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high adj. tall; far above the ground.
Walnuts fell from a high branch. J J J
tall having great height. The tall building
could be seen for miles.
towering very high. They climbed up the jelly n. a food made by boiling fruit juices
towering mountain. and sugar. I like grape jelly.
antonym: low jam food made by boiling fruit and sugar
until thick. The jam was full of purple
hop v. to move by jumping. Rabbits hop grapes.
from place to place. preserves fruit cooked with sugar and
bound to leap or spring. The sheep bound sealed in containers. We put strawberry
from rock to rock. preserves on our toast.
leap to jump. The tiger can leap over the
fallen tree. join v. to put together; to connect. They will
spring to jump; to leap. The fox will spring join the caboose to the last car of the train.
at the rabbit. combine to put two or more things together.
The chef will combine the meat and
hurry v. to act quickly; move fast. Hurry vegetables for the stew.
or you’ll be late. link to connect or join. The chain will link
fly to move quickly, swiftly. We were so the gate and the fence.
busy that the time seemed to fly.
hustle to move fast; hurry. We had to hustle K K K
to get to the bus stop on time.
hurt v. to cause pain to. The sting of the
bee hurt his arm. kind adj. gentle and caring. They are
ache to be in pain; hurt. His arm must ache always very kind to animals.
after he fell off his bike. gentle kindly; friendly. The teacher spoke
pain to suffer; hurt. The sore finger seemed with a gentle voice.
to pain her when she wrote. good-hearted caring; generous. The good-
smart to feel sharp pain. His eyes will smart hearted neighbor helped.
from the dust in the air.
I I I L L L
last adj. coming after all others; final. The
ice n. water that has been frozen solid by last train leaves at six o’clock.
cold. Ice keeps food and drinks cold. concluding bringing to an end. The
glaze a smooth, glossy coating. The glaze concluding question asked for the name of
is what makes the dishes shine. the president.
hail small pieces of ice falling like rain. The final at the end; coming last. The final act
hail beat on the windows. of the play was exciting.
sleet snow or hail mixed with rain. The sleet
covered the town with a shiny coat of ice.
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