The letters ought and aught can be used to spell the sound /ort/.
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bought |
He bought me a huge bunch of flowers.
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brought |
The lost child was brought back home.
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thought |
I thought you'd be ready by now.
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sought |
They sought the escaped prisoner.
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nought |
Nought means nothing.
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caught |
The thief was caught in the act.
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fraught |
There was a fraught silence.
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distraught |
She was distraught at the thought of her kitten lost in the cold.
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naughty |
The naughty child needed supervision.
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haughty |
His manner was haughty and rude.
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daughter |
My brother's daughter is my niece.
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slaughter |
The lambs were taken to slaughter.
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