| branch |
a woody part of a tree or bush that grows out from the trunk. |
| brilliant |
very shiny. |
| cabin |
a small house, built in a simple or rough way. |
| clean |
not dirty. |
| courthouse |
a building where courts of law and other government offices are located. |
| float |
to rest on the surface of a liquid without sinking. |
| guest |
a person who visits another person's home. |
| hair |
a single, thin structure like a thread that grows on the body of humans and some animals. |
| keep |
to hold or continue to hold. |
| nation |
a country made up of people living under their own government. |
| pulse |
the regular beating of the arteries that is caused by the beating of the heart. The pulse can be felt in the wrist or neck. |
| 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. |
| stack |
a neat pile with one thing on top of another. |
| treatment |
the way a person acts toward another person or thing. |
| whose |
of or belonging to which person or persons. |