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| to make someone or something die.
| She killed the wasp with a rolled-up newspaper.
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| kind
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| a type or sort of something
| Different kinds of brush.
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| kind
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| helpful and generous to other people.
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| king
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| a male ruler of a country.
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| kingfisher
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| a bird with a long, straight bill and a small body.
| Kingfishers eat insects or fish and live in river banks or holes in trees.
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| verb
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| to touch someone with your lips in an affectionate way
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| kitchen
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| a room in which food is prepared and cooked.
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| kite
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| a light, material-covered frame that is flown in the air.
| Kites are attached to a string held by a person on the ground.
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| kitten
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| a young cat.
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| kiwi
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| a nocturnal bird from New Zealand. Kiwis have hairlike feathers but they cannot fly. They have long, curved bills, which they use to hunt for insects and worms
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| knee
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| the joint between the upper and lower bones of your leg.
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| kneel
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| to go down on your knees.
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| knew
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| to know
| I knew the answers to the test this morning.
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| knife
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| a sharp blade with a handle, that is used for cutting.
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| knight
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| a soldier from medieval times who rode a horse.
| A knight fought on behalf of a lord, or for the king or queen.
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| knit
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| to make clothes and blankets from thread or yarn using large plastic or metal needles.
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| knob
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| a round handle made of metal, china, plastic, or wood that is fitted to a piece of furniture.
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| knock
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| to strike something sharply and quickly
| She knocked on the door.
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| knot
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| a twisted or tied piece of string, rope, or other cord.
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| know
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| to understand something or to be sure about something.
| Do you know her name?
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| knowledge
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| the things that someone knows, or all the things that are known.
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| knuckle
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| one of the bony joints at the base of your fingers.
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| koala
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| a marsupial from Australia.
| Koalas eat the leaves and bark of the eucalyptus trees in which they live.
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| kosher
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| food that is prepared according to the rules of the Jewish religion.
| Kosher meat.
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| label
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| a small notice attached to something that gives you information about it.
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| laboratory
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| a place where scientists work.
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| lace
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| a material with a pattern of small holes.
| lace border
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| lace
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| to thread a lace through holes.
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| lack
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| a state of not having enough or any of something.
| The plants died from lack of water.
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| ladder
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| a wooden or metal frame with rungs or steps, which you use for climbing up or down.
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