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all                everything

             awl                a small pointed tool
             bawl               to shout loudly

             ball               a round object used for playing

             beat               to defeat
             beet               a kind of root vegetable

             bite               to cut something by using your teeth

             byte               a unit of information stored in a computer
             cast               to throw

             caste              a social class
             cede               to give up (power)

             seed               a small hard part of a plant

             cent               a unit of money
             scent              a pleasant smell

             cereal             a grain used for food

             serial             broadcast or published in several parts
             cheap              inexpensive

             cheep              a short high sound that young birds make
             dual               having two aspects

             duel               a fight between two people

             die                to stop living
             dye                colour

             fair               acceptable in a particular situation

             fare               the money that you pay to travel by bus, etc.
             farther            a greater distance in space

             further            more, additional

             flew               moved through the air
             flu                an infectious disease

             hair               a mass of threads growing on the head or body                                     Glossary

             hare               a rabbit-like animal
             hear               to listen

             here               in this place
             lessen             to diminish

             lesson             something to be learned or studied
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