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Grain

/ɡrˈeɪn/
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(noun) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.

Rye was called the grain of poverty.
The farmer longs for the day when the grain ripens.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The farmer harvested the ____ from his fields and stored it in a large wooden silo to keep it dry for the winter.

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