Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• from the first: From the very beginning.
• feel right: To seem correct or appropriate; to give a sense of being morally or ethically sound.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• stand around: To spend time standing without doing anything useful or important.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• frequently: Often; regularly
• sturdy: Substantially made or built; strong
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• stable: In a position where something does not fall over
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• shade: Area of darkness when something blocks the light
• pat: Person's name
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• soothe: To relieve something, like pain
• elderly: Being very old
• carriage: Vehicle on wheels, usually pulled by a horse
• nibble: To take small bites of something, especially food
• mount: To attach something to something else
• ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
• brisk: Cold or cool in a pleasant way
• orchard: Area containing lots of fruit trees
• calmer: Having become more relaxed, less worried etc.
• lively: Full of life and energy; merry; animated
• uphill: From lower ground to higher ground
• chestnut: Type of often edible brown nut
• trot: (Of a horse) to move rapidly taking small steps
• squire: Gentleman landowner in Britain in former times