| police
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| an organization that is responsible for keeping law and order and making sure that a country’s laws are not broken.
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| polish
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| to rub something so that it shines.
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| a substance that is rubbed into something to make it shine
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| polite
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| well-mannered and pleasant to other people.
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| politics
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| the work of government.
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| pollen
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| a fine, yellow powder found in the middle of flowers.
| Pollen is made by the male parts of a flower.
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| pollinate
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| to transfer pollen from the male to the female parts of a plant so that a seed can grow.
| The bee pollinated the flower.
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| pollute
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| to make a thing or a place dirty, unclean, or harmful.
| Chemicals from the factory polluted the river.
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| pond
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| an area of fresh water that is smaller than a lake.
| duck pond
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| pony
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| a small horse
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| pool
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| a small area of water, especially one that is made for people to swim in.
| swimming pool
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| poor
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| not having enough money to live on.
| The family was very poor.
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| popcorn
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| a snack made by heating grains from the corn plant until they burst open and puff up.
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| poppy
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| a wild flower with delicate, petals. When the flowers die, they leave behind a round seed head.
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| popular
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| liked by many people.
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| population
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| all the people living in a district or country.
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| porch
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| a shelter built around the entrance to a building.
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| porcupine
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| a large rodent that is covered in lots of sharp spines called quills. A porcupine can raise the quills to protect itself from its enemies.
| Porcupines eat bark, buds, twigs, and leaves.
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| pork
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| meat from a pig.
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| porpoise
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| a sea mammal that belongs to the whale family.
| Porpoises eat shrimp, fish, squid, and other sea animals.
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| port
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| a place on a coast or river, where ships load and unload.
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| portable
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| easily carried or moved.
| portable DVD player
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| portion
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| a part or share of something.
| A portion of fisherman’s pie.
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| portrait
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| a picture of a person or animal, especially their face.
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| pose
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| to arrange yourself or a thing in a particular position, especially for a painting or a photograph.
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| position
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| the way in which a person or thing is placed or arranged.
| A sitting position.
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| positive
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| definite or certain.
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| possess
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| to own or have something.
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| possible
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| able to be done or happen.
| Is it possible to walk there?
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| post
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| the delivery of letters and other mail, or the letters themselves.
| an upright pole of wood, stone, or metal set in the ground.
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