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| information that is written about real events, things, and people.
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| nonsense
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| words that are silly or do not make sense.
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| noodle
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| a type of pasta that is made in long, flat, narrow strips
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| noon
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| 12 o’clock midday.
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| noose
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| a circle of rope with a sliding knot. The loop tightens when the rope is pulled
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| normal
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| usual or ordinary
| Come at the normal time.
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| north
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| one of the four main compass directions. North is to your right when you are facing the setting Sun.
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| nose
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| the part of your face that you smell and breathe with through two openings called nostrils
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| note
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| a short, written message to remind you of something, or a short letter.
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| nothing
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| not anything.
| There’s nothing to worry about.
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| notice
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| to see or be aware of something and pay attention to it
| He noticed that he had a mark on his sleeve
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| notice
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| a written or printed sign that provides information.
| Notices on a board.
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| noun
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| a word that is used as a name. A noun can name a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.
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| novel
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| a fictional written story in book form.
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| nowhere
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| not in any place.
| His dog was nowhere to be seen.
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| nozzle
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| a spout attached to the open end of a pipe or hose, through which water or other liquids are sprayed.
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| nuclear energy
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| energy that is released by splitting the center, or nucleus, of particular atoms
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| nude
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| with no clothes on.
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| nudge
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| to push or poke someone gently to draw their attention to something.
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| nugget
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| a lump of something, usually a mineral
| A gold nugget.
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| nuisance
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| an annoying person or thing.
| The cat was being a nuisance.
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| numb
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| unable to feel anything
| His fingers were numb with cold
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| number
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| a figure used in counting that shows the quantity or total of something.
| 848 is a three-figure number.
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| numeral
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| a symbol that stands for a number.
| VI is the Roman numeral for 6.
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| numerous
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| very many.
| Too numerous to count.
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| nun
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| a woman who lives in a religious community
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| nurse
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| a person who is trained to care for and treat sick people, usually in a hospital.
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| nursery
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| a room or building where young children are looked after
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| nut
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| a tree fruit that consists of a seed, or kernel, surrounded by a hard shell
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| nutmeg
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| the hard seed of the tropical, evergreen nutmeg tree
| Nutmegs can be used as a spice in cooking
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