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13 Cards in this Set
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committee |
a group of people who meet together to make decisions. |
The school’s committee agreed on a new dress code for students. |
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crew |
a group of workers. |
My father has a crew. They help him build houses. |
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devote |
to spend a lot of time doing it. |
She devotes two hours a day to playing the piano. |
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dig |
to make a hole in the ground. |
My dog digs in the yard so he can hide his bones. |
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donate |
to give something to a charity or organization. |
We donate money to Christmas charities every year. |
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elevate |
to put it at a higher level. |
The man elevated the picture so he could see it better. |
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foundation |
a group that provides money for research. |
The foundation raised money to give scholarships to students. |
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handle |
the part of an object people hold while using it. |
The pot is very hot. So pick it up by the handle. |
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layer |
The covers over something or is between two things. |
There was a layer of snow on the tops of the houses this morning. |
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soil |
the top layer of land on the Earth. |
The boy planted flowers in the soil and watered them every day. |
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unique |
not like (as) the others. |
Her dog is unique. I’ve never seen one quite like it. |
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I’ve devoted my life to studying past generations. Last year, I had a unique chance to work with my uncle. Our job was to find old treasures for a school’s history foundation. He also hired a crew of students. They signed a contract to work with him. He was the boss. The place was strange, though. I dined on many things that I had never tasted before. They had an unusual flavor.We had been there about a month and hadn’t found anything. One day, I began to dig in the soil. The ground’s layers got wetter. Soon I was digging in the mud. My shovel began to get very heavy. It felt like it had doubled in weight because the ground had absorbed a lot of water.Finally, I saw something in the mud. It was an old knife! The handle felt smooth in my hand. I elevated it so I could see it better. There was writing on it.“It says it will bring good luck,” my uncle said with a smile. “Why don’t you keep it?”I put it in my tent. The next day, we found many more things. There were pots, jewelry and weapons. My uncle donated all of the things to a special committee. Many newspapers wrote stories about it. It seemed the knife really did bring good luck! |
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Using |
Past perfect Had + ed When be there are two Verbs and one of them had happened before the other we use (had ) to discribeing that the first one Before I ate eggs I had woke up Before I came here I had seen my mother Before I traveled I had made my bags |
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