Vocabulary
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Laptop – a small computer you can carry
Example: His laptop sat on his desk. -
Desk – a table where you work or study
Example: His laptop was on the desk. -
Overheat – to get too hot
Example: His laptop always overheated quickly. -
Cool – to make less hot
Example: How could he keep it cool? -
Fan – a machine that moves air
Example: He turned on his living room fan. -
Dust – tiny dry dirt in the air or on surfaces
Example: The fan blew dust around. -
Paper – thin material for writing or printing
Example: It blew paper around. -
Turn off – to stop a machine or device
Example: He turned off the fan. -
Think – to use your mind to solve a problem
Example: He thought and thought some more. -
Idea – a thought or plan
Example: He had an idea. -
Plastic – a light, strong material
Example: He bought little plastic blocks. -
Block – a solid square or cube shape
Example: Each block was one inch square. -
Inch – a small unit of length
Example: The blocks were one inch square. -
Put – to place something somewhere
Example: He put the laptop on top of the blocks. -
Corner – the place where two sides meet
Example: One block was under each corner. -
Above – higher than something else
Example: The laptop sat a little above the desk. -
Space – an empty area
Example: There was space under the laptop. -
Air – the gas we breathe
Example: Cool air could flow under the laptop. -
Flow – to move smoothly like water or air
Example: Air could flow under the laptop. -
Prevent – to stop something from happening
Example: The cool air prevented overheating.