| hero / heroine
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| a very brave person.
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| hesitate
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| to pause because you are not sure what to do.
| He hesitated before jumping into the icy pool.
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| hexagon
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| a shape with six sides
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| hibernate
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| to go to sleep for the winter.
| A fieldmouse hibernating.
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| hiccup
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| a sudden movement in your chest that causes a quick breath and a short gulp.
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| hide
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| to put yourself or something out of sight.
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| hieroglyphics
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| a type of writing that uses pictures to represent sounds, words, and letters.
| ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics
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| high
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| tall or a long way up.
| High above the ground.
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| highway
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| a main road.
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| hijack
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| a crime in which a vehicle or an aircraft is seized by force, and people are held prisoner.
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| hill
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| an area of high ground.
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| Hindu
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| a follower of Hinduism
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| hinge
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| a metal device that holds doors and gates in place, allowing them to open and close.
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| hint
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| to suggest something in a vague way.
| He hinted that he knew about my secret.
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| hip
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| a joint at the top of each of your legs, between your waist and your thigh.
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| hippopotamus
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| a large mammal that lives in Africa.
| Hippopotamuses spend most of the time in lakes or rivers and eat water plants.
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| hire
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| to pay money so you can use someone’s services.
| They hired two girls to help clean the yard.
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| hiss
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| to make a noise like air escaping from a tire.
| Snakes hiss.
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| history
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| the study of things that have happened to people in the past.
| We are studying the history of the United States.
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| hit
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| to come into contact with someone or something in a forceful way
| The tennis player hit the ball over the net.
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| hit
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| a success.
| The song was a big hit.
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| hoax
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| an unpleasant trick or a joke where a person tries to make someone believe something that isn’t really true.
| A hoax phone call.
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| hobble
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| to walk with difficulty and pain.
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| hobby
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| an activity that you do for enjoyment in your spare time.
| Stamp collecting is a popular hobby.
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| hold
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| to have or keep something in a certain position.
| Holding a cup and saucer.
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| hold
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| a place inside a ship or an aircraft where cargo is stored.
| The cars were driven into the ferry’s hold.
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| hole
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| a hollow place or gap.
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| holiday
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| a period of time off from school or work, often to celebrate a special event.
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| hollow
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| with a space inside.
| The mouse ran through the hollow pipe.
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| home
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| the place where a person or an animal lives or comes from.
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