Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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already
adverb
by this time.
She was already eating
breakfast when he woke up.


also
adverb
as well.
Sue is also coming with us.


alter
alters altering altered verb
to change something.
I have altered my story to give
it a happy ending.


altogether
adverb


including everyone
or everything.


There are eight apples
altogether.


aluminum
noun
a silvery-
white metal
that is light
but strong.


aluminum
container
N say al-loo-mi-num


always
adverb


1 very often.
He is always playing
loud music.
2 forever.
I will always remember
our vacation.
N opposite never


amazing
adjective
very surprising or out of
the ordinary.

An amazing hat.
amaze verb

ambition
ambitions noun
what you want to be or do.
Her ambition is to travel to
the Moon.

ambulance
ambulances noun
a vehicle for taking sick
or injured people to and
from the hospital.

ambush
ambushes ambushing ambushed
verb
to hide and wait for someone,
then attack them by surprise
when they come along.

among
preposition
in the middle of.

There are poppies growing
among the corn.

amount
amounts noun
how much
there is of
something.

Twice the
amount of
flour as
brown sugar.

amphibian
amphibians noun
an animal that can live in
water and
on land.

N say am-fib-ee-an
amphibious adjective

amplifier
amplifiers noun
a piece of equipment to make
music sound louder.

amuse
amuses amusing amused verb
to make someone smile
or laugh.
The cartoon amused them.

anagram
noun
a word or phrase made by
changing the order of letters
in another word or phrase.
“Team” is an anagram of “meat.”

ancestor
ancestors noun
a relative
from a previous
generation.

Archaeopteryx is an ancestor
of birds like the hoatzin.
N say an-ses-tur

anchor
anchors noun
a large, heavy, metal hook
that digs into the seabed to
stop a ship from
drifting away.

N say ang-ker

ancient
adjective
very old.

ancient
Roman statue

angel
angels noun
a messenger from a god
or God.

anger
noun
a strong feeling of annoyance.
angry adjective

anger


tree frog

Archaeopteryx

hoatzin
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