Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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request
requests requesting requested
verb

to ask for something formally.
The prisoner requested a visit
to his mother.
N say ri-kwest
request noun

rescue
rescues rescuing rescued verb
to save someone who is
injured or in danger.

N say res-kyoo

research
researches researching
researched verb

to study
a subject in
order to learn
new facts
or develop
new ideas.

Researching objects found
on the seashore.
research noun

reserve
reserves reserving reserved verb
to arrange to have something
kept for a later time.
They reserved a table at
the restaurant for 8 o’clock.
reservation noun

resign

resigns resigning resigned verb

to give up your job.

N say ri-zine

resist

resists resisting resisted verb

to try to stop something

from happening.

He resisted temptation.

resort

resorts noun

a place where many people

go for a vacation.

A ski resort.

resource

resources noun

a supply of something useful

or valuable, such as oil or gas.

The country is rich in

natural resources.

N say ree-sors

respect

noun

1 admiration for someone.

I have great respect for her.

2 politeness.

respect verb

respectful adjective

response

responses noun

a reply, in actions or words,

to something.

respond verb

responsive adjective

responsible

adjective

1 sensible and dependable.

2 in charge of something.

The boy was

responsible for

feeding his dog.

rest

noun

1 the time when you

are relaxing.

rest verb

2 something that is left over.

Most people left yesterday, but

the rest went this morning.

3 when something is still.

The ball came to rest

at the teacher’s feet.

restaurant

restaurants noun

a place where people go to

buy and eat a meal.

N say res-tur-ont

restless

adjective

unable to stay still or relax.

The baby had a restless night.

restore

restores restoring restored verb

to fix something old or

worn, so that it looks new

or can be used again.

result

results noun

the effect of certain actions

or events.

What was the result

of the experiment?

result verb

retire

retires retiring retired verb

to give up working, usually

because of old age or illness.

return

returns returning returned verb

1 to come back

from somewhere.

The boomerang returned easily

to his hand.

2 to give something back

to a person.

She returned the book

he had lent her.

return noun

return

reservoir
reservoirs noun
a large storage area
where water is
collected and stored
for future use.
N say rez-ur-vwar