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Attention Distracts Distracted Takes Tom Admits Playing Video

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If something d________ you or your attention from something, it takes your attention away from it.If something distracts you or your attention from something, it takes your attention away from it.
Tom admits that playing video games sometimes distracts him from his homework.
Don't let yourself be distracted by fashionable theories.
A disturbance in the street distracted my attention.
word distract
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If something distracts you or your attention from something, it takes your attention away from it.
Tom admits that playing video games sometimes distracts him from his homework.
Don't let yourself be distracted by fashionable theories.
A disturbance in the street distracted my attention.
inflections distractsdistractingdistracted
cefr-level B2

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2

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