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Coal

/kˈoʊl/
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(noun) A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.

A crow is as black as coal.
We have used our ration of coal for the week.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The workers spent the whole day mining ____ deep underground ton.

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