honest
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| truthful or able to be trusted.
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honey
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| a sweet, sticky food, made by bees from the nectar of flowers.
| jar of honey
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hood
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| a part of a coat, jacket, or sweatshirt that covers your head.
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hoof
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| the hard, nail-like part of the foot of a horse, deer, or similar animal.
| horse’s hoof
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hook
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| a curved metal object used for hanging things on or for catching things.
| clothes hook
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hoot
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| to make a sound like the noise an owl makes.
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hop
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| to jump on one leg
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hope
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| to want something to happen, and think that it might.
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horizon
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| the line in the distance where the land or the sea seems to meet the sky.
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horizontal
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| parallel to the ground.
| A tabletop is horizontal.
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horn
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| a tough, pointed, bony part on the head of some animals.
| goat’s horn
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horoscope
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| a prediction of what might happen to you in the future, made from the position of the stars and your date of birth.
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horrible
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| very unpleasant or frightening.
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horror
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| a feeling of shock and fear.
| They watched in horror as the house burned down.
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horse
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| a large, plant-eating mammal that is often used for riding and pulling equipment. There are many different breeds of horse, and their coats can be a variety of colors.
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hose
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| a long, narrow tube, through which liquids can be sent.
| garden hose
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hospital
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| a place where sick or injured people are treated.
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hostage
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| a person who is taken prisoner by someone who demands something in return for the prisoner’s safety.
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hot
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| very warm.
| The bars of the heater are very hot.
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hotel
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| a building with bedrooms that people pay to stay in.
| Most hotels have a restaurant and a bar.
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hour
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| a period of time lasting 60 minutes.
| There are 24 hours in a day.
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house
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| a building that people live in.
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houseboat
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| a small boat that people live on.
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household
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| all the people that live together in one home.
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hover
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| to stay in one place in the air.
| A hummingbird hovers by beating its wings very fast.
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hovercraft
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| a vehicle that rides on a cushion of air.
| A hovercraft can travel across land and sea.
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how
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| in what way.
| How does this work?
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howl
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| to make a long, whining sound like a wolf.
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huddle
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| to push or squeeze together.
| They huddled under the shelter.
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hug
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| to hold someone close in a loving way
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