feat: add phonetic pronunciation and etymology to Week 2026-05-11 word lists
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### 1. Brave
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**Part of Speech**: Adjective
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**Pronunciation**: /breɪv/ (BRAYV)
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**Etymology**: Middle English *brave*, from Old French *brave* "bold, spirited," possibly from Italian *bravo* "bold, fierce."
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**Definition**: Willing to face something scary or difficult without running away
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**Example**: The brave firefighter ran into the burning building to save the cat.
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**Pronunciation**: BRAYV
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### 2. Bundle
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**Part of Speech**: Noun
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**Pronunciation**: /ˈbʌn.dəl/ (BUN-dul)
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**Etymology**: Middle English *bundel*, from Old French *bondel* (diminutive of *bond* "bundle"), of Germanic origin.
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**Definition**: A group of things tied or wrapped together, or a large amount of something
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**Example**: She carried a bundle of firewood back from the forest.
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**Pronunciation**: BUN-dul
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### 3. Bounce
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**Part of Speech**: Verb
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**Pronunciation**: /baʊns/ (BOWN-s)
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**Etymology**: Middle English *bounsen*, perhaps of imitative origin (mimicking the sound of rebounding).
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**Definition**: To spring back up after hitting a surface, or to move up and down quickly
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**Example**: The rubber ball would bounce all the way across the playground.
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**Pronunciation**: BOWN-s
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### 4. Breeze
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**Part of Speech**: Noun
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**Pronunciation**: /briːz/ (BREEZ)
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**Etymology**: Mid 16th century; perhaps from Dutch *bries* "gust of wind."
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**Definition**: A gentle, cool movement of air that feels nice on your face
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**Example**: A cool morning breeze made the summer day feel even better.
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**Pronunciation**: BREEZ
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### 5. Bucket
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**Part of Speech**: Noun
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**Pronunciation**: /ˈbʌk.ɪt/ (BUH-kit)
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**Etymology**: Middle English *buket*, from Old French *bouquet* "bushel, basket."
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**Definition**: A round container with a handle, used for carrying water or other things
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**Example**: We filled the bucket with sand and carried it to the beach.
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**Pronunciation**: BUH-kit
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### 6. Bumble
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**Part of Speech**: Verb
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**Pronunciation**: /ˈbʌm.bəl/ (BUM-ul)
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**Etymology**: 16th century; of imitative origin (mimicking the sound of a bee).
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**Definition**: To move around slowly and clumsily, making a low humming sound
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**Example**: The bumblebee bumbled from flower to flower, collecting sweet nectar.
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**Pronunciation**: BUM-ul
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### 7. Busy
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**Part of Speech**: Adjective
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**Pronunciation**: /ˈbɪz.i/ (BUH-zee)
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**Etymology**: Old English *bysig* "careful, intent, occupied," from *bisig* — origin unknown.
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**Definition**: Having a lot to do; occupied with work or activity
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**Example**: The bees were busy making honey all summer long.
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**Pronunciation**: BUH-zee
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### 8. Button
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**Part of Speech**: Noun
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**Pronunciation**: /ˈbʌt.ən/ (BUH-ton)
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**Etymology**: Middle English *boton, botoun*, perhaps imitative of a button popping.
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**Definition**: A small round piece that fastens two pieces of clothing together by going through a hole
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**Example**: He popped the top button of his shirt and said the whole thing was too tight anyway.
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**Pronunciation**: BUH-ton
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### 9. Buzz
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**Part of Speech**: Verb / Noun
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**Pronunciation**: /bʌz/ (BUZ)
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**Etymology**: Middle English *busen*, of imitative origin (mimicking the sound of bees or an engine).
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**Definition**: A continuous low humming sound, like that of a bee or a busy machine
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**Example**: The old refrigerator had started to buzz, and nobody knew why.
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**Pronunciation**: BUZ
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### 10. Blossom
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**Part of Speech**: Noun / Verb
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**Pronunciation**: /ˈblɒs.əm/ (BLAH-suhm)
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**Etymology**: Middle English *blosum, blossum*, from Old English *blōstm* (cognate with Dutch *bloesem, bloesem*), of Germanic origin.
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**Definition**: A flower or a group of flowers on a plant, or the act of opening into bloom
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**Example**: The cherry tree blossoms turned the whole yard pink and white.
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**Pronunciation**: BLAH-sum
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## Progress
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- [ ] Word list generated
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### 1. Bamboozle
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**Part of Speech**: Verb
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**Pronunciation**: /bəmˈbuː.zəl/ (buhm-BOO-zuhl)
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**Etymology**: Early 19th century: probably a variant of *bambool* "to amuse, divert," possibly imitative.
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**Definition**: To trick or swindle someone, especially in a clever or elaborate way
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**Example**: The scam artists bamboozled the elderly couple into signing over their home.
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### 2. Bellicose
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**Part of Speech**: Adjective
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**Pronunciation**: /ˈbel.ɪ.koʊs/ (BEL-ik-ohs)
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**Etymology**: Late Middle English: from Old French *belliqueux*, or from Latin *bellicosus* "warlike," from *bellum* "war."
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**Definition**: Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight; warlike in temperament
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**Example**: The bellicose rhetoric from both sides of the debate made any compromise seem impossible.
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### 3. Bewail
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**Part of Speech**: Verb
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**Pronunciation**: /bɪˈweɪl/ (bih-WAYL)
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**Etymology**: Old English *bewǣlan* "to lament, deplore," from *be-* + *wǣlan* "to grieve, mourn" (cognate with Dutch *betreuren*, German *beweinen*).
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**Definition**: To express intense grief or sorrow over something; to lament deeply
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**Example**: The townspeople bewailed the loss of the historic library that had served them for over a century.
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### 4. Blithe
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**Part of Speech**: Adjective
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**Pronunciation**: /blaɪð/ (BLYTH)
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**Etymology**: Old English *blīthe* "joyous, glad," from Proto-Germanic *blīþaz* "joyful" (cognate with Old Norse *blíðr* "gentle, mild"). Related to the root of *bliss*.
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**Definition**: Showing a casual, often too indifferent disregard for consequences; cheerfully careless
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**Example**: His blithe disregard for the warning labels led to a disaster no one expected.
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### 5. Bolster
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**Part of Speech**: Verb
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**Pronunciation**: /ˈboʊl.stər/ (BOHL-ster)
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**Etymology**: Mid 16th century (as a noun meaning "cushion"): perhaps related to Dutch *bolster* "cushion, bolster," from *bol* "rounded, bulging." Verb use developed in the late 16th century.
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**Definition**: To support, strengthen, or reinforce something that is weakening or in doubt
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**Example**: The new evidence began to bolster the defense attorney's argument for acquittal.
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### 6. Brevity
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**Part of Speech**: Noun
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**Pronunciation**: /briːˈvɪt.i/ (bree-VIT-ee)
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**Etymology**: Late Middle English: from Old French *brevité*, or from Latin *brevitas* "shortness," from *brevis* "short."
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**Definition**: Conciseness in speech or writing; shortness of duration
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**Example**: She appreciated the brevity of his speech — three minutes that covered everything that needed to be said.
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### 7. Bucolic
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**Part of Speech**: Adjective
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**Pronunciation**: /bjuːˈkɒl.ɪk/ (byuh-KOL-ik)
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**Etymology**: Late Middle English: from Latin *bucolicus*, from Greek *boukolikos* "pastoral," from *boûkolos* "cowherd," from *bous* "cow" + *kolos* "herdsman."
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**Definition**: Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and farm life; rustic and pastoral
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**Example**: The bucolic scene of rolling green hills and grazing sheep provided a stark contrast to the city they had left behind.
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### 8. Burgeon
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**Part of Speech**: Verb
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**Pronunciation**: /ˈbɜːr.dʒən/ (BUR-jun)
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**Etymology**: Middle English (as a noun meaning "bud, shoot"): from Old French *burjon* "sprout, bud," of Germanic origin. Verb use developed in the 16th century.
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**Definition**: To begin to grow or develop rapidly; to expand or flourish
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**Example**: The small tech startup's user base began to burgeon after a single positive review in a major magazine.
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### 9. Butte
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**Part of Speech**: Noun
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**Pronunciation**: /buːt/ (BOO-t)
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**Etymology**: Early 19th century: from French *butte* "hill, mound," perhaps from Old French *botte* "bundle, mound."
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**Definition**: An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top, rising abruptly from the surrounding plain
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**Example**: They made camp at the base of the sandstone butte, planning to summit before dawn.
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### 10. Byword
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**Part of Speech**: Noun
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**Pronunciation**: /ˈbaɪ.wɜːrd/ (BY-word)
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**Etymology**: Old English *biweard* "attention, heed," from *bi* "near" + *weard* "ward, heed"; later reinterpreted as *by* + *word*. The meaning "a person or thing that is widely known as a symbol of something" dates to the 16th century.
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**Definition**: A person or thing that is widely recognized as a symbol or example of a particular quality, often used in the phrase "byword for"
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**Example**: After the corruption scandal, the former senator became a byword for dishonesty in Washington.
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# Weekly-Vocabulary Progress
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## Current Status: ORGANIZED
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## Current Status: WEEK OF 2026-05-11 GENERATED ✅
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### Project Created: 2026-03-30
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### Reorganized: 2026-04-20
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### Latest Generation: 2026-05-04
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### Structure:
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- ✅ README.md - Project documentation
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- ✅ progress.md - This file
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- ✅ Elementary-School/ - Folder for elementary vocabulary (K-6)
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- ✅ README.md - Folder guide for elementary lists
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- 📁 WEEK-YYYY-MM-DD/ - Individual week folders (coming soon)
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- 📁 WEEK-YYYY-MM-DD/ - Individual week folders
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- ✅ WEEK-2026-04-20, 04-27, 05-04, 05-11 (4 weeks)
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- ✅ Middle-High-School/ - Folder for middle & high school vocabulary (6-12)
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- ✅ README.md - Folder guide for middle-high lists
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- ✅ WORD_LIST.md - Master word list (all weeks)
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- 📁 WEEK-YYYY-MM-DD/ - Individual week folders
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- ✅ WEEK-2026-03-16 through WEEK-2026-04-27 (8 weeks of existing content)
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- ✅ WEEK-2026-03-16 through WEEK-2026-05-11 (7 weeks)
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### Completed:
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- [x] Created Elementary-School folder with README
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- **Saturday-Sunday**: Rest/review
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### Current Weeks:
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- **Elementary**: No weeks created yet
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- **Middle-High-School**: Weeks 2026-03-16, 03-23, 03-30, 04-13, 04-20, 04-27 (6 weeks)
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- **Elementary**: 4 weeks (04-20, 04-27, 05-04, 05-11)
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- **Middle-High-School**: 7 weeks (03-16, 03-23, 03-30, 04-13, 04-20, 04-27, 05-11)
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### Week of 2026-05-11 — Focus: Letter B
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- **Elementary**: Brave, Bundle, Bounce, Breeze, Bucket, Bumble, Busy, Button, Buzz, Blossom
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- **Middle-High**: Bamboozle, Bellicose, Bewail, Blithe, Bolster, Brevity, Bucolic, Burgeon, Butte, Byword
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- **Note**: Benevolent was skipped (already used in Week 03-23), replaced with Bewail
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