Vocabulary

• come on in: An invitation to enter a place.
• once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
• upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• over the hill: Considered to be too old to perform effectively.
• next to: Being located along side another
• gobble up: To eat something quickly and greedily.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
• leapt out of: To jump out of something suddenly and quickly.
• going on: To continue doing something
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• get up off: To rise from a seated or lying position on something.
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• red: Being the color of blood
• house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
• mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
• bed: Flat bottom surface of a lake, ocean etc.
• village: Small town in the country
• door: You walk through this when you go in a room
• open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• wine: Dark red color
• bread: Money or earnings
• live: To be alive
• dear: Loved or valued very much
• sweet: Piece of candy, or other food containing sugar
• road: Long piece of hard land for cars to travel on
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• ill: Not well or sick
• hurry: To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
• forest: Large area with many trees
• lovely: Attractive or beautiful
• heavy: Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
• snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
• freshly: Newly; recently; just now
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• granddaughter: Your son or daughter's daughter
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• happen: To take place or occur
• basket: Amount contained in a basket; a basketful
• hunter: Someone who hunts animals to kill them
• cheer: Feeling of happiness or optimism
• voice: Ability to sing well
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• loudly: With a loud noise; not quietly
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• satisfy: To make someone happy because they got their wish
• quietly: In a quiet manner; making little sound or fuss
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
• sharp: Person's name
• hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
• wolf: A dog-like wild animal
• snore: To make a loud noise while sleeping
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• evil: Act considered morally bad
• faint: To suddenly become unconscious and fall down
• oak: Hard, tough wood taken from an oak tree
• darling: Dearly loved person
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• wicked: Morally bad; evil
• rifle: Group of soldiers armed with rifles
• gobble: To eat or swallow something quickly
• wiggle: To move from side to side with short fast movement
• savage: Condition of being cruel, violent, uncivilized
• yummy: (Of food) delicious; very tasty
• scissor: To cut with or as if with scissors
• belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
• beast: Ugly or terrifying animal