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some•thing /sŭm′ thĭng/ pron. a certain Pronunciation Key
thing that is not specifically named. Give the
dog something to eat. ă pat ŏ pot th thin
some•where /sŭm′ hwâr′/ or ā pay ō toe th this
/sŭm′ wâr′/ adv. at some place; to some âr care ô paw, for hw which
place. There is a pond somewhere in the ä father oi noise zh vision
park. ĕ pet ou out ə about,
song /sông/ or /sŏng/ n. a tune; a piece of ē be oo ˘ took item,
music to be sung. The principal asked us to ĭ pit oo ‾ boot pencil,
sing another song. ī pie ŭ cut gallop,
sor•ry /sŏr′ ē/ or /sôr′ ē / adj. (sor•ri•er, îr pier ûr urge circus
sor•ri•est; sor•ri•ly adv.) feeling regret; full
of sorrow or sadness. I’m sorry; I didn’t
mean to bump you.

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sound /sound/ n. anything that is heard; a
noise. The sound of the bells came softly on splash /splăsh/ n. (splash•es pl.) a scattering
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the breeze. or throwing of a liquid. The children made a
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sound /sound/ v. to make a noise. His snores splash as they jumped into the water.
sound all through the house. sponge /spŭnj/ n. a porous mass used for
south /south/ n. the direction to the left when cleaning and washing. I always wash my car
a person faces the sunset. A warm wind blew with a sponge.
from the south. sport /spôrt/ or /spōrt/ n. any game involving
space /spās/ n. a. the area in which the exercise; recreation. Swimming is a common
planets and stars exist. Earth travels in summer sport.
space around the sun. b. room; a place. spot /spŏt/ n. a small mark of a different
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There is no more space for passengers in the color. There’s a spot of paint on the rug.
crowded train. spot /spŏt/ v. (spots, spot•ted, spot•ting) to
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speech /spēch/ n. (speech•es pl.) a talk given see; to locate; to catch sight of. How can we
in public. The President made a speech on spot him in this big crowd?
television.
spend /spĕnd/ v. (spends, spent, spend•ing) spot•ted /spŏt′ ĭd/ adj. having spots.
Heather wore a spotted blouse.
a. to pay out money. Never spend more than 1
you earn. b. to pass time. We spent the sprain /sprān/ n. a sudden twist of a joint
weekend at the beach. with stretching or tearing of ligaments. I
couldn’t run because of my ankle sprain.
spent /spĕnt/ past tense of spend. sprain /sprān/ v. to injure by a sudden or
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spice /spīs/ n. a seasoning used to add flavor severe twist. You will sprain your ankle if
to food. Pepper is a spice. you don’t wear the right shoes.
spin•ning /spĭn′ ĭng/ v. (spins, spun, spray /sprā/ n. water or another liquid flying
spin•ning) twirling something. The woman through the air. The spray of the water got
was spinning cotton on the spinning wheel. my shirt wet.
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splash /splăsh/ v. a. to scatter and fall in
drops. Raindrops splash on the pavement.
b. to make wet or dirty. The cars splash me
with mud as they speed past.

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