| balcony |
a platform with a low wall or railing that extends from the outside of a building. |
| cage |
a space closed in by wires or bars and used to hold animals. |
| dip |
to put into a liquid for a short time. |
| grass |
a short green plant with narrow pointed leaves that usually covers fields and yards. |
| happen |
to take place; occur. |
| herd |
the common people; most people. The expression "He (or she) follows the herd" means that a person tends to do what everybody else does, like a cow in a herd, and does not think for himself or herself. |
| lookout |
the act of keeping watch or searching. |
| lovely |
beautiful in appearance. |
| messenger |
a person who carries and delivers messages and packages. |
| nation |
a country made up of people living under their own government. |
| pair |
two things that are the same and are used together. |
| slime |
a slippery liquid, such as thin mud or the slippery substance on fish. |
| thin |
small when measured from one side to the other or when measured around the outside; not thick. |
| traveler |
someone who goes from one place to another, especially over a long distance. |
| water |
the clear liquid that is in rain and that fills up rivers, lakes, and oceans. |