| Lake Maracaibo |
Lake Maracaibo is a large body of water in Venezuela in South America. It is connected to the Caribbean Sea. Lake Maracaibo is called a lake, but its water is salty, so it is more like a very large bay of the Caribbean Sea. Many ships travel through Lake Maracaibo and bring goods in and out of Venezuela. Goods are things that people buy or sell. |
| Lake Michigan |
Lake Michigan is a large lake in the United States. It is one of the five very large lakes in North America called the Great Lakes. Lake Michigan touches the states of Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin. The big city of Chicago is at the south end of Lake Michigan. |
| Lake Ontario |
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Lake Ontario lies between the United States and Canada. Lake Ontario is the smallest of the Great Lakes, but it is still very big. Large ships come through Lake Ontario on their way to the other Great Lakes and to cities like Chicago and Detroit. Lake Ontario is also a place for sailing smaller boats, swimming, and for other water sports. |
| Lake Superior |
Lake Superior is a large lake that lies between the United States and Canada. Lake Superior is one of the five very large lakes in North America called the Great Lakes. Lake Superior is the largest of these lakes. Many people come to the shores of Lake Superior for camping, fishing, swimming, and to sail boats. |
| Lake Titicaca |
Lake Titicaca is a large, deep lake in South America. It lies high in the Andes mountains between the countries of Bolivia and Peru. |
| Lake Victoria |
Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa and one of the largest lakes in the world. It is shared by three countries: Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. |
| lamb |
A lamb is a young sheep. [2 definitions] |
| lamp |
A lamp is a thing made by people that gives off light. Lamps often stand on a desk or table, or on the floor. The lamps that people use now usually use electricity to make light, but some lamps burn oil or some kind of gas. |
| land |
Land is the solid part of the earth that you stand on. [4 definitions] |
| landform |
A landform is a natural part of the earth like a hill or a mountain or an island. It has been made by forces that are active inside the earth or around the earth. Each landform has a certain kind of shape. Landforms can be different from each other because of their shape, but they can also be different because of what they are made of, how big they are, and where they are located. |
| 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. |