| backyard |
an open area behind a house that belongs to the owner of the house. |
| chill |
a mild but uncomfortable coldness. |
| curtain |
a piece of cloth that hangs in a window or other opening to shut out light or to cover something. |
| explorer |
a person who travels through an area that is unknown to find out what is there. |
| fog |
a thick cloud that is near to the ground. |
| 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. |
| lookout |
the act of keeping watch or searching. |
| pilgrim |
a person who takes a trip to a holy place for a religious purpose. |
| plank |
a length of wood thicker than a board. |
| railroad |
a road of two connected steel bars along which trains move, or a system of transportation that uses these roads. |
| sailor |
a member of the navy who works aboard a ship. |
| sink |
to fall slowly to a lower level. |
| straighten |
to make or become more even or less bent. |
| student |
a person who goes to a school or college. |
| subway |
a train in a city that carries passengers and travels under the ground. |