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Jul 2024
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Learning English Podcast - July 13, 2024

VOA LEARNING ENGLISH
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On today’s podcast, a story about America’s first novel; what is the difference between ‘zest,’ ‘drive,’ and ‘desire?’; ‘food for thought’ and similar expressions; then, 'The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock,' by O. Henry on American Stories. 
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