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How to pronounce “brook”

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Pronunciation guide for brook

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of brook with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: The mathematician who cracked Wall StreetCA: It wasn't bad, because you went on to Stony Brook
Definition summary: (transitive, formal, chiefly in the negative) To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate.

Example 1 of 8

The mathematician who cracked Wall Street

CA: It wasn't bad, because you went on to Stony Brook

[Verb]
(transitive, formal, chiefly in the negative) To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate.
(transitive, now chiefly Scotland) To enjoy the use of; make use of; profit by; to use, enjoy, possess, or hold.
(transitive, obsolete) To earn; deserve.
[Noun]
(Northeastern US) A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.
(Sussex, Kent) A water meadow.
(Sussex, Kent, in the plural) Low, marshy ground.

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