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| aboard |
on or into a ship, plane, bus, or plane; on board. [1/2 definitions] |
| afternoon |
When you take an afternoon bus, it means that you take a bus that travels between noon and evening. [1/2 definitions] |
| 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. [1/3 definitions] |
| bookmobile |
a library located in a bus or van. A bookmobile travels from place to place to lend books. |
| bus1 |
to carry by bus. [2/3 definitions] |
| bus stop |
a place along a bus route where the bus will stop to let people get on or off the bus. |
| by |
"By" sometimes means "past," as in "going past" something. If the bus goes by your house, it means that the bus goes past your house. [1/9 definitions] |
| carfare |
the money that is paid for a ride in a taxi, bus, or subway. |
| carsick |
having a sick feeling while riding in a car, bus, or train. |
| catch |
When you catch a bus, it means that you get onto the bus in time to ride it. [1/8 definitions] |
| charter |
a contract to hire a bus, airplane, or ship for the use of a group or a person. [1/4 definitions] |
| close |
When something closes, it shuts. When the front door closes on a bus, more people cannot get in. When you go out of a store, the door usually closes behind you. [1/9 definitions] |
| coach |
a bus used for traveling from one city to another. [1/6 definitions] |
| conductor |
the person on a train or bus who collects payment. [1/3 definitions] |
| depot |
a bus or train station. [1/2 definitions] |
| direction |
A direction is a way to go, or a way to look or face. Up, down, right, left, east, west, this way, that way--these are some directions. In the mornings, a school bus full of students goes in the direction of a school. [1/3 definitions] |
| driver |
A driver is someone who drives. It can be anybody who drives, or a person who drives for their job, like a bus driver or a truck driver. |
| elect |
When you elect to do something, you choose or decide from among different things that you could do. When you elect to ride the bus to school, it means that you make a decision to take the bus to school rather than go some other way. When you elect to do something, it is often an important choice that is reported to other people. [1/2 definitions] |
| eleventh |
If ten people get on a bus, the next person to get on is the eleventh person. [1/2 definitions] |
| eventually |
If the bus picked you up eventually, it means that the bus finally picked you up after you waited a while. In the end, the bus came and picked you up. If your family is going to get a new car eventually, you can be sure that you will get a new car, but you cannot know exactly when it will happen. It will happen after some time passes. |
| exaggerate |
When you make something seem much bigger or much more than it really is, you are exaggerating. If you say that you waited FOREVER for the bus, you are exaggerating. If you say your teacher gave you a TON of homework, you are probably exaggerating--even though it might really be a lot of homework. |
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