| local
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| having to do with the area near to a place.
| The local paper showed a picture of the flood.
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| locate
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| to be in a particular place.
| The company has located its main office in the city.
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| location
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| the place or position of something.
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| lock
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| a device that keeps something shut.
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| locker
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| a small, narrow cupboard with a lock that is used for storing clothes or books.
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| log
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| a thick piece of tree trunk or branch.
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| lonely
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| feeling sad and alone.
| He was lonely with no one to play with.
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| long
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| having great length.
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| look
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| to use your eyes to see something
| Looking up.
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| loose
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| not firmly fastened or held.
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| lose
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| to no longer have something.
| She has lost her shoe
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| loud
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| noisy
| Loud music
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| loudspeaker
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| a device that turns electrical signals into sound.
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| love
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| to like someone or something very much.
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| low
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| near the ground.
| A low table.
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| lower
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| to let something down to the ground carefully.
| The load was lowered onto the pile.
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| luck
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| something that happens to you by chance, without being planned.
| I had the good luck to win a free vacation.
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| luggage
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| cases and bags containing your clothes and other things that you carry when you travel.
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| lukewarm
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| not very warm
| The hot water system wasn’t working properly, so he had to have a lukewarm shower.
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| lull
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| to calm someone.
| He lulled the baby to sleep
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| lullaby
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| a song that is sung to help children to fall asleep.
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| luminous
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| glowing in the dark.
| A deep-sea fish with luminous markings
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| lump
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| a rough piece of something
| A lump of coal.
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| lunch
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| a meal eaten in the middle of the day.
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| lung
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| one of a pair of organs inside your body that you use for breathing
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| luxury
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| something that is expensive.
| The new car was a luxury.
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| lyrics
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| the words to a song
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| machine
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| a piece of equipment that is made up of several parts. The parts move together to do a particular job.
| A food processor is a useful machine.
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| machinery
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| machines in general
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| mad
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| very angry
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