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171 Cards in this Set
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Those sand ****** are really huge.(n.)
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sand dunes
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I like to eat ******, though it’s expensive to buy.(n.)
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Abalone
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The men came ****** from the boat.(adv.)
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ashore
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There are no trees on the island, only ******.(n.)
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bush
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I use my ****** to go sea fishing.(n.)
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canoe
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The Grand ****** is the biggest in the world.(n.)
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canyon
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The hungry bear lived in the ******.(n.)
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cave
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Those ****** are very steep, be careful when you go near the edge.(n.)
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cliff
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****** is so pretty and many fish live there, too.(n.)
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coral
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The small ****** with its white sandy beach made a beautiful picture.(n.)
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cove
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There were many boats in the ******.(n.)
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harbor
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I lay hidden in the ******.(n.)
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hollow
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Otters like to eat fish that live around ******.(n.)
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kelp
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It is many ******s from the island to Taiwan.(n.)
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league
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Don’t stand on that ******, it’s dangerous.(n.)
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ledge
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The river was so ******, we could jump across it.(adj)
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narrow
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Kending has a famous ******.(n.)
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lighthouse
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My girlfriend loves ******.(n.)
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pearls
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There are many ****** in the river and on the beach.(n.)
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pebbles
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I ****** the stone to look shiny.(v.)
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polish
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The ****** is deep and long.(n.)
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ravine
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There are many *****s around Green Island.(n.)
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reef
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I don’t like to travel by boat on a ****** sea.(adj.)
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rough (Sea)
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While I was swimming, a large ****** of fish swam around me.(n.)
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school
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I like to eat ******.(n.)
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seaweed
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I came ashore on the ******.(n.)
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shore
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I like to travel by boat on a ****** sea.(adj.)
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smooth (sea)
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Don’t go to the beach when the ****** comes in. Go when it goes out.(n.)
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tide
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The mountain ****** wasn’t easy to walk on.(n.)
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trail
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Surfers like to surf on huge ****s.(n.)
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wave
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The river was too ****** for us to jump across.(adj.)
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wide
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I cannot sleep at night because the *******s are too noisy.(n.)
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cricket
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The ******s ate all the farmer’s crops.(n.)
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grasshopper
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There are always many ******s at the seaside.(n.)
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gull
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I think ******s look really cute.(n.)
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otter
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The plant’s ***** were very deep.(n.)
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roots
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There are many ******s on the beach.(n.)
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shell
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People like to wear ******s to look pretty.(n.)
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beads
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The dog ***ies its bone in the ground.(n.)
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bury
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There were many dead ******es on the roadside.(n.)
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carcass
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The pirates had a ****** full of gold.(n.)
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chest
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The village ****** met once a month.(n.)
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council
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On a ****** day, the iceberg melted.(n.)
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fateful
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The ****** man played with the alligator.(n.)
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foolish
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The ****** protects my home.(v/n)
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guard
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After the hunters came home, they placed the ****** outside.(n.)
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pelts
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The naughty boy was ******ed for saying a bad word in class.(v.)
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punish
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I don’t like rain ******s.(v.)
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shower
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I ****ed the ball into the hole.(v.)
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toss
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The ****** took the canoe out to fish.(n.)
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tribe
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There are only a few people living in the ******.(n.)
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village
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We used our ****** to hunt for food and protect our village.(n.)
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weapons
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When I’m hunting, I always ****** myself from animals.(v.)
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conceal
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The short boy said he was tall. I ****** he is telling the truth.(v.)
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doubt
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The supermarket has many ****** to sell.(n.)
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goods
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We don’t want to fight you. We wish to ******.(v.)
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parley
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The bird ****** me across the field.(v.)
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persued
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We always make a good ****** when we sell pearls to other people.(n/v)
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profit
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I ****** go skiing. I often write homework.(adv.)
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seldom
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The ship had large white ****.(n.)
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sails
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The **** of the ship was slippery after the rain.(n.)
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deck
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We ***ed the small boat from the ship to the shore.(v.)
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row
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I ******d my canoe around the island.(v.)
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paddle
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My dad always gives me ****** when I don’t know how to do sth.(n.)
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advice
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In the morning, my ****** always wakes me up at 6am.(n.)
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alarm
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I don’t like to be at home ******.(adj.)
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alone
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My girlfriend always likes to wear ******s every day.(n.)
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ancestors
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When I wear a large gold ring on my arm, this is a *******.(n.)
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bracelets
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I had two _______s on my journey.
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companion
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The poor girl couldn’t swim, so she *****ed.(v.)
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drown
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If I win the lottery, I will have good ******.(n.)
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fortune
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_______ is something not many people like to experience.
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loneliness
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When I’m at home alone, I feel ******.(n.)
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lonely
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Before I go on vacation, I need to **** everything I need.(v.)
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pack
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I ***** after I exercise.(n/v)
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sweat
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Ahh! Today I have really bad ***** ache, so I can’t swallow.(n.)
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throat
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That girl is always looking at herself in the mirror. She is so ****.(adj.)
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vain
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I *** to pass that exam even if I have to work every hour of every day.(n.)
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vow
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I use a **** to hit the bear.(n.)
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club
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The ****** of the spear head, helps me to put it on the spear handle.(n.)
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collar
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I hold the ****** of the knife.(n.)
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handle
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*****s are dangerous weapons that are good for hunting.(n.)
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spear
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After the fire had burned, I cleaned away the *****.(n.)
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ashes
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The fire hadn’t finished burning yet, so I let the ****** cool down.(n.)
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embers
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I need a lot of different_______ to build a hut. (n)
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equipment
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The ****** around the field stops the cows escaping.(n.)
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fence
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A long time ago, people used to eat ****** for breakfast AND dinner.(n.)
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gruel
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If I live on an island, I will probably stay in a ***.(n.)
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hut
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(all the things you need to do sth) The ******s I need for building a hut are wood, leaves, pitch, stones.(n.)
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material
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I use the **** to make a fishing pole.(n.)
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pole
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Anything that protects you from the weather (or danger) is a ******.(n.)
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shelter
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It’s raining. Let’s ****** under this tree.(v.)
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shelter
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I keep all my books on ****** on my wall.(n.)
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shelves
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There are many cooking ****** in the kitchen.(n.)
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utensils
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There was nobody on the island, so it was ******.(adj.)
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deserted
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I had to turn on my car lights because of the ***.(n.)
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fog
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The mussels on the Island of the Blue Dolphins were *********.(adj.)
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plentiful
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There were many rock ****s down by the rocky shore.(n.)
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pool
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The slim ******* went out from the beach into the sea.(n.)
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sandspit
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There are not many birds on the deserted island. They are all ******.(adj.)
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scarce
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People live near ******s, so they can drink fresh water (not stale).(n.)
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spring
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If you don’t change water, then it becomes old and *****.(adj.)
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stale
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The ****** in the mountains was long and deep.(n.)
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valley
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The fierce, wild dogs ****ed loudly all night, so I couldn’t sleep.(v.)
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bark
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My cat is tame, but that lion is ******. (adj.)
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fierce
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The mountain lion came out of it’s **** to look at me!(n.)
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lair
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Many people think ****** with garlic are delicious, including me!(n.)
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mussels
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The **** of dogs roamed Taichung looking for food.(n.)
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pack
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The ****** flew to its nest with a fish in it’s large beak (mouth).(n.)
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pelican
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Pigs use their *****s to find food in the grass.(n.)
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snouts
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Male seals have long ****s which they use to fight with. (n.)
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tusks
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We anchored the boat using an ******.(n/v)
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anchor
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The _______ _______ always fight for the female cow seals each spring.
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bull (seal)
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I can never work with all that ****** from next door.(n.)
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clamor
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The female _______ seal had four babies.(n.)
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cow (seal)
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Before I eat an egg, I have to ***** the egg first.(n/v)
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crack
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Sarah used ****** to move her small canoe forwards. (n.)
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paddle
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(any thick, sticky material used to seal something and stop water getting inside.) We use ***** to help make a ship waterproof. (n.)
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pitch
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The ship’s deck is made from many *****s.(n.)
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planks
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Wow, look at those massive whale ****.(n.)
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ribs
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The ship ******(past tense) under the water.(v.)
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sink
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When the wave hits, be careful not to be hit by the *****.(n.)
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spray
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The white **** on that last wave was huge!(n.)
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surf
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We can see **** in the early morning.(n.)
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dawn
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We can see ***** in the early evening.(n.)
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dusk
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Today, the weather is ****. It’s a good day for sailing.(n.)
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fair
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Today, the weather is ****. Let’s go hiking.(n.)
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mild
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The morning **** hung in the air like an unwanted curtain. (n.)
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mist
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Our guide walked ***** of us on the trail to show us the way.(adv.)
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ahead
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You can _______ your knowledge by reading more books.(v)
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broadened"
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The road was ****** around the hill.(adj.)
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curved
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We have many special ******s during Chinese New Year.(n.)
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custom
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The ******* from Taichung to Taipei is 250kms.(n.)
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distance
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Team A and Team B’s score is ******. You both have 10 points.(adj.)
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equal
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I could only make out the ****** of a man in the darkness.(n.)
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figure
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My mom ******s me from watching TV before I wrote my homework. (PT: forbade)(v.)
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forbid (forbade)
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Use all your ingredients in this ****** to make the cake.(n.)
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mixture
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I use a ****** to sew my clothes.(n.)
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needle
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My dad hates me ******ing with my brother.(v.)
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quarrel
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The losing army ******ed to the other side of the island.(v.)
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retreat
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We made a ****** boat out of several planks of wood, but it broke after only one day.
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rough
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My mom often ***ed my clothes for me when I was little, but now I have to do it.
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sew
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****s are good weapons to use against dangerous animals.(n/v)
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whip
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I ****** what the weather’s like tomorrow?(v.)
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wonder
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After the dog bit me, I had a large ****** in my leg.(n.)
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wound
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being wounded, sth you have after you're hurt (Ex. I couldn't walk on my ****** leg.)(adj)
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injured
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a very large rock on its own (Ex. There are always many ******s in mountains and by rivers, too.)(n)
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boulder
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a name for a group of certain animals (Ex. We say a **** of cows, but not one of lions.)(n)
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herd
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any surface that isn't flat can be called this (Ex.5-45 degree surface can be called a *****.)(n)
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slope
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a line made on your skin after a deep wound becomes better is a ****. (n)
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scar
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to increase in size over time (Ex. After the bee stung me, my arm *****ed a lot.)(v)
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swell
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to point at sth carefully because you want to hit it. (Ex. I ***ed my spear at the wild dog.)(v)
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aim
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a large kind of bowl used to store liquids in (or wash them) (Ex. I wash my pots in the *****.)(n)
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basin
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the time that is in-between (Ex. I'll cook dinner and ** *** ******* you tidy your bedroom.)(adv)
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in the meantime
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shape of an animals feet after it has walked somewhere (I followed the dog's ***** to its lair.)(n)
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tracks
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the way you walk because of an injured/hurt leg (Ex. I **** because I hurt my leg.)(v)
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limp
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has poison in it (Ex. Don't go near snakes because many are ********.)(adj)
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poisonous
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to fix or repair sth that is broken (Ex. My dad helped me **** my broken chair.)(v)
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mend
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not dead (Ex. Though they're *****, some animals play dead to stop stronger ones eating them.)(adj)
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alive
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a stick, small dead tree branches (Ex. There were many dead ****s on the forest floor.)(n)
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twig
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to move sth across the ground by pulling it (not picking it up)(Ex. I ****ed the heavy sofa.)(v)
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drag
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to be moved only by wind or water (not by your own power)
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drift
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something you remember from before(Ex.My earliest ****** is when I was 5. My mom gave me a doll.)(n)
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memory
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a group of the same kind of birds or animals (Ex. The ***** of geese flew south for the winter.)(n)
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flock
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a small hill, a raised pile (Ex. That ***** used to be a pile of leaves a long time ago.)(n)
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mound
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helpful, good for you (Ex. When we climbed the mountain the weather was *******.)
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favorable
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unable to do one's arms or legs (Ex. The unfortunate girl was ****** after her car accident.)(adj)
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crippled
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having spots (Ex. The ****** leopard is famous for its spots.)(adj)
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spotted
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to attach of fix things together (Ex. I ******ed my belt.)(v)
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fasten
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to make something want you (Ex. I ****d the fish using a juicy worm on my fishing hook.)(v)
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lure
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a bird's mouth and nose (Ex. The bird used its beak to eat the worm.)(n)
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beak
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