| allergy |
a reaction of your body to some substance that causes the feeling of illness. Common allergies are to animal hair, dust, pollen, and certain foods such as nuts. |
| ash |
the soft gray powder that remains after something burns. |
| brush |
a tool for cleaning, painting, and other things. It has a handle and a tight group of stiff fibers on one end. |
| bundle |
a number of things that you tie or wrap together so you can carry them. |
| dirt |
loose earth or soil. |
| fasten |
to join two things or two sides of something so that they stay together. |
| floor |
the lowest surface in a room; the surface on which one stands in a room. |
| grade |
to rate for correctness or quality, usually by giving a letter or score. |
| leader |
a person who directs or guides others or who has the most power in a group. |
| life |
the thing that is in humans, animals, and plants that allows them to grow and to produce more creatures like themselves. Things like rocks do not have life. |
| news |
information about important events happening in the present. The news is presented on television or radio or in a newspaper or magazine. |
| particular |
being the only one in mind or referred to out of many possibilities; specific; special. |
| prize |
a reward given to the person who wins something. |
| taste |
to tell the flavor of something by putting it into your mouth. |
| ticket |
a small piece of paper that shows that you have paid for something. |