Benjamin Franklin

Steve H.
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  1. lightning
    flash of light from an electric discharge in the atmosphere
    He even found a way to steal the lightning right out of the sky.
  2. inventor
    someone who is the first to think of or make something
    Why, he was an author and an athlete and a patriot and a scientist and an inventor to boot.
  3. patriot
    one who loves and defends his or her country
    Why, he was an author and an athlete and a patriot and a scientist and an inventor to boot.
  4. colonial
    relating to a body of people who settle far from home
    Ben Franklin was the most famous American in the entire world during colonial times.
  5. scientist
    a person with advanced knowledge of empirical fields
    Why, he was an author and an athlete and a patriot and a scientist and an inventor to boot.
  6. discovery
    the act of finding something
    Find out how he used his discovery about lightning to make people's lives safer.
  7. famous
    widely known and esteemed
    Ben Franklin was the most famous American in the entire world during colonial times.
  8. author
    a person who writes professionally
    Why, he was an author and an athlete and a patriot and a scientist and an inventor to boot.
  9. American
    of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture
    Ben Franklin was the most famous American in the entire world during colonial times.
Created on Fri Nov 12 14:46:52 EST 2010

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