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1. New Orleans mayor says large sections of the city will reopen next week, and the French Quarter the week after that.
2. In a prime-time speech from New Orleans, President Bush will outline a new federal aid package for Hurricane Katrina victims.
3. Hurricane Ophelia stalls off North Carolina's outer banks, soaking the barrier islands as the mainland avoids severe floods.
4. Amid new deadly blasts in Iraq, the US military calls the spiking violence there predictable as the vote on the new constitution nears.
5. And Britain's Prince Harry turns 21 years old at his military academy but says he won't tone down his wild child image.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. quarter
7 quarter quarters
A particular quarter of a town is a part of the town where a particular group of people traditionally live or work.
We wandered through the Chinese quarter.
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2. soak
2 soak soaks soaking soaked
If a liquid soaks something or if you soak something with a liquid, the liquid makes the thing very wet.
The water had soaked his jacket and shirt.
Soak the soil around each bush with at least 4 gallons of water.
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3. tone down
1 tone down tones down; toning down; toned down
If you tone down something that you have written or said, you make it less forceful, severe, or offensive.
The fiery right-wing leader toned down his militant statements after the meeting.
The forecasts have since had to be toned down, as the economy has exhibited unmistakable signs of slowing.
We have had to ask the agency and their client to tone their ads down.
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