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light·house

lighthouse

 
pronunciation:
laIt haUs
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part of speech: noun
definition: A lighthouse is a tall narrow building with a light at the top. The light guides ships and warns them of dangers in the water.
In the story, the ships were saved because a boy kept the light in the lighthouse working during a terrible storm.
 
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