Vocabulary

• wake up: To stop sleeping
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• read out: To read something aloud so that other people can hear it.
• follow along: To agree to do or act the same as others
• out of the ordinary : Unusual or remarkable; not typical.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• stand back: To move away from something, usually to create space or avoid danger.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• clue: Information that helps explain something; hint
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
• leave: To go away from; depart
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• groom: To make neat and smart in appearance
• flock: Group of animals or birds that live together
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
• bash: To hit something; to criticize
• detective: Person who investigates and solves crimes
• loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• fed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• grass: To betray someone
• come: To arrive at a place
• happiness: State of feeling pleased; feeling of satisfaction
• shepherd: Person's name
• hopeless: With no chance of getting what you want
• motive: A reason for doing something
• nighttime: Time after sunset and before sunrise
• officer: Person of high position in an organization
• lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
• sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
• hardy: Able to survive cold weather, hard times
• lily: Type of plant with big, leafy flowers
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
• policeman: Male police officer
• derrick: Framework erected over an oil well to allow drill