| apartment |
one or more rooms that people live in and that are part of a building. |
| bare |
wearing no clothing or covering; naked. |
| beard |
the hair that grows on the face, especially on the chin. |
| burn |
to be on fire. |
| cage |
a space closed in by wires or bars and used to hold animals. |
| celebration |
a party or anything else that people do to honor a special event. |
| clay |
a kind of wet earth that becomes hard when you heat it. You use clay to make bricks, pots, and other things. |
| dam |
a wall built across a river or stream to stop the flow of water. |
| envelope |
a folded paper covering for a letter or other papers you mail. You write the address and put a stamp on an envelope before you mail it. |
| know |
to have information in your mind that comes from what you have learned or can see. |
| matter |
all substances of the universe that can be seen, touched, or measured. |
| mill |
a machine that crushes whole or solid substances. |
| pin |
a thin piece of metal with a sharp point and flat or round head. Pins are used to fasten or attach pieces of cloth or similar material. |
| present1 |
the period of time between the past and future. |
| topic |
a subject of discussion, conversation, or writing. |