Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• 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.
• at least: As a minimum
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• on account of: Because of.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
• house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
• father: A male parent
• poorer: Most poor
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• dad: Another word for father
• fat: Amount beyond what is usual or necessary
• eat: To put food in your mouth
• darker: Having less light; less light in color
• leave: To go away from; depart
• door: You walk through this when you go in a room
• wait: To delay or not do something until later
• morning: Early part of the day before 12 p.m
• forest: Large area with many trees
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• deep: Complex and important
• finger: One of the five long parts of the hand
• cry: To sound an animal may make to call its family
• moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• free: Living, happening without being controlled
• amazed: To cause wonder; to surprise completely
• mark: Person's name
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• enter: To start a career or an education
• oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
• cage: Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
• tasty: Good tasting; having a lot of flavor
• bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• sparkle: To shine with a lot of very small points of light
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• miserable: Very unhappy
• burn: To destroy with fire
• happily: In a fortunate, lucky, or timely manner
• forgive: To stop blaming someone for guilt, mistake
• asleep: In a state of sleep; sleeping
• stepmother: Father's wife after death/divorce of your mother
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• impatient: Not wanting to wait; getting angry over problems
• stared: To look at someone or something for a long time
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
• evil: Act considered morally bad
• witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• shove: To roughly push someone or something away
• snatch: To take something quickly or eagerly
• glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
• scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
• chubby: Somewhat fat
• cinder: Piece of burnt wood/coal that is still warm
• firewood: Wood that can be burned as fuel
• stuffed: Being full; not hungry
• midst: Middle area or part of something