| alphabetize |
When you alphabetize words, you put them in an order that uses the alphabet. Words that begin with A are first, then words that begin with B, and so on. Words that begin with Z are at the end. |
| Alps |
The Alps are a large range of mountains in Europe. The highest mountains of the Alps are located in Switzerland. Many people come to the Alps to see the beautiful mountains and valleys, and many people come to ski. |
| already |
Already means before now. If you say that you have already washed your hands, you mean that you washed them sometime before now. Sometimes already means before some other time. When you get to the bus stop and the bus has already left, it means that the bus left before you got there. [3 definitions] |
| also |
When you buy a jacket and you also buy a hat, it means that you buy a jacket and you buy a hat too. If it rained today and it rained yesterday also, it means it rained both today and yesterday. |
| although |
Although is a word that we use to connect ideas in a sentence. We use although to join two ideas that are true but don't seem to agree with each other. Although is an important word, but we probably use "even though" more often when we talk. "Even though" is a little stronger, but it has the same meaning. |
| altogether |
If the price of a group of things is ten dollars altogether, it means that the price is ten dollars when you put the different things together and add everything up. |
| always |
Always means at all times or forever. [3 definitions] |
| a.m. |
Sometimes we use the letters a.m. (or A.M.) when we are talking about a time of day. When we say or write a.m., we mean "in the morning." |
| am |
Am is a form of the verb be. |
| amaze |
When something amazes you, it surprises you very much, or it is hard to believe. |
| amazing |
When something is amazing, it is hard to believe that it is real or that it is really happening. Things that are amazing are sometimes good, but sometimes they are just hard to believe. |
| Amazon River |
The Amazon River is one of the great rivers of the world. It is the longest river in South America, and some say it may be longer than the Nile River in Africa. The Amazon River flows down from the mountains in Peru, then across Brazil, and into the Atlantic Ocean. As it travels across South America, It flows through the greatest rainforest in the world. |
| ambulance |
An ambulance is a vehicle that carries people who are sick or hurt to a hospital. |
| America |
America is another name for the United States. [2 definitions] |
| American |
When something is American, it comes from the country of the United States of America, or it has to do with the people or culture of the United States. [2 definitions] |
| among |
When something is among other things, it means that it is together with or in the middle of other things. [2 definitions] |
| amount |
An amount is how much of something there is or how many there are. |
| amphibian |
An amphibian is a type of animal. Amphibians live in the water for one part of their lives and on land for the other. Frogs and toads are some animals that are amphibians. |
| amuse |
When someone amuses you, they do things that keep your attention and make you feel happy. [2 definitions] |
| amusement park |
An amusement park is an outdoor place with games, rides, and other things that are fun to see or do. |
| an |
An is another word for "a." It has the same meaning, but it is used before words that start with a certain kind of sound. We say "a banana," but we say "an apple" because these two words start in different ways. "Banana" begins with a sound called a consonant, and "apple" begins with a sound called a vowel. When a word begins with a vowel sound, we always say "an" instead of "a." Vowel sounds at the beginning of a word are usually written with the letters A, E, I, O, and U. |