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Week 34
A Word a Day
mystery
I do not understand why a rainbow is curved.
noun A rainbow is a mystery to me.
y
A mystery is
something that people Which are mysteries to you?
find hard to explain or • how dinosaurs died
understand. • how old you will be in second grade
• how many stars there are in the sky
• the name of your school
• how your brain works
What mysteries do you wonder about? Do they have to do
with animals, planets, or some other topic? How can you find
answers to those mysteries?
slumber
My cat likes to slumber on a small, soft bed.
verb
Which words mean about the same as slumber?
Slumber is another
word for sleep. • nap
• dine
• lack
• snooze
• doze
If you have a pet, where does he or she like to slumber?
Besides your bed, do you have a favorite place to slumber.
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