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wounded · suspect · mourning

· 0:50 · With Emma

Learn “wounded”, “suspect”, “mourning” in slow English. From: Six killed in shooting at Kraków market square.

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Vocabulary in this episode
shooting

You will hear words from the news about a shooting and mourning in Poland.

A shooting is an event in which someone fires a gun, often at people.

attack

Here, it means hurt in an attack or accident.

An attack is a violent act against a person or place.

crash

For example: Several passengers were wounded in the crash.

A crash is an accident in which a vehicle hits something.

committed a crime

Here, it means a person believed by the police to have committed a crime.

To commit a crime means to do something illegal.

questioned

For example: The suspect was questioned after the shop was robbed.

The police asked the suspect questions, likely to learn about the crime.

robbed

For example: The suspect was questioned after the shop was robbed.

The shop was robbed means someone stole from it.

observed

For example: The family observed a day of mourning after their loss.

Here, observed means the family marked or kept the day in a special way.

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