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poor
Adjective
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Someone who is poor has little or no money.
He is very poor.
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Something that is poor is bad quality.
The painting was a poor job.
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You use poor before someone's name or a pronoun when you feel bad for that person.
Tom is all alone. Poor Tom!
Oh, poor you! I can't believe that happened.
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The poor are a group of people who have little or no money.
This work is to help the poor.
knight
Noun
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A knight was a man who fought in battles on a horse during the .
The knights rode up to the castle and broke in.
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A knight is a person who has been given knighthood by a king or queen.
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A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any pieces in between.
island
Noun
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An island is a piece of ground that is completely surrounded by water.
The fisherman lived alone on a small island in James Bay.
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An island of an object, person, or place, is one surrounded by things very different from itself.
An island of peace and silence in a noisy city.