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BungalowBungalow In India, a house surrounded by a In India, a house surrounded by a

large outer porchlarge outer porch ““If you visit my If you visit my bungalowbungalow we can have we can have

tea on the veranda.”tea on the veranda.”

CantonmentCantonment A military baseA military base

““The soldiers were stationed at the The soldiers were stationed at the cantonmentcantonment.”.”

VerandaVeranda A long open porchA long open porch

““We set up the porch swing on the We set up the porch swing on the verandaveranda.”.”

ReviveRevive To become conscious; wake upTo become conscious; wake up

““The boxer was The boxer was revivedrevived after he was after he was knocked out.”knocked out.”

CultivatedCultivated Cleared for the growing of garden Cleared for the growing of garden

plantsplants ““The back yard was The back yard was cultivatedcultivated to plant to plant

the new seeds.”the new seeds.”

BrahmBrahm Another name for the Brahma, Another name for the Brahma,

creator of the universe in the Hindu creator of the universe in the Hindu religionreligion

““BrahmBrahm marked the cobra to warn people marked the cobra to warn people to be afraid of them.”to be afraid of them.”

ProvidenceProvidence Blessing; something good given by Blessing; something good given by

GodGod ““The boy who survived the accident was The boy who survived the accident was called a called a providenceprovidence by his by his

father.”father.”

Bathroom sluiceBathroom sluice A channel and opening in a wall A channel and opening in a wall

through which the water in a bathtub through which the water in a bathtub can be drained outdoorscan be drained outdoors

““We cut a new We cut a new bathroom sluicebathroom sluice to let the to let the water drain properly.”water drain properly.”

PurchasePurchase Secure grasp or holdSecure grasp or hold

““The rock climber had a solid The rock climber had a solid purchasepurchase on the cliff.”on the cliff.”

Bantam’s eggsBantam’s eggs The eggs of a small henThe eggs of a small hen

““We cooked the We cooked the bantam’s eggsbantam’s eggs for for breakfast.”breakfast.”

ScuttleScuttle To run quickly, with hurried To run quickly, with hurried

movements movements ““The little girl The little girl scuttledscuttled away from the away from the

stranger.”stranger.”

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