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north /nôrth/ adj. to the north. The north Pronunciation Key
side of the house faces the highway.
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north /nôrth/ adv. toward the north. Birds ă pat ŏ pot th thin
fly north in the spring. ā pay ō toe th this
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note•book /nōt′ book′/ n. a book for notes âr care ô paw, for hw which
of things to be learned or remembered. I ä father oi noise zh vision
always carry a notebook to class. ĕ pet ou out ə about,
noth•ing /nŭth′ ĭng/ n. a. not anything. We ē be oo ˘ took item,
saw nothing we liked in that shop. b. zero. ĭ pit oo ‾ boot pencil,
Six taken from six leaves nothing. ī pie ŭ cut gallop,
no•where /nō′ hwâr′/ or /nō′ wâr′/ adv. îr pier ûr urge circus
not anywhere. My shoes are nowhere to be
found.
nudge /nŭj/ n. a little push with the elbow.
Mom woke me up by giving me a nudge in
my side. or•ange /ôr′ ĭnj/ or /ŏr′ ĭnj/ n. a round,
nurse /nûrs/ n. a person who cares for people reddish-yellow, juicy fruit. I ate an orange
who are sick or who need help. Nurses work from Florida.
with doctors to help people stay well. or•der /ôr′ dər/ n. a. a command; an
instruction. The sailors obeyed the captain’s
O O O order. b. the way in which things follow one
another. These names are in alphabetical
order.

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o’•clock /ə klŏk′/ adv. of or according to the oth•er /ŭth′ ər/ adj. a. different. I asked the
clock. Our school day ends at three o’clock. salesman to call some other day.
o•dor /ō′ dər/ n. a strong smell. The garbage b. remaining. Can you write with your other
had a bad odor. hand? 2
oh /ō/ interj. a sound that expresses surprise, oth•er /ŭth′ ər/ pron. the remaining one;
interest, or sorrow. Oh, no! I forgot my keys! the other one. Raise one hand, and then
raise the other.
➤ Oh sounds like owe. out•fit /out′ fĭt′/ n. the clothing and
oil /oil/ n. a greasy liquid obtained from accessories for an event. What do you think
animals, plants, or minerals. Olive oil is of my party outfit?
used for salads. o•ver /ō′ vər/ prep. a. above. The reading
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oint•ment /oint′ mənt/ n. a lotion for the lamp is over the bed. b. on top of. Put the
skin. This ointment will soothe your cover over the basket. c. more than. The
sunburn. flight took over three hours.
once /wŭns/ adv. a. one time. We met only o•ver /ō′ vər/ adv. again. Do this exercise
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once. b. formerly. Horses once were used to over.
plow fields. o•ver /ō′ vər/ adj. ended. The rain is over.
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o•pen /ō′ pən/ v. a. to move from a shut
position. Open the door. b. to remove the owe /ō/ v. (owes, owed, ow•ing) to have to
outer cover. Open the envelope. pay or repay in return for something. We
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o•pen /ō′ pən/ adj. not closed or shut. The owe Jon a dollar.
cat climbed out an open window. ➤ Owe sounds like oh.

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