May 25, 2009
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Congratulations, Kids! You've completed learning the next round of vocabulary words, and now it's time to review.
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Which Means:
The cost or payment for a service.
As In:
Janna paid the small fee to enter the zoo.
Heads Up!
This one should be easy: just two Es.
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Which Means:
To look at softly and steadily for some time.
As In:
Juliet gazed out over the yard while doing her homework.
Heads Up!
If a person gazes at something, it is because they are interested, curious, or pleased by it.
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Which Means:
Things of cultural value that belong to or are passed from one generation of people to another.
As In:
Elma dressed in the costume of her heritage.
Heads Up!
The first syllable is spelled HER, but is pronounced like 'hair'.
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Which Means:
The line where the earth meets the sky.
As In:
At sunset, the horizon is a sharp contrast (difference) of color and darkness.
Heads Up!
If you write these letters in a straight line across the page, you wrote the word "horizontally".
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Which Means:
The fruit of the coconut palm tree that has a hard and woody outside and edible flesh in the center.
As In:
Micheal enjoys drinking juice straight from the coconut!
Heads Up!
The two Os in 'coconut' are the coconuts that have landed in your hands from the tree above!
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Which Means:
Related to companies, factories, and the production of goods.
As In:
This is the industrial section of town.
Heads Up!
If you are industrious, you will be writing 'industrial' without difficulty.
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Which Means:
A diary that keeps track of thoughts and experiences, usually written in daily.
As In:
Dana kept a journal during her trip to India.
Heads Up!
Will you keep a journal on your journey?
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Which Means:
The state of matter that is between solid and gas, where the substance takes the shape of their container.
As In:
The liquid splashed out of the barrel.
Heads Up!
The KW sound here is spelled with a QU.
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Which Means:
A person who carries and delivers information, news, or packages.
As In:
The messenger carried the letter to the old woman.
Heads Up!
A messenger told me that this word has three Es and two Ss.
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Which Means:
A story, or the telling of the events of a story.
As In:
The leader told a narrative around the campfire.
Heads Up!
Narrative includes two Rs.
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