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A strong wish to be good at something or to have something.
ex- Clare's ambition was to dive into the pool without making a splash. |
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A public sale. Each item is sold to the person who offers the most money.
ex- At the auction, Peter's uncle bought a maple desk. |
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*The land beside the sea
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*To move without power or effort.
ex-After we reached the coast, we walked a long way on the beach.
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ex-Gabriella and Lucy quickly pedaled their bikes to the top of the hill and then coasted down the other side. |
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*A flow of air, water, or electricity.
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*Of the present time.
ex-The lifeguard told us not to swim to the middle of the river, because the current there was very strong.
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ex- s Caroline's current address 7 Elm Street, or did she move? |
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Weak, not very strong.
ex- Donny looked frail when I visited him in the hospital after his operation |
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Able to learn, think, and understand quickly and easily.
ex-In our science book, we are reading some stories that show how intelligent dolphins are. |
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*A long story about people and events that are imagined by the author.
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*New and different.
ex-Have you read any novels by Laura Ingalls Wilder?
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In 1990, the Internet was a novel way to find information. |
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A person who lives in a certain place.
ex- May we go to this beach to swim, or is it for the residents of the town only? |
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To be very hungry or to suffer because of not eating any food.
ex- The farmers want to bring hay to the animals trapped by the flood before they starve. |
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*A person who offers to do a job, usually without pay.
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* To choose to do something or to give help.
ex-Marco, who is a volunteer in our class, helps Mrs. Stevens with the art projects.
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ex- Cathy volunteered to help in the library on Thursday mornings. |
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