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How to pronounce “shepherd”

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Pronunciation guide for shepherd

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of shepherd with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: What It's Like To Be a War Refugeeand shepherd us into a room in the back of the house.
Definition summary: (countable) A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.

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What It's Like To Be a War Refugee

and shepherd us into a room in the back of the house.

[Noun]
(countable) A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
(countable, figurative) Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
(Christianity, countable, figurative) The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
(countable, poetic) A swain; a rustic male lover.
(countable) A German Shepherd.
[Verb]
(transitive) To watch over; to guide.
(transitive, Australian rules football) To obstruct an opponent from getting to the ball, either when a teammate has it or is going for it, or if the ball is about to bounce through the goal or out of bounds.

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