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WordBand 6–7Toofey picks
detective
/dɪˈtɛktɪv/
noun
A person who investigates crimes by finding and studying clues.
- “The detective studied the footprints carefully outside the window.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))