| apartment |
one or more rooms that people live in and that are part of a building. |
| awake |
to rouse from sleep. |
| ax |
a tool with a blade attached to the end of a long handle. An ax is used for chopping wood. |
| baggage |
suitcases, bags, or trunks used to carry things during travel. |
| barely |
almost not at all. |
| cover |
to put or spread something over or on something else. |
| harden |
to make less soft or more rigid. |
| herd |
the common people; most people. The expression "He (or she) follows the herd" means that a person tends to do what everybody else does, like a cow in a herd, and does not think for himself or herself. |
| nest |
a structure of sticks and other material that birds make to hold their eggs. |
| scissors |
a tool used for cutting. Scissors have two blades that are joined in the middle. |
| 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. |
| staff |
a pole or rod often used as an aid in walking or hiking; walking stick. |
| unfair |
against what is right or just. |
| victory |
success in a game or war. |
| waterfall |
a stream of water that falls from a higher place; cascade. |