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Roughly 400 very common English words
the dog, the cat, the fish, the bird, the animal, the snake, the cow, the pig, the mouse, the horse, the elephant, the tail, the wing
the train, the plane, the car, the bicycle, the bus, the boat, the tire, the gasoline, the train ticket
the city, the house, the street, the airport, the train station, the bridge, the hotel, the farm, the crowd, the court
the hat, the dress, the skirt, the shirt, the T-shirt, the pants, the shoes, the pocket
red, green, blue, yellow, green, brown, pink, orange, black, white, gray, light, dark
the son, the daughter, the mother, the father, the man, the woman, the brother, the sister, the family, the grandfather, the grandmother, the husband, the wife, the king, the queen, the neighbor, the boy, the girl, the religion, the death, the money
the coffee, the tea, the wine, the beer, the juice, the water, the milk
the eggs, the cheese, the bread, the soup, the cake, the chicken, the pork, the beef, the apple, the banana, the orange, the lemon, the corn, the rice, the oil, the seed, the knife, the spoon, the fork, the plate, the cup, the breakfast, the lunch, the dinner, the sugar
the table, the chair, the clock, the bed, the lamp, the window, the door, the bedroom, the kitchen, the bathroom, the pencil, the pen, the photograph, the soap, the cell phone, the computer, the laptop, the camera, the television, the book, the key, the paint
the head, the face, the hair, the eye, the mouth, the nose, the ear, the tongue, the back, the finger, the toe, the leg, the foot, the heart, the blood, the brain, the tooth, the knee, the sweat, the disease, the bone, the beard, the tear (drop)
the sea, the river, the mountain, the rain, the snow, the tree, the sun, the moon, the forest, the plant, the wind, the soil/earth, the flower, the valley, the root, the lake, the star, the grass, the leaf, the air, the sand, the beach, the ocean, the wave, the morning, the evening, the night
the Teacher, the doctor, the waiter, the secretary, the priest
the glass, the metal, the wood, the stone, the clay, the meter, the centimeter, the kilogram, the inch, the pound, the half, the circle, the square, the silver, the gold, the diamond, the copper
the ball, the game, the price, the gun, dream, left, right, straight, the bag, the box, the barrel, the map, the dot, the poison, the needle, the consonant, the vowel, the light, yes, no
Summer, Spring, Winter, Fall
zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty one, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, hundred, thousand, million
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow
year, month, day, hour, minute, second
first, second, third, fourth, fifth
to work, to play, to go, to walk, to run, to drive, to follow, to think, to speak/say, to eat, to drink, to kill, to die, to smile, to laugh, to cry, to buy, to shoot a gun, to jump, to smell, to see, to taste, to touch, to hear, to kiss, to burn, to melt, to dig, to explode, to sit, to stand, to love, to drive, to pass, to cut, to fight, to lie down, to dance, to sleep, to wake up, to sing, to count, to marry, to pray, to win, to lose, to mix/stir, to bend, to wash, to cook, to open, to close
long, short, tall, short, wide, narrow, big, small, slow, fast, hot, cold, new, old, good, bad, wet, dry, sick, healthy, loud, quiet, happy, sad, beautiful, ugly, deaf, nice, mean, rich, poor, thick, thin, expensive, cheap, flat, curved, male, female, tight, loose
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