| barely |
almost not at all. |
| cottage |
a small house. |
| crew |
a group of people who work together. |
| hire |
to give a job to. |
| principal |
greatest or first in importance. |
| program |
a plan of what will be done or take place. |
| reader |
a person who looks at and understands words on a page or screen. |
| rocket |
a device shaped like a tube that moves at high speed and is powered by gases that are forced out of one end. Rockets are used to send things into the air. |
| scrape |
to rub with something sharp or rough. |
| smart |
intelligent; knowing a lot. |
| sort |
kind or type. |
| space |
the area that contains the entire universe beyond the earth. |
| steep |
having a sharp slope. |
| switch |
to change; shift. |
| wake1 |
to come out of sleep (often followed by "up"). |