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.
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• silly: Careless
• sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• snore: To make a loud noise while sleeping
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• sharp: Person's name
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• faint: To suddenly become unconscious and fall down
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• savage: Condition of being cruel, violent, uncivilized
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• stitch: Pain in your side after running or exercising
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• village: Small town in the country
• evil: Act considered morally bad
• wiggle: To move from side to side with short fast movement
• hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
• beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
• gobble: To eat or swallow something quickly
• forest: Large area with many trees
• cap: Covering for the end or top of something
• horn: Device that makes a loud warning noise
• lamp: Device to produce light, using electricity/oil/gas
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• hooray: Said to show delight at something happening
• rifle: Group of soldiers armed with rifles
• oak: Hard, tough wood taken from an oak tree
• yummy: (Of food) delicious; very tasty
• wolf: A dog-like wild animal
• sweetheart: Person loved by another person
• scissor: To cut with or as if with scissors
• leapt: To enter or start something eagerly
• grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
• piper: Person that plays a pipe, e.g. a bagpipe
• grandma: Mother of your father or mother
• granddaughter: Your son or daughter's daughter