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English e-learning with banglanews Part 187

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Part 187

Word-of-the-Day
Derail

Pronunciation
/dI"reIl/

Derail is both Transitive and Intransitive Verb
Derailment is both Countable and Uncountable Noun

Meaning
If a train derails, or is derailed, it comes off the railway tracks

Usage
Cargo train derails in Kenya slum

(Source: CLD- 2nd Edition)

Today’s Reading

A cargo train derailed in a sprawling Nairobi slum, crashing into makeshift homes where scores of people are feared trapped. (The Straits Times)

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