| wove
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| to weave
| She wove the wool into cloth
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| wrap
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| to fold paper or fabric around something.
| He wrapped the present in colorful paper.
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| wrapper
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| a piece of paper, plastic, or foil that is used to cover something you buy.
| candies in their wrappers
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| wreath
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| a decoration made from flowers, leaves, or branches tied together in a circle.
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| wreck
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| to destroy or ruin.
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| wrestle
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| to struggle with someone and try to force him or her to the ground.
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| wriggle
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| to twist and turn from side to side.
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| wring
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| to twist something hard using both hands.
| He wrung the water out of the cloth.
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| wrinkle
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| a small crease or fold in skin or fabric.
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| wrist
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| the joint between your hand and your arm.
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| write
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| to form letters and words on a surface.
| to create something, such as a letter, by using words.
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| wrong
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| not correct.
| The wrong answer.
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| X-ray
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| a special photograph that shows your bones and other parts that are inside your body.
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| xylophone
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| a musical instrument with wooden bars on a frame. Each bar produces a different note when it is struck.
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| yacht
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| a small ship with a sail that is usually used for racing or pleasure, rather than for transporting goods or passengers.
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| yak
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| a wild ox with long hair and horns that lives in the mountains of central Asia.
| Yaks eat grass and are often used by people as a source of food or for carrying loads.
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| yap
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| to bark in a shrill way.
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| yard
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| an outdoor area around a house or building
| Our yard is nice and grassy.
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| yarn
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| wool, cotton, or another material spun into a thread for knitting or weaving.
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| yawn
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| to open your mouth and breathe in deeply, usually because you are tired or bored.
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| year
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| a period of 12 months. A year is the time that it takes Earth to travel once around the Sun.
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| yeast
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| a yellow-brown substance made up of tiny fungi.
| Yeast is used in bread and cakes to help them rise with air.
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| yell
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| to shout or scream loudly
| He yelled at the neighbor’s cats that were fighting outside the window.
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| yellow
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| noun a color.
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| yesterday
| adverb
| v1
| on the day before today.
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| yet
| adverb
| v1
| up to the present time.
| The letter hasn’t arrived yet.
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| yolk
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| the yellow part of an egg.
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| yoga
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| a system of exercises and deep breathing aimed at making a person healthy and relaxed in mind and body
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| young
| adjective
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| in the early part of life.
| The grandmother held the young child in her arms
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| yogurt
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| a sour food made by adding bacteria to milk.
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