barrel |
a large round container with a flat top and bottom that is used to keep liquids. Barrels are often made of wood. |
chimney |
a tall, hollow structure that carries smoke up through a building and to the outside. |
clay |
a kind of wet earth that becomes hard when you heat it. You use clay to make bricks, pots, and other things. |
crowd |
a large number of people gathered together. |
dead |
no longer alive. |
greet |
to use words or simple actions that show pleasure or respect when you meet someone or start a letter. |
hillside |
the side of a hill. |
legend |
a story or group of stories that have been handed down from a time long ago and that many people in a society know but cannot prove to be true or untrue. |
limb |
one of the large branches of a tree. |
listen |
to try to hear. |
outfit |
a set of clothes. |
owe |
to have to pay; be in debt to someone. |
painful |
causing discomfort in the body, as from an injury or illness. |
poke |
to push with a thin or sharp object. |
squat |
to sit on your heels close to the ground. |