February 1, 2021
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Which Means:
A large building where royalty lived, with thick, tall protective walls surrounding it.
As In:
Nobody lived in the castle now, but we could tour it and imagine what it was like!
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You don't really hear the T in 'castle', but it is in the spelling.
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Which Means:
Something that annoys or bothers a person.
As In:
It's her pet peeve when someone slurps soup noisily.
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All of these Es in 'peeve' are so annoying!
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Which Means:
The past participle of 'keep': to have or hold something for a period of time.
As In:
She kept her favorite bear on her bed.
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The past tense of the verb 'keep' turns into 'kept', not 'keeped'.
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Which Means:
A bowed or arched line, shaped like part of a circle.
As In:
The road sign cautioned about the curve in the road ahead.
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See the curves in the letters of 'curve'?
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Which Means:
A long underground passageway.
As In:
The boys crawled through the tunnel on the playground.
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The Ns in 'tunnel' make two tunnels!
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Which Means:
A type of web-footed bird that is larger than a duck.
As In:
The goose took a stroll through the park.
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A goose has two round Os for eyes.
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Which Means:
Spit, saliva, especially when it sprays out of the mouth.
As In:
Spittle flew as the man blew the whistle.
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The word SPIT is in 'spittle'.
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Which Means:
Something that you can use for support or help when needed.
As In:
The library is a great resource for information.
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See the SOURCE in resource?
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Which Means:
A place where interesting, historical, or valuable objects are stored and shown to the public.
As In:
Dinosaur skeletons are on display at the museum! Let's go!
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What can you MUSE over in a 'museum'?
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Which Means:
A prediction, the foretelling of, especially of weather conditions for the near future.
As In:
The woman gave the day's forecast on TV.
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The prefix FORE- means 'before': foretell, foreshadow, forearm.
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