Vocab-ability Prefix–258 (a___ = toward, at) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)
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"MY VOCAB PRACTICE."
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I hope my ship runs aground on a tropical island, and then springs a leak.
So that you can never go back to where you were? 😄
As long as it's a tropical paradise, with all the accoutrements of paradise, I think I'll burn my passport and stay there.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:
You must say aloud your name when the world is silenced.
Even though I have a twin sister, we are not akin.
He wanted to run away, to be only us and the world we created together.
He dropped the headset aground when they stopped working.
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"MY VOCAB PRACTICE."
Aloud.
The class read aloud the chapter regarding the Civil War.
Akin.
The flora in the tropics is far closer akin to the floras of some subtropical zones in the southeastern US than it is to the more northern states and Canada.
Away:
The horses were scared away by the loud noises of the construction equipment next to the farm.
Aground:
The boat was in heavy water when it ran aground on a strange, uncharted island.
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Thank you!
MY VOCAB PRACTICE
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Thanks!
MY VOCAB PRACTICE:
Aloud:
Who is that that cries aloud in the back with the black pointed hat?
Akin:
Akin to the cherry red convertible, the rodchester was the next big selling car in Xoctious, some place in the galaxy we'll never get to.
Away:
Talking to Scott is not so good because he went away after he killed his brother.
Aground:
I will stamp this shovel aground to extract from the earth the dirt it holds.
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We may not get to that galaxy, but let's hope they send us some decent, reliable, green cars.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:
The children at elementary school are taught to read books aloud in the classroom.
He made a paper boat akin to the design he saw in the store market.
She went away for the weekend.
Some apple fruits fall aground on their backyard.
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The little boy was proud of the way he could read aloud in class.
Withholding the patient's medicine was akin to sentencing him to death.
The little girl ran away from home after being scolded about her bad report card.
Many ships along the Cornwall coast find themselves shipwrecked aground the treacherous rocks that lie just beneath the surface.
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