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Deaf Godzilla Actress Dies

curiousJuly 23, 2026·86 words·1 min read

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Deaf Godzilla Actress Dies
Kaylee Hottle was a deaf actress. She was 18 years old. She died after a car crash. The crash was on Tuesday. The car left the road.
Kaylee was born into a deaf family. Sign language was her first language. She played a girl in two Godzilla films. In the films, the girl talks to a big ape. The girl uses sign language.
Kaylee's father is also deaf. He told the sad news. Her school is very sad now. The school is helping students and teachers.

Key Vocabulary

n.
not able to hear
n.
a woman who acts in films
n.
when a car hits something hard
n.
a big animal like a monkey
n.
talking with hand movements
Vocabulary Translations· 5 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

deafn.

not able to hear

điếc, khiếm thínhsurdo耳が聞こえない、ろうのsağır, işitme engellisordogłuchy, niesłyszącyأصم، لا يسمعdoofглухой失聪的,聋的청각 장애가 있는, 귀가 들리지 않는
actressn.

a woman who acts in films

nữ diễn viênatriz女優kadın oyuncu, aktrisactrizaktorkaممثلةactriceактриса女演员여배우
crashn.

when a car hits something hard

vụ tai nạn xeacidente, batida衝突事故kaza, çarpışmaaccidente, choquewypadek, zderzenieحادث اصطدامongeluk, botsingавария, столкновение撞车事故충돌 사고
apen.

a big animal like a monkey

con vượn, khỉ lớn (không đuôi)macaco grande, símio類人猿、大型のサルkuyruksuz büyük maymunsimio, mono grandemałpa człekokształtnaقرد كبير، قرد عديم الذيلmensaap, grote aapчеловекообразная обезьяна猿,巨猿유인원, 큰 원숭이
sign languagen.

talking with hand movements

ngôn ngữ ký hiệulíngua de sinais手話işaret dililengua de señasjęzyk migowyلغة الإشارةgebarentaalязык жестов手语수화, 수어

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Question 1: True or False

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She played a boy in the films.

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Her father told the sad news.

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Her school is helping only the teachers.

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She was in two films.

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