Vocabulary

• on a string: To be under someone's control or influence.
• of yore: Belonging to long ago; in ancient times.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
• bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
• lure: Appealing quality that attracts people
• snatch: To take something quickly or eagerly
• flush: Feeling that comes suddenly
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• something: Thing that is not yet known or named
• wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
• beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• vampire: Bloodsucking dead person who bites neck of victim
• tail: Extended part at the back of an animal's body
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• long: Person's name
• neck: Part of the body joining the head and the body
• hunt: To search for wild animals to kill (for food)
• darkness: The state or quality of being dark in color
• air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
• goat: Small animal with beard and horns
• lair: Place where wild animals or criminals can hide
• dusty: (Of a color) having a slightly grayish hue
• night: Time when sun does not shine
• jump: To attack someone suddenly
• til: Until