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earth farewell
earth /ûrth/ n. a. the third planet from the
sun; the planet on which we live. Earth F F F
revolves around the sun. b. ground; soil.
Plant these seeds in black earth. 1
eas•i•ly /ē′ zə lē/ adv. without trying hard; face /fās/ n. the front part of the head; that
in an easy way. He easily carried the light part of the head on which the eyes, nose,
box. and mouth are located. Her face was
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east /ēst/ n. the direction to your right as you covered by a funny mask.
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face north; the direction from which the sun face /fās/ v. (fac•es, faced, fac•ing) to be
rises. We saw a glow of light in the east turned toward; to have the front toward.
before dawn. Our classrooms face the street.
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east /ēst/ adv. to the east. We walked east fac•ing /fā′ sĭng/ v. (fac•es, faced, fac•ing)
until we came to the hotel. a. looking in a certain direction. Our beach
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east /ēst/ adj. from the east. An east wind house is facing the sea. b. meeting a
situation; confronting. I will be facing the
brought rain and colder temperatures. contest judges tomorrow.
ei•ther /ē′ thər/ or /ī′-/ adj. one or the other fac•to•ry /făk′ tə rē/ n. (fac•to•ries pl.) a
of two. I couldn’t run faster than either one building or a group of buildings in which
of my friends. something is manufactured. He worked in a
emp•ty /ĕmp′ tē/ adj. (emp•ti•er, factory that makes farm machinery.
emp•ti•est) the opposite of full; not having fair /fâr/ adj. a. in keeping with the rules;
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anything or anyone in it. Put this hat into according to what is accepted as right. If you
the empty box. want to play on the team, you must learn
en•gine /ĕn′ jĭn/ n. a machine that changes fair play. b. light in color. She has fair hair
fuel and energy into motion. Most and dark eyes.
automobile engines use gasoline. fair /fâr/ n. an event or exhibition, usually
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-er a suffix that means “more” and is used to for farm products or animals. We showed
form comparative adjectives: greater. our rabbits at the county fair.
e•rase /ĭ rās′/ v. (e•ras•es, e•rased, ➤ Fair sounds like fare.
e•ras•ing) to wipe or rub out. Will you fair•y /fâr′ ē/ n. (fair•ies pl.) A tiny
please erase the board? imaginary being in human form, depicted as
-est a suffix that means “most” and is used to clever, mischievous, and possessing magical
form superlative adjectives: greatest. powers. We pretended that fairies lived in
ev•er /ĕv′ ər/ adv. at any time. Have you that garden.
ever traveled to Europe? fair•y tale /fâr′ ē tāl′/ n. a made-up story,
eve•ry /ĕv′ rē/ adj. each; all of a group. usually with fairies, elves, or other magical
Every child should visit the dentist regularly. characters. Cinderella is a famous fairy tale.
eve•ry•day /ĕv′ rē dā′/ adj. ordinary; all fan /făn/ n. anything used to move the air.
right for the usual day or event. You should When it got hot I turned on the fan.
wear your everyday clothes to play outside. fare /fâr/ n. money charged for a trip. You
eve•ry•thing /ĕv′ rē thĭng′/ pron. all pay a fare to ride in a bus, taxi, train, or
things; each thing. Everything is going right airplane.
for me. ➤ Fare sounds like fair.
eve•ry•where /ĕv′ rē hwâr′/ or /ĕv′ rē fare•well /fâr wĕl′/ n. a wish of well-being
wâr′/ adv. in all places. The birdwatcher saw at parting; a good-bye. On my last day at
birds everywhere. work, I was given a warm farewell.
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