| oxygen
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| a gas found in air and water.
| You cannot see, smell, or taste oxygen. All living things need oxygen in order to live
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| oyster
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| a shellfish that lives in shallow water
| Oysters feed on tiny bits of food that they filter through the edge of their shells.
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| ozone layer
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| a layer of ozone gas in the Earth’s atmosphere that protects the Earth from the more harmful rays of the Sun.
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| pack
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| to put things into a suitcase, box, or other container.
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| pack
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| a bundle that you carry
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| package
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| a wrapped parcel or bundle
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| pad
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| a pile of sheets of paper joined at one end
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| paddle
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| a pole with a flat blade at one or both ends
| You hold the paddle and use it to move a boat or canoe through water
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| paddle
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| to move a boat through water using a paddle.
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| paddock
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| a fenced area of grass, often where animals are kept.
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| padlock
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| a type of portable lock often used on gates.
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| page
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| one side of a single piece of paper forming part of a book, newspaper, or magazine.
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| paid
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| to pay
| I paid for the movie tickets.
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| pail
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| a bucket, usually made of wood or metal.
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| pain
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| suffering caused by an injury, disease, or sadness
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| paint
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| a colored liquid used for decorating or for making pictures.
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| paint
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| to cover a surface with color, either for decoration or to create a picture.
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| painting
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| a painted picture.
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| pair
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| a set of two things that match each other, or belong together
| A pair of socks.
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| palace
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| a large, grand home belonging to an important person.
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| palm
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| the flat, middle part on the inside of your hand.
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| pale
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| of faint color, almost white
| He painted the hall pale blue
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| pan
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| a metal container with a handle, used for cooking.
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| pancake
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| a flat, fried cake made of eggs, flour, and milk.
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| panda
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| a large, bearlike mammal that lives in the mountain forests of China
| Pandas mainly eat bamboo shoots, but sometimes eat other plants and small animals
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| panic
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| to lose control suddenly because you are frightened or do not know what to do.
| The chickens panicked when they saw the fox.
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| pant
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| to breathe quickly through your mouth because you are hot or out of breath.
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| panther
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| a black leopard.
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| pantomime
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| a traditional children’s play with music, songs, and dancing.
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| paper
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| a material made from wood, and mainly used for writing, printing, and drawing on.
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