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Book: Stone Fox
Words & Phrases
1. potato

nounĦeC or UĦf

Plural potatoes

a round vegetable which grows underground and has white flesh with light brown, red or pink skin

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2. scarecrow noun ĦeC Ħf

a model of a person dressed in old clothes and put in a field of growing crops to frighten birds away

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3. wagon noun ĦeC Ħf

a vehicle with four wheels, usually pulled by horses or oxen, used for transporting heavy goods, especially in the past

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4. field noun ĦeC Ħf

an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals, usually surrounded by a fence

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5. crop nounĦeC Ħf

a plant such as a grain, fruit or vegetable grown in large amounts

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6. irrigate verbĦeT Ħf

to supply land with water so that crops and plants will grow

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7.

plow noun ĦeC Ħf
(UK plough)

a large farming tool with blades which digs the earth in fields so that seeds can be planted

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8. harvest nounĦeC or UĦf

the time of year when crops are cut and collected from the fields

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9. sled nounĦeC Ħf
(US sled)
(UK sledge)

an object used for travelling over snow and ice which has long narrow strips of wood or metal under it instead of wheels

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10. barn nounĦeC Ħf

a large building on a farm in which hay and grain are kept

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Source: Cambridge Dictionaries Online