| cycle
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| to ride a bicycle.
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| cycle
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| changes that happen regularly in a particular order.
| The life cycle of a butterfly.
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| cyclone
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| a tropical storm with very strong winds.
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| cylinder
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| a solid or hollow object with circular ends and straight sides
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| cymbal
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| a round, hollow, brass musical instrument that makes a loud, clashing sound when hit.
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| daffodil
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| a plant that grows from a bulb and has a large, trumpet-shaped flower at the end of each stem.
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| dagger
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| a knife with a short, sharp, pointed blade, that is used as a weapon.
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| daily
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| every day.
| Letters are delivered daily.
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| dairy
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| a place where milk and cream are stored and butter and cheese are made.
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| daisy
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| a common plant with white or pink flowers. Daisies close their petals when it is dark.
| Some kinds of daisy are wild, while others are grown as garden plants.
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| dam
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| a wall built across a river or stream to hold back the flow of water.
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| damage
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| to harm something.
| The collision damaged the front of the boat.
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| damp
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| slightly wet or moist.
| A damp towel.
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| dance
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| to move around to music.
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| dandelion
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| a common, wild plant with a thick root and a single yellow flower on each stem. Fine hairs attached to the seeds mean that the seeds are easily blown away by the wind.
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| danger
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| a situation that might be harmful to you.
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| dare
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| to challenge someone to do something frightening to show they are not afraid.
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| dark
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| with little or no light.
| The street was dark away from the streetlights.
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| dash
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| to run very quickly for a short distance.
| I dashed onto the platform, but the train had just left.
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| data
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| facts and figures about something.
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| database
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| a large amount of information stored in a computer.
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| date
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| the day, month, and year.
| a sweet, sticky fruit with a pit in the middle.
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| daughter
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| a person’s female child.
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| dawdle
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| to move or do things slowly.
| Stop dawdling!
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| dawn
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| the early part of the day when it starts to become light.
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| day
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| the part of the day when it is light.
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| dazed
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| not able to think clearly.
| He has a dazed look in his eyes.
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| dazzle
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| to shine a bright light into someone’s eyes so that they find it difficult to see.
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| dead
| adjective
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| no longer living.
| dead leaves
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| dead
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| a time when everything is still and quiet.
| The dead of night.
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