| bacteria |
microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. |
| cane |
a stick made of metal or wood that helps someone walk. |
| curtain |
a piece of cloth that hangs in a window or other opening to shut out light or to cover something. |
| fruit |
the part of a plant that has seeds and flesh. Most fruits that people eat are sweet. |
| glad |
happy that a good thing has happened or will happen. |
| golf |
a game played on a large outdoor course with small holes in the ground spaced far apart. Players use a set of special clubs to hit a small white ball into each of the series of holes. There are nine or eighteen holes in a golf course. The object of the game is to get the ball into each hole using as few strokes as possible. |
| hospital |
a place where sick or hurt people go to find care or help. |
| painter |
one who paints pictures. |
| peek |
to look for a short time or in secret. |
| 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. |
| radio |
a piece of equipment that receives signals that travel through the air and changes them into sound. |
| repeat |
to say or produce sound a second time. |
| rider |
a person who is carried by a vehicle or animal. |
| set |
to put in a particular place. |
| sweep |
to clear the floor of dirt or dust. |