battle |
a fight between two opposing sides. |
clay |
a kind of wet earth that becomes hard when you heat it. You use clay to make bricks, pots, and other things. |
cottage |
a small house. |
grand |
splendid in size or appearance. |
kneel |
to rest on the knee or knees. |
leak |
an opening or crack in a thing that lets something go through it. |
photograph |
a picture made by using a camera that records an image. |
pulse |
the regular beating of the arteries that is caused by the beating of the heart. The pulse can be felt in the wrist or neck. |
quit |
to stop doing something. |
scientist |
a person who works in or studies a science. |
screen |
a piece of material made of woven wire. A screen covers a window, door, or other opening. |
servant |
a person whose job is to clean another person's house, cook their food, or help them in other ways in their home, often living in the home also. |
shadow |
the dark image on a surface caused by something that blocks light from the sun. |
stray |
to wander away from a group or place. |
widow |
a woman whose husband has died. |