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ugly warp

U U U ă pat Pronunciation Key

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th thin
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ug•ly /ŭg′ lē/ adj. (ug•li•er, ug•li•est) âr care ô paw, for hw which
unpleasant to any sense. His mask was very ä father oi noise zh vision
ugly and scary. ĕ pet ou out ə about,
un•cle /ŭng′ kəl/ n. a. the brother of one’s ē be oo ˘ took item,
father or mother. I have two uncles on my ĭ pit oo ‾ boot pencil,
mother’s side. b. the husband of one’s aunt.
We visited our aunt and uncle last spring. ī pie ŭ cut gallop,
un•der /ŭn′ dər/ prep. a. below; beneath. I îr pier ûr urge circus
found money hidden under a rock. b. less
than. You can repair the broken window for
under forty dollars.
un•friend•ly /ŭn frĕnd′ lē/ adj. not
friendly. I stayed away from the unfriendly
dog. W W W
un•hap•py /ŭn hăp′ ē/ adj. (un•hap•pi•er,
un•hap•pi•est; un•hap•pi•ly adv.) not happy; wag•on /wăg′ ən/ n. a four-wheeled vehicle
sad; full of sorrow. When Maria was for carrying loads usually pulled by a
unhappy, we tried to cheer her up. tractor, a horse, or a person. Dad pulled us
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un•til /ŭn tĭl′/ prep. a. up to the time of; till. in the red wagon.
I slept until noon today. b. before the time waist /wāst/ n. the narrow part of the body
of. He could not stop working until between the ribs and the hips. Belts are
midnight. worn around the waist.
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un•til /ŭn tĭl′/ conj. a. up to the time that. wal•rus•es /wôl′ rəs əz/ or /wŏl′ rəs əz/ n. pl.
We waited for you until the show was about (wal•rus sing.) large, arctic sea animals,
to begin. b. before. She would not serve related to seals, and having large tusks.
dinner until everyone was seated. Walruses can live to be forty years old.
up•on /ə pŏn′/ or /ə pôn′/ prep. on. Place war /wôr/ n. a fight or struggle, usually
the book upon the table. between countries or parts of a country.
There are great losses of life and destruction
V V V of property in a war.

➤ War sounds like wore.
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warm /wôrm/ adj. a. having a small amount
ver•y /vĕr′ ē/ adv. greatly; extremely. He of heat; neither hot nor cold. Blankets keep
was very unhappy when he lost his dog. us warm. b. affectionate. They gave us a
voice /vois/ n. a. a sound made with the warm greeting.
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mouth, especially by talking or singing. We warm /wôrm/ v. to make warm; to heat.
heard her voice above all the others. b. the Warm the food before you serve it.
type or quality of sound made with the warn /wôrn/ v. to tell of coming danger. The
mouth. That singer has a pleasant voice. sirens will warn us of a tornado.
warp /wôrp/ v. to bend or buckle from
dampness. Cover the wood so the rain
doesn’t warp it.

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