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spoke ~ spoke

[the same pronunciation]

“Spoke” is the past form of the verb word ‘speak’ ~~~  speak – spoke – spoken – speaking which means ‘to use one’s mouth and voice to make meaningful sounds (words); to talk to someone; to tell a group of people about a particular thing or person’,

e.g.

He spoke excellent English in the class.

She spoke about lots of things, including the present day ‘domestic violence’ law.

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“Spoke” (noun) is ‘one of several thin long metal bars or rods which connect the outer ring of a wheel to the centre (hub)’,

e.g.

The strength of a wheel on a bicycle depends on the number of spokes the wheel has.

The ‘Ashoka’s Wheel of Justice’ on the Indian flag has twenty-four spokes on it.

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