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wor•ry /wûr′ ē/ or /wŭr′ ē/ n. (wor•ries pl.) yoke /yōk/ n. a wooden frame that connects
a cause of anxiety or trouble. Money is a two work animals at the neck. The farmer
constant worry to him. put the yoke on the oxen.
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would /wood/ v. a. used to express what ➤ Yoke sounds like yolk.
could have happened or been true. I would yolk /yōk/ n. the yellow part of an egg. Linda
have come if I had known you were sick. added one yolk to the cake mix.
b. used to make a polite request. Would you ➤ Yolk sounds like yoke.
carry this for me? c. past tense of will.
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would•’ve /wood′ əv/ contraction of would
have.
wrap /răp/ v. (wraps, wrapped, wrap•ping)
a. to enclose in something by winding or
folding. Wrap the baby in warm blankets.
b. to cover with paper. Did you wrap the gift
for your mother?
wrapped /răpt/ v. (wraps, wrapped,
wrap•ping) covered an object with paper or
another material and taped or tied it up. She yolk
wrapped the gift with pink paper. you’d /yoo‾d/ contraction of you would.
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wrin•kle /rĭng′ kəl/ n. a small crease or you’ll /yool/ contraction of you will.
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fold. Rosa ironed the wrinkles out of her
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skirt. your /yoor/ or /yôr/ or /yōr/ adj. of or
belonging to you. Is this your coat?
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wrin•kle /rĭng′ kəl/ v. to crease or
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crumple. Your forehead wrinkles when you your•self /yoor sĕlf′/, /yôr sĕlf′/,
frown. /yōr sĕlf′/, or /yər sĕlf′/ pron. (your•selves
write /rīt/ v. (writes, wrote, writ•ten, writ•ing) pl.) the pronoun referring to you. Please
help yourself to some snacks.
a. to form letters or words with a pen, pencil,
‾
or other instrument. Most people learn to you’ve /yoov/ contraction of you have.
write in school. b. to be the author of. He
wrote a story for the school newspaper. Z Z Z
➤ Write sounds like right.
wrote /rōt/ past tense of write. zip•per /zĭp′ ər/ n. a fastening device with
Y Y Y two rows of tiny teeth that can be closed

together by a sliding tab. My boots close
with a zipper.

yawn•ing /yô′ nĭng/ v. opening the mouth
wide as an involuntary reaction to being
tired or bored. Matt was yawning during the
long movie.
yel•low /yĕl′ ō/ n. the color of a lemon or of
butter. Yellow is a bright, sunny color.

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