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| a period of three months; one of three periods into which a school year is sometimes divided |
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| a group of four singers or musicians who perform together |
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| one of five babies that are born at the same time to the same mother |
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| able to speak two languages |
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| occurring two times a year |
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| a long speech given by a character in a story, movie, play, etc.; a speech given by a performer, such as a comedian |
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| an imaginary animal that looks like a horse and has one straight horn growing from the middle of its forehead |
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| used to say that something or someone is unlike anything or anyone else; special or unusual |
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| a piece of music that is performed by one singer or musician; something that is done without another person |
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| of or related to the sun, which there is only one |
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| Time when the Sun is farthest from the equator |
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| a situation where people of different social classes, religions, races, etc. are together in a society but continue to have their different traditions and interests |
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| Megalosaurus was a large, meat-eating dinosaur |
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| a science that deals with things that are alive, such as plants and animals; the study of life |
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| the story of a real person's life written by someone other than that person |
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| the art, process, or job of taking pictures with a camera; named after the original process that used light to expose an image on special paper |
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| a US city founded by William Penn, a Quaker who believed in peace |
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| a wealthy person who gives money and time to help make life better for other people |
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| the study of ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life; your personal beliefs or opinions related to life |
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| a word that has the same or similar meaning as another word in the same language |
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| an upright pipe with a spout, nozzle, or other outlet, usually in the street, for drawing water from a main pipe, especially for fighting fires |
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| an interview for a particular role or job as a singer, actor, dancer, or musician, consisting of a performance |
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| a musical instrument played by striking a row of metal bars of different lengths with one or more small wooden or plastic mallets |
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