| flap |
to swing or wave back and forth with a slapping sound. |
| grief |
great sadness. |
| horn |
a hard, hollow growth on the head of certain mammals. Goats and sheep are some animals that have horns. |
| independence |
freedom from outside control. |
| insect |
a small animal whose body is divided into three parts. Insects also have three pairs of legs and usually one or two pairs of wings. Bees, ants, butterflies, beetles, and flies are some kinds of insects. |
| mad |
angry. |
| neighborhood |
an area in a city, town, or other place that is different from other areas in some way. |
| pretend |
to imagine or make believe. |
| radio |
a piece of equipment that receives signals that travel through the air and changes them into sound. |
| shear |
to cut off with scissors or a tool like scissors. |
| sneak |
to move quietly and in a sly way. |
| stand |
to hold your body upright by using your legs and feet, or to move to this position. |
| twin |
either of two children or animals born at the same time to one mother. |
| ugly |
not pleasant to look at. |
| write |
to form letters or words on a surface with a pen, pencil, or some other thing. |