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group |
Your family is a group of people. When people or things are together or connected in some way, we call them a group. At recess, some children might play alone, but often they play together in small groups. [1/4 definitions] |
intermission |
a pause or stop between times of activity; recess. |
outdoors |
When you go outdoors, you go outside. You go out in the open air. Children often go outdoors during recess at school. [1/2 definitions] |
recess |
to stop activity for a period of time; take a recess. [1/4 definitions] |
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