Vocabulary

• beyond the grave: After someone has died or after death.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• at school: Present and attending school.
• last straw: The final problem in a series of problems that causes someone to lose patience or give up.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• compatible: Able to get on or be used well together
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• reckon: To believe or expect that something is true
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• grave: Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
• campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• classic: Having a simple, basic design or style
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• hung: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• garret: Uncomfortable room or space under the roof
• heh: An exclamation of surprise or inquiry