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How to pronounce “coal”

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Pronunciation guide for coal

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of coal with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Vincent HerringBefore that, I was with my grandparents in a small coal
Definition summary: (uncountable) A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.

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Vincent Herring

Before that, I was with my grandparents in a small coal

[Noun]
(uncountable) A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
(countable) A piece of coal used for burning (this use is less common in American English)
(countable) A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.
Charcoal.
(Internet slang) Content of low quality.
(military slang, World War I– World War II) Bombs emitting black smoke on impact.[1]
(slang, obsolete) Money.[2] [late 16th c. to early 20th c.]
[Verb]
(intransitive) To take on a supply of coal (usually of steam ships or locomotives).
(transitive) To supply with coal.
(intransitive) To be converted to charcoal.
(transitive) To burn to charcoal; to char.
(transitive) To mark or delineate with charcoal.
[Adjective]
Black like coal; coal-black.

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