| lane |
A lane is a marked path for cars or people traveling in the same direction. [2 definitions] |
| language |
When we talk about language, we mean the words that people use and the ways that people put the words together. It is with language that we can talk to each other. [2 definitions] |
| lantern |
A lantern is a container that holds a candle or other type of light. It may also have a handle for carrying it from place to place or hanging it up somewhere. A lantern often has clear glass or open sides so that the light can shine out. Some lanterns are made with thin paper that lets some of the light go through. |
| Laos |
Laos is a country in Asia. Two of its neighbors are Thailand and Vietnam. Much of Laos is covered by forests and mountains, but there is also some land for farming. Most farms in Laos grow rice. The main language spoken in Laos is called Lao, but people speak other languages too. |
| lap1 |
A lap is the front of your body from your waist to your knees when you are sitting. |
| laptop |
"Laptop" is a short way to say "laptop computer." A laptop computer is a computer that is small and that you can easily move from place to place. A laptop computer can fold up so that it can become flat. |
| large |
When something is large, it is big. Oceans and continents are large things. Whales and elephants are large animals. A cat is not a large animal like a whale or an elephant, but it is large when you compare it with a mouse or an ant. |
| last1 |
The last house on the street is the house that comes after all the other houses. When you are the last to finish your dinner, it means that you finish after everyone else. [3 definitions] |
| last2 |
When a movie lasts for two hours, it means that it goes on for two hours. [2 definitions] |
| late |
If school starts at eight o'clock, and you get to school ten minutes after eight o'clock, you are late. If a train should leave at nine o'clock, but it doesn't leave until ten o'clock, then the train is very late. [3 definitions] |
| lately |
When you have not seen someone lately, it means that you have not seen them recently, or in the last few weeks or months. |
| later |
Let's say the bus always comes late, but today the bus comes later. This means that today the bus is even more late than usual. [2 definitions] |
| latke |
A latke is a kind of food made with small bits of potato, egg, onion, and salt. Latkes are fried in a pan with oil. In the pan, the latkes are flat and fairly round. |
| Latvia |
Latvia is a country in Europe. It lies on a sea called the Baltic. Two of its neighbors are Estonia and Lithuania. Latvia has many hills and plains, and there are many rivers. Latvia has done many things to protect the plants and animals in the country. Although Latvia has large cities with many businesses and factories, it is also home to animals such as deer, bears, eagles, beavers, and wolves. |
| laugh |
People often laugh when something is funny to them. When you laugh, you smile, usually with your mouth open, and sounds come from your mouth that are not words. People usually feel happy when they laugh. |
| laughter |
Laughter is the act or sound of laughing. |
| laundry |
When we talk about laundry, we mean things like clothes, sheets, and other things that we wash with water and soap. When we say we are going to do the laundry, it means we are going to wash our clothes and other things made of cloth. |
| laundry room |
A laundry room is a place where people wash clothes and other things like sheets and towels. |
| lava |
Lava is very hot, melted rock that comes out of a mountain called a volcano. The lava flows down the sides of the volcano to the ground. Sometimes it flows across land and into the sea. Later, lava gets cool and becomes new land. |
| law |
Law is the set of rules that everyone who lives in a certain place must follow. When we say that something is against the law, we mean that if someone does that thing, they could get in trouble with the police. Judges, lawyers, and police officers have to know and understand the law. [2 definitions] |
| lawn1 |
A lawn is an area of land covered with grass that people cut to keep short. |