▸ Specimen Drawer

Nature & Landscape — Lesson 5

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sea

siː

A large body of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface, smaller than an ocean — dolphins live in the sea.

The children went swimming in the sea.

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shallow

ˈʃæloʊ

A stretch of shallow water — he waded into the shallow end of the pool.

The lake is quite shallow here, so be careful.

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sheet

ʃiːt

Any broad thin expanse or surface — please give me a sheet of paper.

Please give me a sheet of paper.

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shore

ʃɔːr

The land along the edge of a body of water — the boat came to shore.

We walked along the shore.

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sky

skaɪ

The sky is the expanse of air and clouds above the earth, especially as seen — the sky is blue today.

The sky is blue today.

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spit

spɪt

A narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea — he spit in the man's face.

Please do not spit on the street.

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star

stɑːr

A large ball of burning gas in space that can be seen at night as a point of — the sun is a star.

I can see the stars in the sky tonight.

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stone

stoʊn

A lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter — he threw a stone at the old wooden door.

The child picked up a smooth stone from the beach.

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stream

striːm

A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth — the children played by the stream.

The children played by the stream.

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strip

strɪp

A relatively long narrow piece of something — she stripped the paint from the old table.

She stripped the paint from the old table.

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sun

sʌn

The star that provides light and heat for the earth and around which the earth moves — let's go and sit out in the sun.

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west .

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track

træk

A line or route along which something travels or moves — a dog / horse track.

a ten-mile stretch of track

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