Vocabulary

• on to: Toward something; forward
• bow in: To enter a place with a bow as a sign of respect.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• buzz off: Go away; leave me alone (rude)
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• check out
• silly: Careless
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
• leap: To enter or start something eagerly
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• blow: To move something using air
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
• bound: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• feast: Religious celebration
• grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
• tumble: To fall downwards, hitting the ground a few times
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• person: Man, woman or child
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• broom: Brush with a long handle, used for cleaning
• loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• drip: Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• thunder: Loud sound
• flutter: To bet on a e.g. a horse race or game
• wand: Thin rod held in the hand, e.g. used by a magician
• ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
• cloak: Long loose garment worn over clothes, for warmth
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• politely: In a manner showing good manners or respect
• bent: To become curved or no longer straight
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• bog: To get stuck, slowed down or become delayed
• sag: To become weak and less useful; to decrease
• witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
• braid: Hair separated into 3 strands laid over each other
• beak: Hard pointed parts of a bird's mouth; bill
• twig: Small piece of wood growing from a branch on tree
• cauldron: Large metal container used for cooking over a fire
• glee: Joy; merriment
• shriek: Loud high-pitched sound or scream
• whoosh: Sound made when something moves quickly past you
• broomstick: Handle of a broom