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How to pronounce “hen”

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Pronunciation guide for hen

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of hen with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Every day you live, you impact the planetand she called the police, and I was sitting in a hen house,
Definition summary: A female chicken (Gallus gallus), particularly a sexually mature one kept for her eggs.

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Every day you live, you impact the planet

and she called the police, and I was sitting in a hen house,

[Noun]
A female chicken (Gallus gallus), particularly a sexually mature one kept for her eggs.
A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl.
(uncommon) A female fish (especially a salmon or trout) or crustacean.
(figuratively) A woman.
(UK, informal) A hen night.
(Scotland, informal) An affectionate term of address used to women or girls.
(transgender slang) The penis of a trans woman.
(figuratively, derogatory, uncommon) A henlike person of either sex.
The hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), a bivalve shellfish.
(obsolete) A large pewter pot used in a tavern.
[Verb]
(transitive, intransitive) Synonym of mother-hen.
[Adverb]
(dialectal) Hence.

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