find Curiosity, animosity, high philosophy like the prophesied meditation Reminisce on my wonder years and I wonder

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Shaun: Hi, you're senum, am I right? Senum: That's right. And you're Shaun? Shaun: Yeah, yeah. I'm from Canada and I heard that you're from Australia. Senum: Yep. That's right. Shaun: Ah, that's great because I'm thinking of going to Australia on an

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Bessie Coleman was the first African American Female PilotWritten by Vivian Chakarian (Theme) VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Bessie Coleman, the first Af

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There are many dangerous animals in Australia like the crocodile for example. When I was in Australia I saw many crocodiles when I was in the north and they did look very scary with their big jaws and lots of teeth. It was quite scary. We saw them fr

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Todd: So, Aaron, in America we have this image of Australia being very rugged and all these dangerous animals. So is that true? Aaron: It's not so true, but it's not so wrong. The three main animals that are dangerous in Australia, one is the crocodi

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By Nico Colombant Bamako, Mali 15 May 2007 The incumbent has been declared the winner in recent elections in one of the world's poorest countries, Mali. Saturday, the country's constitutional court declared Amadou Toumani Toure the winner with over

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US Presidential Candidates Court Youth Vote While Republicans convened in Tampa Wednesday, President Obama spoke to cheering students at the University of Virginia. Don't just chant, you got to vote! he said. Polls show Obama with an advantage among

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South Sudanese President Says Country Open for Business South Sudan became an independent nation in July, and it's looking for business. An international conference in Washington Wednesday and Thursday is focusing on the new country in Africa and fea

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By Kane Farabaugh Breeze Point, NY 18 July 2006 watch Wounded Warriors report Water sports, such as water skiing, are possible for amputees While modern medicine on the battlefield has helped reduce the number of casualties, close to 20,000 U.S. ser

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Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Part Zwei OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST: Let's meet our next two contestants. Nick Pappas, you are a content manager for a comedy website. NICK PAPPAS: That's right. EISENBERG: Nice. What do you think we need to laugh more at? What do

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Todd: So, Rebecca, how would you describe the average Australian? Like if you had to stereotype an Australian, what would you say? Rebecca: I suppose a stereotypical Australian would be in board shorts, thongs, as in flip-flops, and outside, having a

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Todd: So, Aaron, how does the government work in Australia? Aaron: The government in Australia is very simple. We have two major parties. The Liberal Party and the Labor Party, and the people decide who the Prime Minister is. You chose a politician t

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BBC Learning English 6 Minute English Aussie town gets own money NB: This is not an accurate word-for-word transcript Dima: Hello and welcome to this edition of 6 Minute English with me, Dima Kostenko Rebecca: and me, Rebecca Byrne. Dima: Rebecca is

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By Jim Malone Washington 03 April 2006 Zacarias Moussaoui (File photo) A federal jury in Virginia decided Monday that convicted terror conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui is eligible for the death penalty

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South Korea says North Korea's killing of a tourist from the South is unlikely to affect talks aimed at ending the North's nuclear weapons. However, the South is seeking some degree of diplomatic leverage in getting the North to be forthcoming about

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In Chicago, the actor Jussie Smollett was assaulted in the early hours of this morning. Chicago police have confirmed that they are treating the attack as a possible hate crime. Smollett is gay and multiracial. He stars in the hit

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a one-hit wonder
Aarwangen
abacist
air operated control
analytical electron microscope
angle of sector
angle resolver
anti romanticism
anti-dazzle glass headlight
babiak
black kernel
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bombido
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can't wait
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conf
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Ebbe Glacier
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global system for mobile communications
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Group Policy
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HWZ
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Izoplit
Jan Amos Komensky
Kasimovskiy Rayon
kinless
library consultant and consulting
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ligamentous ankylosis
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Maipo
make my bow
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