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Title: One Grain of Rice


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One Grain of Rice
  • Vocabulary

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plentifully
  • Number of Syllables 4
  • Part of Speech adverb
  • Definition with nothing lacking with more than
    enough
  • Sentence The art supplies closet was
    plentifully stocked with brushes, paper, paints,
    and clay.
  • Synonym abundantly

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trickle
  • Number of Syllables 2
  • Part of Speech noun
  • Definition a thin, slow stream of something,
    such as water or sand
  • Sentence A trickle of raindrops slid down the
    windowpane.

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famine
  • Number of Syllables 2
  • Part of Speech noun
  • Definition A period of time when there is not
    enough food, such as during a crop failure.
  • Sentence The lack of rain caused many crops to
    die, which resulted in a famine.
  • Synonym hunger

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decreed
  • Number of Syllables 2
  • Part of Speech verb
  • Definition made an official order, such as from
    a ruler or a government
  • Sentence The queen decreed a holiday in honor
    of her birthday.

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implored
  • Number of Syllables 2
  • Part of Speech verb
  • Definition asked in a pleading way
  • Sentence Joan implored Coach Ames to let her
    run the race.
  • Synonym begged
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