Vocabulary

• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• ride on: To continue as planned, despite difficulties.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
• tale: Story that is not true
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
• fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• hip: The upper part of Leg
• century: Period of 100 years
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• ceremony: Special social or religious event
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• beloved: Loved very much
• canal: Channel cut through land for boats or ships
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• charm: Quality of making people like you; attractiveness
• fairytale: Story about fairies told to amuse children
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• delighted: Greatly pleased; filled with wonder and delight
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• mermaid: Creature with top half a woman, bottom half a fish
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• picturesque: Pretty/interesting in a cute, old-fashioned way
• glide: To move smoothly and quietly as if without effort
• royalty: Members of a royal family
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• lace: To add an amount of liquor to a food or drink
• nordic: Of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, or Iceland
• botanical: Concerning plants or botany
• cobblestone: Stone set in the ground to make a permanent road
• waterfront: Harbor or dockyard of city near the water