| soon
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| after a short time.
| It will soon be lunchtime.
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| sore
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| aching or hurting.
| His head was sore where he had bumped it.
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| sorry
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| feeling sad or unhappy about what has happened.
| I am sorry that I stepped on your toe.
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| sort
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| a group of similar things, or a type of something.
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| sort
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| to arrange things into different types or groups.
| He sorted the socks and put them in pairs.
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| sought
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| to seek
| The two countries sought peace.
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| soul
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| the spiritual part of a person.
| Some people believe that the soul continues after a person’s body is dead.
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| sound
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| something that can be heard.
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| soup
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| a liquid food made from fish, meat, or vegetables, cooked in water or milk.
| vegetable soup
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| sour
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| with a sharp taste, like vinegar or a lemon.
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| source
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| the place where something comes from or is found.
| The source of a river
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| south
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| one of the four main directions on a compass.
| South is to your right when you are facing the rising Sun.
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| souvenir
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| something that you keep to remind you of a person, place, or event.
| Holiday souvenirs.
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| sow
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| to put seeds in the soil so that they will grow into plants.
| She sowed some seeds in a window box.
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| soybean
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| a vegetable seed used for food or crushed for its oil.
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| space
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| the place where all the stars and planets are found.
| an empty area or gap.
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| spacecraft
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| a vehicle for traveling in space.
| Vostok 1 was the first manned spacecraft.
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| spade
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| a shovel or tool that is used for digging.
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| spaghetti
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| a type of long, thin pasta.
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| span
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| a period of time.
| the distance between two objects.
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| spare
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| more than is needed.
| spare tire
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| spark
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| a small, burning piece of material that is thrown up from a fire.
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| sparkle
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| to reflect tiny flashes of bright light.
| Diamonds sparkle.
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| speak
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| to say words, or to talk.
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| spear
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| a long weapon with a sharp point that is thrown by hand.
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| special
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| different from the rest, usually because it is better.
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| species
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| a group of animals or plants that usually look similar or behave in a similar way.
| There are about 320 species of salamander in the world.
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| specific
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| definite or precise.
| Can you be more specific?
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| speck
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| a very small piece or spot.
| A speck of dust.
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| speckled
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| covered with tiny marks or spots.
| A speckled egg.
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