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CEFR B2

captive

Rank #7064 in frequency ranking in frequency

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adjective

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"Keep the audience captive with your storytelling skills"

"The zookeeper feeds the captive animals every morning"

"How long have you been held captive in this place?"

"The bird escaped from its captive cage and flew away"

"She felt captive in her own home during the long winter"

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