WW2 Lesson 8 (Fifi) Flashcards
1
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aquarium
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(n)
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A glass tank filled with water. Plants and animals that live in water, especially fish, are kept there.
* Sophie loved to watch the brightly colored clown fish swim in her _aquarium_. -
A building where many different kinds of living fish and other water animals are on display.
* In the center of the _aquarium_ stands a huge glass tank where hundreds of fish, eels, and turtles swim.
2
Q
cage
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(n)
A kind of box with bars or wire netting. It is a place to keep animals or birds.
- My canary flew into the kitchen when my cousin opened the door of its _cage_.
3
Q
club
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(n)
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A heavy stick that is used for hitting and swinging at something.
* Long ago, people used _clubs_ to protect themselves. -
A group of people who meet from time to time to do some special thing.
* Our _club_ meets every week in our clubhouse.
4
Q
faucet
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(n)
A handle fitted to a pipe. It is used to control the flow of water.
- We can get water from the _faucet_ at the back of the house to water the garden.
5
Q
flood
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(n)
A great flow of water over land that is dry.
- The _flood_ rose to the roofs of the houses on this street.
(v)
To cover with water.
- When the pipe broke, water _flooded_ the basement.
6
Q
gift
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(n)
Something that is given. It is a present.
- We often bring my grandmother a _gift_ when we stay at her house for a few days.
7
Q
icicle
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(n)
A thin, pointed, hanging piece of ice. It is formed by water freezing as it drips.
- The _icicles_ hanging from the roof sparkled in the bright sunlight.
8
Q
imitate
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(v)
To try to act like someone or something else.
- Maria tried to _imitate_ the way her swimming teacher kicked her legs.
9
Q
pearl
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(n)
A smooth round object that forms inside the shell of an oyster. It is used in jewelry.
- When the diver opened the oyster, she saw a _pearl_ lying inside the shell.
10
Q
valley
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(n)
A low piece of land lying between hills or mountains.
- On the other side of the _valley_, we could see a line of hills.
