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English Word of the Day: 184 collect - verb

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Word of the Day:

collect - verb - pronunciation link

Definition

to bring or gather together in one place; to demand and receive

Example Sentences

They collected five dollars at the door to cover expensive.
She collected more than four hundred dolls last year.

Quiz of the Day - The / A / An:

This quiz focuses on the use of definite and indefinite articles (a, an, the). For example: We stayed at a / the / an hotel downtown.

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Descriptive paragraphs are often used to describe what a person looks and acts like. Read this example descriptive paragraph, notice how descriptive paragraphs are arranged by putting together all the sentences about the same thing.

Descriptive Paragraphs

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