| assignment |
something given as a task, such as a job or lesson. |
| awhile |
for a short time. |
| care |
serious attention. |
| chalkboard |
a smooth, dark board to be written on with chalk; blackboard. |
| courthouse |
a building where courts of law and other government offices are located. |
| cousin |
the son or daughter of an aunt or uncle. |
| depth |
the distance from top to bottom or from front to back. |
| fasten |
to join two things or two sides of something so that they stay together. |
| firm1 |
not soft. |
| hope |
a feeling or chance that something that you want to happen will happen. |
| leap |
to jump into the air either straight up or across a distance. |
| 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. |
| overnight |
lasting or staying one night. |
| root |
the part of a plant that grows under the ground. Roots take in water and food, and they hold the plant in the soil. |
| swap |
to exchange or trade. |