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Part of speech
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This word looks like…. Translation in home language Autumn The season
between summer and winter, when the green leaves change colors and the weather becomes cooler.
In the parts of the world where there are four seasons, autumn is the big harvest time. Cross Adjective Only a little angry
or annoyed
Because she had a permanent frown on her face, she always looked like she was cross about something. Dig To move earth,
snow or sand to make a hole in the ground, using a spade or your hands
When he was a little boy, he liked to dig in the wet sand at the beach and make sand castles. Feel To experience a
Grow To increase in amount, size, number or strength
Hunchback An offensive word used to describe someone who has a back with a large raised lump on it and therefore looks bent over even when standing upright
The children would make fun of him and call him a hunchback because he had a hump on his back and walked bent over.
Vocabulary word
Part of speech
Definition Sentence Word Parts I Know (if any)
This word looks like…. Translation in home language Ill Suffering from a
disease or not feeling well [=sick]
Journey Noun Time spent travelling from one place to another,
especially over a long distance
The journey from his little village to one of the greatest cities in the world took many years when he worked to make enough money to cross a continent and an ocean.
Return journey, safe journey
Key A small specially shaped piece of metal that fits into a lock and that you turn to lock or unlock a door
Key chain, key ring
Kind Adjective Saying or doing things that show that you care about other people and want to help them and make them happy
He always said of his
grandmother that she was kind to everyone.
Kitchen garden
A part of a garden where you grow fruit and
vegetables
In the spring when he was a little boy, he would always go with his grandfather to start working in the garden, turning the cold ground over with a shovel, then loosening the earth with a hoe.
Magic The ability of particular people in fantasy stories to make
impossible things happen,
especially by saying special words
He like to read stories full of magic, long journeys, and happy endings.
Moor Noun Especially British English- a wild open area of high land, covered with rough grass or low bushes, that is not farmed because the soil is not good enough
Nice Pleasant, attractive or enjoyable; friendly, kind or polite
She wasn’t especially pretty but she had a nice, intelligent-looking face. Part A piece or feature
of something such as an object, area, event or period of time
The turning point is the part of the story where we begin to see what is going to happen in the story: the boy wakes up to his true feelings for the girl he has been quarrelling with. Person A human being,
especially considered as someone with their own particular character
Pretty Said of a woman or a child who has a nice attractive face
Problem A situation that causes difficulties
In ancient times, a famous knot, called the Gordian knot, was an unsolvable problem for everyone who tried to untie it until the young conqueror, Alexander the Great, cut it in half with his sword. Robin A small bird with
a red breast and a brown back
The appearance of the robin is traditionally seen as one of the first signs of spring.
Secret Known by only a few people and kept hidden from others
Seed A small, hard object produced by plants from which a new plant of the same kind grows
The seeds of some plants must winter in the frozen earth before they can sprout and begin to grow in the spring. Servant Someone,
especially in the past, who was paid to clean someone’s house, cook for them, answer the door, etc and who often lived in the house
Because her mother was a servant, she grew up in a house that would never feel like her home.
Side Part of an area that is on one side of another of an imaginary line or of a border, wall, river, street, etc
Spade A tool for digging that has a long handle and a broad metal blade at one end that you push into the ground
The ground was so hard in the early spring that he had to shove his foot hard onto the spade to drive it into the ground. Strange Unusual or
surprising, especially in a way that is difficult to explain or understand
It seemed strange to him that for a mother who was always talking about her children she seldom hugged them or put her arms around them.
Vocabulary word
Part of speech
Definition Sentence Word Parts I Know (if any)
This word looks like…. Translation in home language Ugly Adjective Extremely
unattractive and unpleasant to look at
Unhappy Feeling worried or annoyed or sad because you do not like what is happening in a particular situation
Voice The sounds you make when you speak
She had what is called a carrying voice that could always be heard in a crowd or even at a distance. Weak Not physically
strong
Because he had been ill so many times as a child, he grew up with a weak body.
Wheelchair A chair with wheels, used by people who cannot walk
Wine An alcoholic drink made, usually, from grapes
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