Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• stand by: To keep to an agreement
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• occasion: Significant or important event or function
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• arise: To stand up
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• great: Very good; better than before
• duty: Work required by your job or position
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• deadly: Causing or capable of causing death
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• oppose: To fight against someone in a contest or game
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• long: Person's name
• close: Almost; near
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
• darkness: The state or quality of being dark in color