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lead Noun

— A lead is a wire or strap attached to something. The dog can't go far because it's on a short lead. Attach this lead to one end of the battery. — Lead is a very heavy gray metal. It's a chemical symbol is Pb. This box is so heavy, it feels as if it's full of lead.

lead Verb

— Someone is leading other people if the person is going first and the other people are following or coming after. Please lead us to the house, because you know how to go there. — Showing or telling other people what to do. He moves that little stick in the air to lead the people making music.

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someone Determiner

— some person I heard someone at the door. You should ask someone who knows more about it. I'm hoping to meet someone special at the dance.

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down Preposition

— Toward the earth, away from the sky. What goes up on earth must fall down. — Toward the bottom. — Towards a smaller price, number, amount, etc. I'm going to buy a computer once prices go down.

down Noun

— Down is soft feathers or a covering of soft feathers. That pillow is full of down.

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the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

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garden Noun

— A garden is a place where flowers and other plants grow where people want them to. Frequently it is a small place with a wall around it, near a house. It may have rocks and other things in it to look beautiful. She spends a lot of time taking care of the flowers in her garden.

garden Verb

— If you garden, you work in a garden, especially your own garden around your house. He joined his mother when she gardened and talked to her flowers.

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path Noun

— A path is a way to get to a place. It is like a small road, often made of dirt. That path leads into the woods. — A path is the way something moves. The planets follow an elliptical path.

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