/bəʊn/

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Meaning

One of the hard white parts inside the body that hold it up.

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Word origin

From Old English ban, the old Germanic word for bone.

Origin
Old English
Root
ban

Grammar

Gender
Pluralbones

Examples

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"Bone" is one hard white part inside the body.

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"Bones" is the plural, meaning more than one bone.

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Here "bone" is a hard thing the dog bites.

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This word is taught in chapter 13, lesson 6: bone, hunt, otherwise and 7 more words.