Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• away from home: Not at one's residence; at a distance from one's home.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• close behind: Following very closely; in close pursuit.
• like magic: In a way that is surprisingly easy or sudden.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• after dinner: Following the meal of dinner.
• happy ending: A conclusion to a story, play, movie, etc., in which everything turns out well for the protagonists.
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• scrub: To clean with hard rubbing
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• pillow: Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• coal: Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• flop: To fall heavily, usually in a relaxed manner
• fix: Answer to a problem
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• brush: To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• asleep: In a state of sleep; sleeping
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
• bark: To make the loud sound of a dog (when angry)
• tail: Extended part at the back of an animal's body
• tub: Another word for a bath
• hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
• backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
• puppy: Very young dog (and some other animals)
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• gate: Place in a fence which can be opened or closed
• wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
• bathtub: Thing you take a bath in
• railroad: System of tracks on which trains travel
• guild: Association of people with same job/interests
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• online: Connected to the internet
• chute: Sloping channel or passage to throw things down
• doggy: Word for dog used by and to children
• storyline: The plot of a book or play or film