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3-7 Spelling Tip Long i. The sign for long i is //. The long i sound can be spelled i as in mind and kind. The long i sound can be spelled i-e as in mile and pile. The long i sound can be spelled y as in shy and cry. The long i sound can be spelled igh as in right and tonight.   Words Definitions 1. line 1.  a piece of string or rope: a fishing line.  2.  a long narrow mark: Draw two lines on the paper.  3. an edge:  Here is the line between your yard and ours.  4.  mark with lines: Line your papers.  5.  arrange in line:  Line up along the fence. 2. try 1.  set out to do something if you can: He will try to build a car.  2.  find out about:  Try this game before you buy it.   3. a chance to try:  The batter has one more try to hit the ball.   4. judge by law:  The man was tried for robbing the bank. 3. eyes 1. the part of the body by which you see.  2. something like an eye:  the eye of a needle. 4. might 1.  be possible that it will:  Do you think it might rain tomorrow?  2.  great power:  Pull with all your might. 5. life the state of living;  being alive, not dead.  People, animals, and plants have life; rocks and metals do not. 6. light 1. that by which we see:  The sun gives light.   2. something that gives light:  Bring a light into this room.  3. give light to; fill with light:  One window lights the room.  Dad lighted the candles.  4. become light:  The sky lights up at dawn.  5. almost white:  My dress is light blue. 7. side 1.  a surface or a line around a shape:  a side of a box, a side of a triangle.  2.  one surface of an object that is not the front or back: There is a dent on this side of the car.  I will draw a picture on both sides of the paper.  3.  either the right or the left part of the body of a person or an animal.  8. mile a distance equal to 5280 feet 9. night 1. the time between evening and morning.  2. of or for night:  night wind, night light. 10. sometimes at one time or another