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thing /thĭng/ n. (things pl.) a. any object; Pronunciation Key
anything that exists and can be seen, heard,
felt, etc. He took his clothes and some other ă pat ŏ pot th thin
things to summer camp. b. an action; a ā pay ō toe th this
matter; an affair. That was a good thing to âr care ô paw, for hw which
do. ä father oi noise zh vision
think /thĭngk/ v. (thinks, thought, think•ing) ĕ pet ou out ə about,
a. to use the mind to reach decisions, form ē be oo ˘ took item,
opinions, etc. I can’t think when there is ĭ pit oo ‾ boot pencil,
noise all around me. b. to have in mind as ī pie ŭ cut gallop,
an opinion, idea, etc.; to believe. They think îr pier ûr urge circus
they know the answer.
thin•ner /thĭn′ ər/ adj. (thin, thin•nest)
being more slender or less thick than
something or someone else. This bed sheet
is thinner than the comforter.
thin•nest /thĭn′ ĭst/ adj. (thin, thin•ner) ti•tle /tīt′ l/ n. the name of a book, movie,
painting, etc. When I had finished reading
being the most slender or least thick of the story, I couldn’t remember its title.
anything or anyone. That is the thinnest
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book I have ever seen! toad•stool /tōd′ stool′/ n. a particular type
of mushroom, oftentimes poisonous. The
thirst /thûrst/ n. a desire for something to truffle is an edible toadstool.
drink caused by a dry feeling in the mouth 1
or throat. The horses satisfied their thirst by toast /tōst/ v. to make crisp, hot, and brown
drinking from a stream. by heat. Would you like me to toast your
bread?

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though /thō/ adv. however. You must admit, 2
though, that she was partly right. toast /tōst/ n. sliced bread that is browned
by heat. I like toast for breakfast.
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though /thō/ conj. in spite of the fact that;
although. Though it was getting late, we to•ma•to /tə mā′ tō/ n. (to•ma•toes pl.) a
commonly grown reddish fruit. Please add a
kept playing for a while longer. tomato to my salad.
threw /throo/ past tense of throw. toot /toot/ n. a short, sharp sound made by a
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throw /thrō/ v. (throws, threw, thrown, horn or whistle. They heard the toot of the
throw•ing) to toss or cast through the air. tugboat whistle.
Throw the ball to Angie. tore /tôr/ or /tōr/ past tense of tear.
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throw /thrō/ n. an act of throwing; a toss.
The player made a bad throw to first base, track /trăk/ n. (tracks pl.) a. a mark or a
and the runner was safe. series of marks left by an animal, person,
wagon, etc. We saw the tire tracks on the
thun•der /thŭn′ dər/ n. the loud noise snow. b. a special path or course set up for
caused by the violent expansion of air racing. A mile is four times around the track.
heated by lightning. Thunder often comes c. the metal rails on which trains run. The
before rain. railroad track runs through a tunnel.
ti•ger /tī′ gər/ n. a large cat with yellowish trac•tor /trăk′ tər/ n. a large machine on
fur and black stripes. Tigers live in Asia. wheels, used for pulling trucks or farm
time•ly /tīm′ lē/ adj. (time•li•er, time•li•est) equipment. The farmer drove the tractor
happening at a good time; well-timed. She into the barn.
planned her timely arrival so she didn’t miss
dinner.

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