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Shell

/ʃˈɛl/
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(noun) A hard external covering of an animal.

Steve had to shell out $50.00 for the speeding ticket he got last week.
I found a beautiful shell on the shore.
CEFR Practice Quiz
We found a beautiful spiraled ____ while beachcombing along the shore after the storm.

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