Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on the loose: Having escaped from captivity; free to move around without restraint.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• have to: Must do
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• distant memory: A memory that is old and not very clear.
• let out: To allow a person, animal to leave the room, house
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• silly: Careless
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
• tiny: Very, very small
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• generous: Giving or ready to give freely
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
• mold: Distinctive type of character or nature
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• leave: To go away from; depart
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• blanket: Piece of cloth you covers yourself with in bed
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• squirrel: Small furry tree-living animal with a big tail
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• fill: To make something full
• sprout: To grow, produce, or develop e.g. ideas
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
• shut: To stop being open for business
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
• confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
• wither: To become drier and smaller, as when dead or dying
• frost: To form ice on the surfaces in cold weather
• feather: One of the many light soft things on a bird's body
• thief: Person who steals something
• coat: Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
• lantern: Light in a glass box that can be carried
• tail: Extended part at the back of an animal's body
• pumpkin: Large roundish orange fruit that can be eaten
• mark: Person's name
• swish: To move with a soft brushing or sweeping sound
• peck: To strike sharply at something with the beak