| alcohol |
Alcohol is a liquid often made from grain or fruit. Some drinks, such as beer and wine, have alcohol in them. Many adults enjoy the taste of alcohol in drinks, but alcohol can also make people feel and act differently from how they usually feel or act. Drinking some alcohol is usually OK for adults, but drinking a lot of alcohol can sometimes be bad. |
| Algeria |
Algeria is the largest country in Africa. It lies along the shore of a sea called the Mediterranean. Algeria has big cities, beaches, and mountains in the north, but the southern part of Algeria is all desert. It is part of the Sahara Desert, the biggest desert in the world. |
| alike |
When things are alike, they are the same or similar in some way. |
| alive |
When something has life, it is alive. If someone is breathing, that person is alive. |
| all |
All means every one of a group of things, or it means the whole of something. If all children in a school are girls, then there are no boys in the school. If we say that it rained all day, it means that it never stopped raining the whole day. [3 definitions] |
| alligator |
An alligator is a large, powerful reptile that lives in and around water. An alligator has a long body and tail, but it has short legs. It also has a long snout and many sharp teeth. |
| allow |
When you allow someone to do something, you let them do it. They can do it because you say it is OK. When something is allowed, it is OK to do. If swimming is allowed at a beach, it means that people can swim there. |
| allowance |
An allowance is a little money that some parents give to their children usually once a week. The children can spend the money for something they want. |
| all right |
When something is all right, it is not hurt, sick, or broken. [3 definitions] |
| almost |
If you are almost ready, you are very close to being ready but you are not ready yet. Maybe you just have to put your shoes on. If there were twelve cookies and your brother ate almost all of them, then maybe there are only one or two cookies left. |
| alone |
When you are alone, there is no one with you. [2 definitions] |
| along |
When you walk along something, you walk next to it or go the same way that it goes. When you walk along the river, you walk next to the river. [2 definitions] |
| alphabet |
An alphabet is all the letters that people use to write words in a language. When you say all the letters of an alphabet, you usually say them in a certain order. The English alphabet begins with the letter A and ends with Z. Many languages use an alphabet that is similar to the English one, but some languages use very different alphabets. |
| 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." |