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| land at the edge of a sea or lake, usually covered in pebbles or sand.
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| bead
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| a small piece of wood, stone, or glass that can be threaded onto string.
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| beak
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| the hard, bony mouth of a bird or dinosaur
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| beam
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| a long, narrow ray of light.
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| bean
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| a seed or pod that is eaten as a vegetable.
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| bear
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| a large mammal with thick fur that usually lives in forests
| All bears eat meat, but some also eat honey, roots, plant buds, berries, and fruit.
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| bear
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| to produce or give birth to
| This plant bears red berries.
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| beard
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| the hair that grows on the lower part of a man’s face if he does not shave.
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| beat
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| to defeat someone
| My friend beat me at chess.
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| beat
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| a steady stroke or sound.
| A metronome ticks with a steady beat.
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| beautiful
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| very pleasant to look at.
| What a beautiful view!
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| blackboard
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| a hard, dark smooth surface for writing on with chalk in classrooms.
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| beaver
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| a large rodent that gnaws down trees to build dams and island homes, called lodges, in rivers.
| Beavers eat bark, roots, and twigs.
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| beckon
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| to make a sign that tells someone to come to you.
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| become
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| o change or grow into
| A tadpole becomes a frog.
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| bed
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| a piece of furniture that you sleep on.
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| bee
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| a flying insect that usually lives in large, well-organized groups.
| Bees feed on pollen, nectar, and the honey they make from nectar.
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| beech
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| a deciduous forest tree with smooth, gray bark and spreading branches
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| beef
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| the meat from a cow or bull.
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| beehive
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| a type of box that people keep bees in.
| They collect the honey that the bees make
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| beer
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| an alcoholic drink made from cereal grains.
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| beetle
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| an insect with hard, often brightly colored wing cases
| Some beetles eat small insects; others eat wood and plants.
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| beetroot / beet
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| a hard, red root plant with leaves that is eaten as a vegetable
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| before
| preposition
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| earlier.
| Beforefour o’clock.
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| before
| adverb
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| in the past
| I’ve heard that story before.
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| beg
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| to ask for something very strongly.
| The dog begged for a piece of meat
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| begin
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| to start something.
| The story begins in a castle.beginning noun
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| behave
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| to act in a particular way in front of other people.
| Our class behaved well at the zoo
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| behind
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| at the back of
| She stood behind her friend.
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| being
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| someone or something that exists
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