| barely |
almost not at all. |
| bench |
a long seat, often made of wood and without a back. |
| explorer |
a person who travels through an area that is unknown to find out what is there. |
| 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. |
| hurt |
to cause pain or harm to. |
| life |
the thing that is in humans, animals, and plants that allows them to grow and to produce more creatures like themselves. Things like rocks do not have life. |
| ocean |
a part of the large body of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface. |
| physical |
of the body. |
| planet |
a large object in outer space that moves around the sun or another star. |
| ready |
prepared. |
| reporter |
a person whose job is to gather and report news for a newspaper or magazine, or for a television station or radio station. |
| roll |
to move by turning over and over. |
| song |
a short piece of music for singing. |
| still |
not moving. |
| whose |
of or belonging to which person or persons. |