Vocabulary

• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• from the heart: In a very sincere and genuine way.
• play pretend: To engage in imaginative role-playing, creating scenarios and acting as if they are real.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• to the letter: Following instructions or rules exactly; precisely.
• out of the window: To be discarded or no longer applicable or relevant.
• write in: To add text to a document or form.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• have to: Must do
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• play games: To participate in activities for enjoyment or recreation, often involving rules and competition.
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
• goes to show: To demonstrate or prove something.
• sign up to: To register for something, like a service or a course.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• slightly: Only a little
• neat: That you approve of; cool
• tiny: Very, very small
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• couple: To join something to something else
• possession: State of being under the control of evil spirits
• polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• respond: To answer something or someone
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• pillow: Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
• bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
• fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
• decipher: To uncover the meaning of something hard to read
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
• duration: Length of time that something lasts
• ferry: Passenger boat on a regular schedule
• puddle: Small pool of water or liquid on the ground
• insect: A small animal with 6 legs, such as a bee or ant
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• fur: Hairy coat of an animal
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
• land: Region or country
• sincerely: With honesty and truthfulness
• caterpillar: Insect with many legs that becomes a butterfly
• lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
• reply: Answer to someone's question
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• posh: Seeming expensive; of/typical of the upper class
• surf: To view webpages on the internet
• countryside: Natural open land away from towns
• handwriting: Way a person's writing looks
• sewn: To make something using a needle and thread