| are1 |
a form of the verb "be" that is present tense and used with the pronouns "you," "we," or "they." It is also used with plural nouns. |
| capitalism |
an economic system in which land, factories, and other resources are owned by individuals instead of the government. In this system, the prices of things we buy are decided by the people who sell them and not by the government. |
| color |
a quality of light as our eyes see it. Light is made up of waves, which hit objects and are reflected from their surfaces. The colors we see, such as red, blue, and yellow, depend on how these light waves are reflected. Objects of different colors reflect different kinds of light waves. [1/5 definitions] |
| future tense |
a form of a verb that shows that something will happen or a condition will exist in the future. In the sentence "We will go to the zoo," "will go" is in the future tense. |
| hopefully |
it is hoped; if we are lucky; if all goes well. [1/2 definitions] |
| infinity |
a distance we cannot measure because it goes on forever, or a place that we imagine is at the end of such a distance. [1/3 definitions] |
| mantle |
the layer of the earth that lies between the crust and the core. The crust is the top layer of the earth--the layer we live on. The core is the center of our earth. The mantle is very thick and makes up most of the entire planet. [1/2 definitions] |
| ourselves |
used to put the emphasis on "we" or "us." [1/3 definitions] |
| past tense |
a form of a verb that shows that something happened in the past or that a condition existed in the past. In the sentence, "We baked a cake," "baked" is in the past tense. |
| person |
one of three groups of personal pronouns that show who the subject of the verb is. The first person, ("I" or "we") is used for the person who speaks or writes. The second person, ("you") is used for the person who reads or listens. The third person ("he," "she," "it," or "they") is used for the person or thing the speaker is talking about. [1/3 definitions] |
| preposition |
a word that shows a connection or relation between a noun or pronoun and some other word. In the sentence, "We went to the market and talked about the weather," "to" and "about" are prepositions. |
| shall |
used to express a future action or state; will (used only with the subjects "we" and "I"). [2/3 definitions] |
| simple sentence |
a sentence that has only one clause. "We waited for the bus early in the morning" is an example of a simple sentence. |
| sodium |
a soft, silver-white metal that is a chemical element. It combines easily with other elements and is found in nature only in compounds with other elements. Sodium reacts with chlorine to form the salt we eat in foods. (symbol: Na) |
| supercontinent |
a giant piece of land that scientists believe existed a very long time ago on the earth. It is thought that this piece of land broke into parts which drifted away from each other. The smaller pieces of land are the seven continents that we have now on the earth. These are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. |
| us |
the person speaking or writing together with another or others (a form of "we" used as the object of a verb or preposition.) |
| we'd |
shortened form of "we had" or "we would." |
| we'll |
shortened form of "we will." |
| were |
a past tense of the verb "be" that is used with the pronouns "you," "we," or "they." It is also used with plural nouns. |
| we're |
shortened form of "we are." |
| we've |
shortened form of "we have." |