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ropes

/ɹoʊps/ noun A2
  1. Basic skills of a job. · show the ropes, learn the ropes
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It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 1 · B2
“Well, one day I went up in a balloon and the ropes got twisted, so that I couldn’t come down again.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 108 · B2
So he sent the soldier with the green whiskers for a big clothes basket, which he fastened with many ropes to the bottom of the balloon.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 118 · B2
went the ropes, and the balloon rose into the air without her.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 119 · B2

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