▸ Specimen Drawer

Objects & Tools — Lesson 24

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Browse the cards below, then start a play round — five minutes of quick drills that lock each word into memory.

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settle

ˈset.əl

A long wooden bench with a back — can you settle the bill before leaving?

We need to settle this argument once and for all.

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shell

ʃɛl

A shell is a hard outer covering that protects certain animals such as snails — he cracked the shell of the nut.

The snail retreated into its shell.

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shelter

ˈʃɛltɚ

A structure that provides privacy and protection from danger — the trees gave us shelter from the rain.

We took shelter from the storm in an old barn.

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ship

ʃɪp

A ship is a large vehicle used for traveling across the sea, typically powered — we boarded the ship at the port.

The ship crossed the Atlantic Ocean in seven days.

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shirt

ʃɝːt

A piece of clothing worn , especially by men, on the upper part of the body — a striped / white shirt.

a striped / white shirt

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shoe

ʃuː

A shoe is a piece of clothing that covers your foot, usually with a hard sole — I bought new shoes.

I bought new shoes.

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short

ʃɔːrt

The location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed — it's only a short walk to the station.

a short skirt

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sink

sɪŋk

A fixed container with a water tap and drain, used for washing dishes or hands — the bathroom sink is clogged.

Please wash the dishes in the sink.

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skirt

skɜːrt

A garment that hangs from the waist and covers all or part of the legs — the skirt is too long for me.

She wore a blue skirt to the party.

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slide

slaɪd

Move smoothly along a surface, often by sliding or slipping — be careful not to slide on the wet floor.

The children like to slide down the hill on sleds.

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soap

soʊp

A cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats — I need to buy some soap.

I need to buy some soap.

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sock

sɑːk

A soft covering for the foot, usually worn inside shoes — I lost a sock in the laundry.

I lost a sock in the laundry.

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