--- title: R — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 3 description: The 1025 words of the English dictionary under R, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / R # R — The English dictionary · page 3 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* A ragamuffin is a dirty child in ragged, worn-out clothes.[↗](../../ragamuffin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A ragamuffin can also be a rude name for a shabby, poor person.[↗](../../ragamuffin/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ragamuffin ran off with the apple.[↗](../../ragamuffin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Look at that ragamuffin in torn clothes.[↗](../../ragamuffin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «You ragamuffin!» said the giant.[↗](../../ragamuffin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **rage** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rage is very strong anger that is hard to control.[↗](../../rage/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To rage means to be very angry and shout.[↗](../../rage/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To rage also means to go on with great force, like a storm, fire or illness.[↗](../../rage/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «All the rage» means very fashionable for a while.[↗](../../rage/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He flew into a rage when his tower was knocked down.[↗](../../rage/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The storm raged all night.[↗](../../rage/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · When you feel rage, take deep breaths.[↗](../../rage/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The forest fire raged for days.[↗](../../rage/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · These trainers are all the rage at school.[↗](../../rage/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The giant roared with rage.[↗](../../rage/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The grand duke flew into a rage.[↗](../../rage/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.[↗](../../rage/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings DAN.3.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rage/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.[↗](../../rage/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.40.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rage/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.[↗](../../rage/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.6.34, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rage/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **ragged** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Old and torn, with holes and loose threads: «a ragged coat».[↗](../../ragged/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Wearing old, torn clothes: «a ragged child».[↗](../../ragged/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Rough and uneven at the edges, not smooth: «a ragged coastline», «ragged clouds».[↗](../../ragged/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Not well together; untidy, uneven or tired: «a ragged performance», «ragged breathing».[↗](../../ragged/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (verb form) Past of «rag» (to tease): «They ragged him about his hat.»[↗](../../ragged/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") (UK, old-fashioned).[↗](../../ragged/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The poor boy in the story wore a ragged coat.[↗](../../ragged/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Tear the paper slowly or the edge will be ragged.[↗](../../ragged/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Norway has a ragged coastline full of fjords.[↗](../../ragged/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The band gave a ragged performance after no practice.[↗](../../ragged/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Looking after twins runs Mum ragged.[↗](../../ragged/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · His breathing was ragged after the race.[↗](../../ragged/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The scarecrow's ragged hat flapped in the wind.[↗](../../ragged/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "I'm Elfin, the pig keeper," said the ragged youth.[↗](../../ragged/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **raid** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A raid is a sudden attack on a place by soldiers, ships or aircraft.[↗](../../raid/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A raid is a surprise visit by police to search a place or arrest people.[↗](../../raid/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A raid is when robbers suddenly break in to steal: «a bank raid».[↗](../../raid/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal) To raid something means to take a lot from it: «raid the fridge», «raid Mum's wardrobe».[↗](../../raid/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (gaming) In online games, a raid is when many players team up to beat a big enemy.[↗](../../raid/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Vikings raided the monastery and stole its gold.[↗](../../raid/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · During air raids, families hid in shelters.[↗](../../raid/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Police raided the warehouse and found stolen phones.[↗](../../raid/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother raided the fridge at midnight.[↗](../../raid/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Robbers carried out a raid on the jewellery shop.[↗](../../raid/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We joined a raid to beat the dragon boss in the game.[↗](../../raid/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The air-raid siren wailed across the city.[↗](../../raid/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And the Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley.[↗](../../raid/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.14.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../raid/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim.[↗](../../raid/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.14.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../raid/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying: 'Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have made a raid upon the land.'[↗](../../raid/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.23.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../raid/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **raider** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A raider is a person who makes a sudden attack on a place, especially to steal things or cause damage, for example Viking raiders.[↗](../../raider/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A raider is a robber who breaks into a shop or bank suddenly.[↗](../../raider/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In sport, games and stories, raiders are attackers who make quick surprise attacks.[↗](../../raider/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Viking raiders attacked the monastery at Lindisfarne.[↗](../../raider/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The raiders sailed away with gold and slaves.[↗](../../raider/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Police caught the bank raiders.[↗](../../raider/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Ram raiders smashed a car through the shop window.[↗](../../raider/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The castle walls kept the raiders out.[↗](../../raider/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother is a fridge raider at midnight.[↗](../../raider/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the game, raiders try to steal your treasure.[↗](../../raider/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **raiding** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Raiding is making a sudden attack on a place, usually to steal things or catch people.[↗](../../raiding/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (police) Police raiding a building means going in suddenly to search it or arrest people.[↗](../../raiding/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal, humorous) Raiding the fridge or the biscuit tin means taking food from it, often secretly.[↗](../../raiding/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Vikings were raiding villages along the coast.[↗](../../raiding/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Police were raiding the house at dawn.[↗](../../raiding/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother was caught raiding the biscuit tin.[↗](../../raiding/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Foxes keep raiding our bins at night.[↗](../../raiding/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The raiding party came by boat.[↗](../../raiding/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We went raiding the dressing-up box for costumes.[↗](../../raiding/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Squirrels were raiding the bird feeder again.[↗](../../raiding/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **rail** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rail is a long bar fixed in place, used to hold on to, to hang things on, or to make a fence.[↗](../../rail/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Rails are the metal bars that trains run on.[↗](../../rail/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Rail means the railway, as in travel by rail.[↗](../../rail/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To rail at someone means to complain or shout angrily at them.[↗](../../rail/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Hold on to the rail when you go down the stairs.[↗](../../rail/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Never play near the railway rails.[↗](../../rail/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The train runs on metal rails.[↗](../../rail/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We travelled by rail from London to Edinburgh.[↗](../../rail/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Hang your coat on the rail.[↗](../../rail/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The towel rail in the bathroom is warm.[↗](../../rail/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't lean over the balcony rail.[↗](../../rail/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And the poor wife put everything to rights, and reproached and railed at her husband.[↗](../../rail/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **railing** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A fence or barrier made of metal or wooden bars, often along stairs, a bridge or a balcony, to stop people falling.[↗](../../railing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A single bar that you can hold on to, like a handrail.[↗](../../railing/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Hold the railing when you go down the stairs.[↗](../../railing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Do not climb on the balcony railing.[↗](../../railing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The park has black iron railings around it.[↗](../../railing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We leaned on the railing to watch the boats.[↗](../../railing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The bridge railing stops people falling into the river.[↗](../../railing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He tied his bike to the railings outside the shop.[↗](../../railing/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Paint the railings before the winter.[↗](../../railing/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · People used to stop and peep through the railings.[↗](../../railing/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **railroad** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In American English, a railway: the track made of steel rails that trains run on, or the whole train system.[↗](../../railroad/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* As a verb, to railroad someone means to force them to do something quickly without giving them time to think.[↗](../../railroad/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The railroad runs right past our town.[↗](../../railroad/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop, look and listen at the railroad crossing.[↗](../../railroad/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Never play on railroad tracks.[↗](../../railroad/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Building the first railroad across America took many years.[↗](../../railroad/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Harriet Tubman led people to freedom on the Underground Railroad.[↗](../../railroad/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa worked on the railroad for forty years.[↗](../../railroad/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · They railroaded him into joining the club.[↗](../../railroad/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **railway** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A railway is a track made of metal rails for trains to run on.[↗](../../railway/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A railway is also the whole system of trains, tracks and stations, and the company that runs it.[↗](../../railway/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We walked to the railway station.[↗](../../railway/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Never play on the railway line.[↗](../../railway/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The railway runs along the coast.[↗](../../railway/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandad has a model railway in the attic.[↗](../../railway/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Wait at the railway crossing until the barrier goes up.[↗](../../railway/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The first railways were built in Britain.[↗](../../railway/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The railway bridge goes over the river.[↗](../../railway/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It was a long journey at that time, for the railway had not been opened.[↗](../../railway/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **raiment** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old, Bible) Clothing, especially fine clothes.[↗](../../raiment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* Clothes, especially fine or grand clothes.[↗](../../raiment/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The king was dressed in fine raiment.[↗](../../raiment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · (Bible) His raiment was white as snow.[↗](../../raiment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The angels shone in bright raiment.[↗](../../raiment/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Rich raiment hung in the queen's wardrobe.[↗](../../raiment/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (Bible) Is not the body more than raiment?[↗](../../raiment/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · They wore raiment of silk and gold.[↗](../../raiment/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Then Ivan immediately put on his princely raiment, and went out of the house.[↗](../../raiment/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.[↗](../../raiment/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.41.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../raiment/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.[↗](../../raiment/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.8.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../raiment/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · If he take him another wife, her food, her raiment, and her conjugal rights, shall he not diminish.[↗](../../raiment/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.21.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../raiment/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; (Writings JOB.27.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../raiment/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · All glorious is the king's daughter within the palace; her raiment is of chequer work inwrought with gold.[↗](../../raiment/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.45.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../raiment/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he girded it under his raiment upon his right thigh.[↗](../../raiment/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.3.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../raiment/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.[↗](../../raiment/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.41.14, JPS 1917) · Then I mourned him in black raiment for forty days.[↗](../../raiment/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (The Brown Fairy Book) · Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.[↗](../../raiment/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.8.4, JPS 1917) **rain** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rain is water that falls from clouds in drops.[↗](../../rain/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* When it rains, water falls from the sky and the ground gets wet.[↗](../../rain/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A rain of something is a lot of it falling: a rain of arrows.[↗](../../rain/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «Rain check» (USA) means doing something another time.[↗](../../rain/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It rained 3 inches on Monday and 2 inches on Tuesday.[↗](../../rain/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It rained on 9 days in April.[↗](../../rain/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The game was stopped by rain after 40 minutes.[↗](../../rain/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How much rain fell in the week?[↗](../../rain/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rain falls when water drops in clouds get too heavy.[↗](../../rain/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Take your umbrella, it's going to rain.[↗](../../rain/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We measured the rain with a jar in the garden.[↗](../../rain/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Plants need rain to grow.[↗](../../rain/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · After a good sleep she felt right as rain.[↗](../../rain/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The rain was falling in torrents.[↗](../../rain/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.[↗](../../rain/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.7.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rain/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.[↗](../../rain/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.8.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rain/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Then the LORD caused to rain upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; (Torah GEN.19.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rain/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields; (Writings JOB.5.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rain/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.[↗](../../rain/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.105.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rain/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; (Writings SNG.2.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../rain/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **rainbow** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rainbow is a curved band of colours that appears in the sky when sunlight shines through raindrops.[↗](../../rainbow/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Anything with many bright colours in bands can be called rainbow, like a rainbow scarf.[↗](../../rainbow/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* After the rain we saw a rainbow over the hills.[↗](../../rainbow/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There are seven colours in a rainbow.[↗](../../rainbow/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A prism can make a rainbow on the wall.[↗](../../rainbow/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw a double rainbow from the car.[↗](../../rainbow/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She wore a rainbow T-shirt to school.[↗](../../rainbow/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · You can make a small rainbow with a garden hose on a sunny day.[↗](../../rainbow/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Red is always on the outside of a rainbow.[↗](../../rainbow/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The water drops mounted to the clouds and glittered in the rainbow.[↗](../../rainbow/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **raincoat** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A raincoat is a waterproof coat that you wear to keep dry in the rain.[↗](../../raincoat/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Put on your raincoat; it's pouring.[↗](../../raincoat/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My raincoat has a hood.[↗](../../raincoat/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We tested which material would make the best raincoat.[↗](../../raincoat/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Her yellow raincoat kept her dry.[↗](../../raincoat/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Hang your wet raincoat on the peg.[↗](../../raincoat/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I forgot my raincoat and got soaked.[↗](../../raincoat/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Raincoats are made of waterproof material.[↗](../../raincoat/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **raindrop** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A raindrop is a single small drop of water that falls from a cloud as rain.[↗](../../raindrop/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A raindrop landed on my nose.[↗](../../raindrop/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Raindrops raced down the window.[↗](../../raindrop/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The first raindrops fell as we reached the car.[↗](../../raindrop/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Sunlight shining through raindrops makes a rainbow.[↗](../../raindrop/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Tiny droplets join to make a raindrop heavy enough to fall.[↗](../../raindrop/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Raindrops are round, not shaped like tears.[↗](../../raindrop/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We counted raindrops in the puddle.[↗](../../raindrop/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The leaves were covered with raindrops after the storm.[↗](../../raindrop/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **rainfall** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Rainfall is the amount of rain that falls in a place in some time, like a day, a month or a year.[↗](../../rainfall/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A rainfall is a fall of rain, a shower.[↗](../../rainfall/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rainfall in May was 4 inches.[↗](../../rainfall/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · June had 2 inches more rainfall than May.[↗](../../rainfall/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Find the total rainfall for the three months.[↗](../../rainfall/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The average daily rainfall was 5 millimeters.[↗](../../rainfall/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Deserts get very little rainfall.[↗](../../rainfall/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rainforests have heavy rainfall almost every day.[↗](../../rainfall/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We drew a bar chart of the rainfall for each month.[↗](../../rainfall/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A rain gauge measures rainfall.[↗](../../rainfall/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The heavy rainfall flooded the field.[↗](../../rainfall/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **rainforest** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A rainforest is a thick forest of tall trees in a place where it rains a lot almost every month.[↗](../../rainforest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Most rainforests are tropical, near the equator and hot all year; some are temperate, cooler and wet, like those in New Zealand, Tasmania and the north-west of the USA and Canada.[↗](../../rainforest/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Amazon rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world.[↗](../../rainforest/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sloths, toucans and jaguars live in the rainforest.[↗](../../rainforest/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It rains almost every afternoon in a tropical rainforest.[↗](../../rainforest/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The canopy is the leafy roof of the rainforest.[↗](../../rainforest/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Very little sunlight reaches the rainforest floor.[↗](../../rainforest/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a model rainforest in a shoebox for our project.[↗](../../rainforest/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Queensland in Australia has rainforests near the coast.[↗](../../rainforest/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Cutting down rainforests destroys the homes of many animals.[↗](../../rainforest/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/2/) **3** [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/4/) … [55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/55/) - ← previous: [page 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/2/) - next →: [page 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/page/4/) - ↑ back to 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