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| broke |
"Broke" is the past tense of "break." [2 definitions] |
| Covid-19 |
a serious, sometimes fatal, disease caused by a certain type of virus called a "coronavirus." This particular coronavirus broke out for the first time in 2019, and the disease spread all over the world in 2020. "Co" in Covid stands for "corona," "vi" stands for "virus," and "d" stands for "disease." The number 19 refers to the year 2019. The name "Covid-19" is oftened shortened to "Covid." |
| cut |
When you get a cut, it means that something sharp broke through your skin. When you make a cut in paper, it means that you make an opening in the paper with something sharp. [1/5 definitions] |
| fossil fuel |
Fossil fuels are fuels that started out as dead plants and animals that existed millions of years ago in prehistoric times. The bodies of the dead plants and animals broke down into different substances over all those millions of years. They became things like coal, petroleum, and natural gas. These fuels and others made in this way are called fossil fuels because they came from these extremely old things. |
| guilty |
When someone is guilty, it means that they broke a law or did something wrong. If a judge says in a court of law that a person is guilty, it means that the court has made the decision that this person has broken the law. [1/2 definitions] |
| irregular |
When something is called "irregular" in a language, it means that it does not follow the usual rule for something. For example, the verb "break" is called an irregular verb because its past tense is "broke" instead of "breaked." Most verbs in English follow the rule that "-ed" is added to a verb to make the past tense. The noun "sheep" is irregular because its plural form is "sheep" and not "sheeps." Most nouns in English make their plural form by adding "-s." [1/3 definitions] |
| Soviet Union |
The Soviet Union was a very large country that existed from 1922 until 1991. It was made up of the country of Russia and many other lands of eastern Europe and Asia. The city of Moscow in Russia was the capital of the Soviet Union, and Russia held the most power in the whole country. The Russian language was the official language everywhere. After 1991, many lands that had been part of the Soviet Union broke away from Russia and became independent. Some of these are Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Georgia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. |
| supercontinent |
a giant piece of land that scientists believe existed a very long time ago on the earth. It is thought that this piece of land broke into parts which drifted away from each other. The smaller pieces of land are the seven continents that we have now on the earth. These are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. |
| ticket |
A ticket is a notice that a police officer gives someone that says that they broke a law. It is usually for doing something like speeding while driving or not obeying other traffic laws. If someone gets a ticket, it means that they have to go to court or pay a fine or both. [1/3 definitions] |
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