🇬🇧Level A2
egg
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Pluraleggs
Definition
An oval object laid by birds and other animals, containing a developing young one; used as food.
To remember it
Picture the colorful, speckled egg house in a meadow. Think of how an egg looks when it’s painted and decorated, like this one!
Examples
- A1
I eat an egg for breakfast.
- A1
The hen laid an egg.
- A2
Boil the egg for five minutes.
- A2
She broke the egg into the bowl.
- B1
Birds build nests for their eggs.
- B1
The recipe needs two eggs.
- B2
The turtle buried its eggs in the sand.
- B2
Fresh eggs are a staple of many cuisines.
Tags
foodbiology
