| among |
together with or in the middle of. |
| area |
a place or region. |
| author |
a person who writes books, stories, plays, or other works. |
| buddy |
(informal) friend. |
| copy |
something that looks exactly like another thing. |
| feel |
to experience something by the sense of touch. |
| helpful |
doing useful things for a person or group; giving aid. |
| hill |
a raised area of land smaller than a mountain. |
| ladder |
a structure with steps that you use to climb up to high places. You can move a ladder from one place to another. |
| nasty |
very bad to look at, smell, or taste. |
| needle |
a thin tool made of steel with a hole at one end and a sharp point at the other end. You put thread through the hole. Needles are used for sewing. |
| purse |
a bag used for carrying money and other personal things. A purse is often made of leather, cloth, or a similar material. |
| speech |
the power to speak, or the act of speaking. |
| straw |
dried stems of certain grain plants. Straw is used to feed farm animals and to make things such as baskets and hats. |
| vegetable |
a plant or part of a plant that is used for food, such as potato, broccoli, or onion. |