Vocabulary

• except for: Not including; excluding.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• looked forward to: To wait excitedly for something, e.g. a vacation
• before long: Soon; in a short time.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• huge: Very very large
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• stiff: Slang term for a dead body
• harness: To capture the power of something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• master: To gain control over something
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• attach: To be associated or connected with
• trim: To cut (hair, etc.) to make it neater/shorter
• piece: A counter in a board game
• adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• collar: Band put around the neck of an animal
• glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
• carriage: Vehicle on wheels, usually pulled by a horse
• metal: Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
• strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
• fasten: To attach things by pinning, tying, or nailing
• cart: Vehicle on wheels for carry things; trolley
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• saddle: Seat of a bicycle, or a seat to put on a horse
• sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
• squire: Gentleman landowner in Britain in former times
• bridle: Headgear used by a rider to control a horse