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borrowborrow

VerbVerb

My daughter borrows money from me. My daughter borrows money from me. She will give the money back on Monday.She will give the money back on Monday.

calculatorcalculator

nounnoun It is helpful to It is helpful to

have a have a calculator in calculator in math class.math class.

hardhard

adjectiveadjective The boy fell on The boy fell on

the hard floor.the hard floor.

protractorprotractor

nounnoun A protractor is like A protractor is like

a ruler.a ruler.

erasereraser

nounnoun Mistakes are Mistakes are

easily corrected easily corrected with an eraser.with an eraser.

funfun

adjectiveadjective The circus was a The circus was a

lot of fun.lot of fun.

waitwait

verbverb You have to You have to

wait in the line wait in the line before you can before you can go inside.go inside.

moremore

adverbadverb Santa wants more Santa wants more

than 3 cookies.than 3 cookies.

thingthing

nounnoun A car, desk, A car, desk,

pencil, and pencil, and house are all house are all examples of examples of things.things.

backpackbackpack

nounnoun My backpack holds My backpack holds

all my things for all my things for school in it.school in it.

folderfolder

nounnoun I put all my I put all my

important papers important papers in my folder. in my folder.

walletwallet

nounnoun Mr. Johnson put Mr. Johnson put

his money in his his money in his wallet.wallet.

dollardollar

nounnoun In the United In the United

States, people States, people use dollars to buy use dollars to buy things.things.

herehere

adverbadverb You are here, You are here,

in the classroom.in the classroom. Here is your book.Here is your book.

Excuse me…Excuse me…

Excuse me, I Excuse me, I burped. burped.

Is it okay if…Is it okay if…

Is it okay if I open the Is it okay if I open the present?present?

I know.I know.

I know the answer I know the answer to the teacher’s to the teacher’s question.question.

How do you say this in How do you say this in (English)?(English)?

How do you say How do you say holahola in English?in English?

Oh, no!Oh, no!

Oh, no! I dropped Oh, no! I dropped coke all over my coke all over my new shirt!new shirt!

Look!Look!

Look! There’s a Look! There’s a big lion!big lion!