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alone ADJECTIVE
If you are alone, there is nobody with you.
along PREPOSITION
If you go along something, you move towards the end of it.
aloud ADVERB
If you read something aloud, you read it so that people can hear you.
alphabet alphabets NOUN
An alphabet is all the letters used to write words, written in a special order.
alphabetical ADJECTIVE
Alphabetical means arranged in the order of the letters of the alphabet. She read out the names on the register in alphabetical order.
already ADVERB
If you have done something already, you did it earlier.
also ADVERB
You say also when you want to add to something you have just said.
alter alters, altering, altered VERB
When you alter something, you change it in some way.
alternate alternates, alternating, alternated VERB
When two things alternate, they regularly happen one after the other. He alternates between being friendly and completely ignoring me.
although CONJUNCTION
You say although when you expected something different. Although my dad was cross, he still gave me my pocket money.
altogether ADVERB
If you say there are a number of things altogether, you are counting all of them. I’ve picked four apples and you’ve picked two, so that’s six altogether.
aluminium NOUN
Aluminium is a light, silver-coloured metal. It is used for making rolls of foil and containers like cans and pie dishes.
always
ADVERB 1 If you always do something, you do it every time. He always puts his things away when he has used them.
ADVERB 2 If something has always been so, it has been that way at all times. They have always been good friends.
a.m. ADVERB
a.m. is the time between midnight and noon. I get up at 7 a.m.
See p.m. (#litres_trial_promo)
am VERB
Am is a present tense form of be used when you are talking about yourself. I am six years old.
See be (#ulink_eb88e5c7-03f1-5a92-8685-cc0e178afbba)
amaze amazes, amazing, amazed VERB
If something amazes you, it surprises you very much.
amazement NOUN
amazing ADJECTIVE
Something that is amazing is very surprising or wonderful.
ambition ambitions NOUN
If you have an ambition to do something, you want to do it very much.
ambulance ambulances NOUN
An ambulance is a vehicle that is used to take people to hospital.
among
PREPOSITION 1 If something is among a number of things, it is surrounded by them. He sat among piles of books.
PREPOSITION 2 If something is divided among several people, they all have a share.
amount amounts NOUN
An amount of something is how much there is of it.
amphibian amphibians NOUN
An amphibian is an animal that is able to live on land and in water.
amphibious ADJECTIVE
See Amphibians on page 264 (#litres_trial_promo)
amuse amuses, amusing, amused VERB
If you amuse somebody, you make them smile or stop them feeling bored.
an ADJECTIVE
An is a form of “a” used when the next sound is a vowel.
See a (#ulink_472f17d1-8c62-5e9b-af41-0aa3f7b83b1e)
analogue ADJECTIVE
An analogue watch or clock shows the time with hands that move round a dial.
See digital (#ulink_07fd07b1-794c-54d7-83b4-736f89ade09d)
anchor anchors NOUN
An anchor is a heavy metal hook on a long chain. It is dropped over the side of a boat to stop it moving.
ancient ADJECTIVE
If something is ancient, it is very old.
and CONJUNCTION
You use and to join two or more words or phrases together. I like chocolate, and my brother does too.
angel angels NOUN
Angels are beings some people believe act as messengers for God.
anger NOUN
Anger is the strong feeling you have about something that is unfair.
angle angles NOUN
An angle is the shape that is made when two lines or surfaces join. The size of an angle is measured in degrees.
angry angrier, angriest ADJECTIVE
If you feel angry, you are very cross.
angrily ADVERB
animal animals NOUN
Animals are living things which are not plants. Humans, dogs, birds, fish, reptiles and insects are all animals.
ankle ankles NOUN
Your ankle is the joint between your foot and your leg.
anniversary anniversaries NOUN
An anniversary is a day when you remember something special which happened on that date in an earlier year.
announce announces, announcing, announced VERB
If you announce something important, you tell people about it publicly. My sister’s engagement was announced last week.
annoy annoys, annoying, annoyed VERB
If you do something which annoys someone, you make them cross.
annual annuals
ADJECTIVE 1 Something that is annual happens once a year, like a birthday.
NOUN 2 An annual is a book that comes out once a year.
another ADJECTIVE
Another means one more. Amy finished her chocolate and took another one immediately.
answer answers, answering, answered
VERB 1 When you answer, you say or write something to someone who has asked you a question.
NOUN 2 Your answer is what you say or write to a question.
ant ants NOUN
Ants are small insects which live in large groups called colonies.
See Insects on page 264 (#litres_trial_promo)
antelope antelopes NOUN
Antelopes are animals that look like deer, but their horns are not branch-shaped. They live in Africa and Asia.
anticlockwise ADVERB
If something goes anticlockwise, it moves in the opposite direction to the hands of a clock.
antique antiques NOUN
