Vocabulary

• go away: To go on vacation
• bow in: To enter a place with a bow as a sign of respect.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
• upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
• hang around: To spend time with someone
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• flew out of: To leave a place quickly by flying.
• time after time: Repeatedly; on many occasions.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• 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
• illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
• bound: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• cupboard: Piece of furniture used for storage
• firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
• personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
• bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• person: Man, woman or child
• broom: Brush with a long handle, used for cleaning
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
• 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
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
• wand: Thin rod held in the hand, e.g. used by a magician
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• mash: To make something soft by beating or crushing it
• pumpkin: Large roundish orange fruit that can be eaten
• witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
• woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
• monstrous: Abnormally large or bad
• braid: Hair separated into 3 strands laid over each other
• ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
• gremlin: An imaginary gnomelike creature to whom mechanical problems, especially in aircraft, are attributed
• saddle: Seat of a bicycle, or a seat to put on a horse
• cauldron: Large metal container used for cooking over a fire
• dragon: Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
• shriek: Loud high-pitched sound or scream
• frog: Small hopping amphibian
• reek: To give off a strong, unpleasant smell; stink
• pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
• whoosh: Sound made when something moves quickly past you
• broomstick: Handle of a broom