| engine |
a machine that uses energy from a source such as gasoline or electricity to do work. |
| explorer |
a person who travels through an area that is unknown to find out what is there. |
| fare |
the price paid to ride on a bus, train, taxi, or airplane. |
| household |
the group of people, such as a family, that lives together in one place. |
| late |
happening after the usual or expected time. |
| mess |
a state of being dirty or not neat. |
| nor |
a word we often use along with the word "neither" in a sentence. "Neither" means not either of two things. If neither your mother nor your father says you can have a dog, then not one of your parents says you can have one. |
| person |
a human being. |
| pierce |
to pass or go through with or as if with something sharp; penetrate. |
| prisoner |
a person who is held under close guard, as in a jail, while on trial or after being sentenced for a crime. |
| scrape |
to rub with something sharp or rough. |
| tight |
fastened or shut in a secure way; fixed in place. |
| toss |
to throw gently. |
| troop |
(plural) soldiers. |
| unit |
a single thing that is one of a group of similar things. |