Short e sound

Short e sound
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Short e sound
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BEG	BREAD	BEND	READ
LETTER	RED	NEST	MESS
DESK	SMELL	BELL

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Rhymes with arrest

Definition:
A structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young.

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Rhymes with led

Definition:
The color of a ripe strawberry. Never wave a flag of this color in front of a bull!

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Rhymes with dispel

Definition:
To find out the odor of something with your nose. If this is bad, you might feel sick!

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Rhymes with concede

Definition:
To look at written words and understand what they mean. Some people like to do this so much that they forget to eat!

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Rhymes with descend

Definition:
1. To keep your legs straight and to touch your toes with your hands.
2. To curve something that is straight.

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Rhymes with leg

Definition:
To ask something of someone very strongly.

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Rhymes with possess

Definition:
Things are dirty and possibly not where they belong.

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Rhymes with debtor

Definition:
1. One of the signs or written symbols that we use to write words, such as x, y, and z.
2. A written message that you send to someone or receive from someone by mail.

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Rhymes with grotesque

Definition:
A table or furniture where you sit to read and write. You may like to do your homework on one of these.

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Rhymes with infrared

Definition:
A food made from flour, water, and yeast. The ingredients are baked in an oven to make loaves.

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Rhymes with tell

Definition:
A hollow metal cup that makes a ringing sound when it is struck.

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