Vocabulary

• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• have to: Must do
• hat: Item of clothing worn on your head
• address: Exact street location of a place
• finish: To use or consume all of something
• street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
• safe: Highly likely
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• ready: Being likely or about to do something
• great: Very good; better than before
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• sunny: Feeling or being cheerful, happy, and friendly
• curtain: Piece of cloth used to cover a window
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• standing: To be a candidate in an election
• century: Period of 100 years
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• baker: Someone who bakes bread or cake as their job
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
• surely: With certainty; definitely
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• holmes: English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift