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| nearly
| The bottle is almost empty.
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| alone
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| by yourself, without anyone else.
| He was alone on the island.
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| along
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| from one end to another
| We walked along the beach
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| aloud
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| so that it can be heard
| He read the letter aloud
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| already
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| by this time
| She was already eating breakfast when he woke up
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| as well
| Sue is also coming with us.
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| alter
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| to change something to suit a special purpose.
| I have altered my story to give it a happy ending
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| altogether
| adverb
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| including everyone or everything
| There are eight apples altogether
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| a silverywhite metal that is light but strong.
| aluminum container
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| always
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| very often
| He is always playing loud music
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| amazing
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| very surprising or out of the ordinary
| An amazing hat. amaze verb
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| what you want to be or do.
| Her ambition is to travel to the Moon.
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| a vehicle for taking sick or injured people to and from the hospital.
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| ambush
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| to hide and wait for someone, then attack them by surprise when they come along
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| among
| preposition
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| in the middle of.
| There are poppies growing among the corn.
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| amount
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| how much there is of something
| Twice the amount of flour as brown sugar
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| amphibian
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| an animal that can live in water and on land
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| amplifier
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| a piece of equipment to make music sound louder.
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| amuse
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| to make someone smile or laugh
| The cartoon amused them
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| anagram
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| a word or phrase made by changing the order of letters in another word or phrase.
| “Team” is an anagram of “meat.”
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| hoop
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| a round strip of plastic, wood, or metal.
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| arrow
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| a pointed piece of metal that is shot from a bow.
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| ancestor
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| a relative from a previous generation.
| Archaeopteryx is an ancestor of birds like the hoatzin.
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| anchor
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| a large, heavy, metal hook that digs into the seabed to stop a ship from drifting away.
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| ancient
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| very old
| ancient Roman statue
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| angel
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| a messenger from a god or God.
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| anger
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| a strong feeling of annoyance
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| angle
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| a corner where two lines or surfaces meet.
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| animal
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| any living thing that breathes and moves around
| Insects, fish, birds, mammals, and reptiles are all types of animal.
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| animation
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| still pictures, often in cartoon form, that appear to move.
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