| bacteria |
microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. |
| climb |
to move up or go towards the top. |
| flash |
a sudden, bright light that shines and then disappears. |
| follow |
to come or go after or behind. |
| forest |
a large area of land covered with many trees and other plants. |
| holiday |
a day to remember or celebrate something. Many businesses close and people do not go to school or work on a holiday. |
| hot |
holding or giving off great heat. |
| lightning |
natural electricity produced in clouds and appearing as a bright flash of light in the sky. |
| notebook |
a book of blank pages to keep notes in. |
| pile |
a number of things on top of each other, or a mass of material that forms a small hill. |
| push |
to move something or cause something to move by using pressure against it. |
| seat |
a chair or other object for sitting on. |
| sir |
a polite form of address for a man, usually used in place of his name. |
| smack |
to hit noisily with an open hand; slap. |
| weird |
strange or odd; puzzlingly unusual. |