Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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angle

angles noun

a corner where two lines

or surfaces meet.

animal

animals noun

any living thing that

breathes and moves around.

Insects, fish, birds,

mammals, and reptiles are

all types of animal.

animation

animation noun

still pictures, often in cartoon

form, that appear to move.

ankle

ankles noun

the joint between your leg

and your foot.

anniversary

anniversaries noun

a special event that is

remembered every year

on the same date.

Wedding anniversary.

announce

announces announcing

announced verb

to say something for

everyone to hear.

“I’m going,” he announced.

annoy

annoys annoying annoyed verb

to make someone irritated.

The flies annoyed her.

annoyance noun

annual

adjective

happening every year.

Independence Day is

an annual holiday.

annually adverb

anonymous

adjective

by an unknown author.

An anonymous letter.

N say a-non-uh-mus

another

adjective

1 different.

Do you have another pen? I

think this one is broken.

2 one more.

Do you want another cookie?

answer

answers answering answered

verb

to reply to a question.

answer noun

ant

ants noun

an insect that lives in large,

organized groups. The males

and egg-laying females

have wings.

antelope

antelopes noun

a mammal that is found on

dry plains in Africa and Asia.

Antelopes eat grass

and other plants.

antenna

antennae or antennas noun

1 a part on certain animals’

heads that is used for feeling

(see insect on page 108).

2 a device for receiving radio

and TV signals for broadcast

(see universe on page 229).

antibiotic

antibiotics noun

a medicine that kills bacteria.

antiseptic

antiseptics noun

a substance put on cuts and

grazes to prevent infection.

anxious

adjective

worried or nervous.

N say ank-shus

any

adjective

some or every.

UAnybody can do that,

it’s easy!

U She didn’t tell anyone what

she had seen.

U I’m going out, and you can’t

do anything to stop me!

U It might be cloudy, but we

could go for a picnic anyway.

U Have you seen my pet mouse

anywhere?

apart

adverb

away from

each

other, or

separate.

Standing

with feet

apart.

apartment

apartments noun

a home that is made up

of a set of rooms inside

a larger building.

ape

apes noun

a mammal that lives in

forests in warm regions and

feeds on

insects

and fruit.

Apes have

no tails

and can

walk on

two legs.

apologize

apologizes apologizing

apologized verb

to say you are sorry.

angle

bird

fish

wood ant

nyala

gibbon

insect

mammal

reptile

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