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| not asleep
| I stayed awake all night
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| award
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| a prize
| A rosette is an award.
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| aware
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| knowing something.
| He became aware that someone was watching him.
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| away
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| not here.
| The teacher was away today.
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| awful
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| very bad.
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| awkward
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| difficult to use or inconvenient.
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| ax
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| a tool that is used to chop wood
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| baboon
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| a large monkey that is found all over Africa
| Baboons live on the ground and eat plants and small animals.
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| baby
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| a very young child
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| back
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| returning.
| I am going to the store. I’ll be back later.
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| back
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| the part of your body that is opposite your chest and between your neck and your bottom.
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| backpack
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| a large bag with shoulder straps, often worn by walkers to hold clothes and equipment.
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| backward
| adverb
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| moving toward the back.
| I fell backward into a prickly bush.
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| bacon
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| salted meat from the back or side of a pig.
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| bacteria
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| very small organisms. Some cause disease, while others help your body.
| Some bacteria help break down food in your stomach
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| coat
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| a layer of paint.
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| bad
| adjective
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| wrong
| Stealing is very bad
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| badge
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| a decoration that can be pinned or sewn onto clothes.
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| badminton
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| an indoor game played by two or four people on a court. Each player uses a racket to hit a shuttlecock over a net
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| baffle
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| to confuse someone or make a person puzzled.
| The quiz completely baffled him.
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| bag
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| a container that you can carry things in, usually made of material, plastic, or paper.
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| baggy
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| fitting loosely.
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| bake
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| to cook in an oven or fire.
| Pies, cakes, and bread are baked.
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| balance
| verb
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| to keep steady so you do not fall over.
| The tightrope walker balancedon the high wire.
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| balcony
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| a platform for standing on that is attached to the wall of a building above the ground.
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| bald
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| without any hair.
| A bald head
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| ball
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| a rounded object used to play many games and sports.
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| ballet
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| a performance on stage that tells a story in music and dance
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| balloon
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| a bag of rubber or other material filled with air or another gas.
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| bamboo
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| a tall, tropical grass with hard, hollow stems
| Bamboo can be used to make garden poles and furniture.
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