| assignment |
something given as a task, such as a job or lesson. |
| author |
a person who writes books, stories, plays, or other works. |
| breeze |
a light or gentle wind. |
| cave |
a large, natural hole in rock or under the earth. A cave is big enough for a person or animal to enter. |
| doctor |
a person whose job is to treat and give medicine to sick people or animals. |
| engine |
a machine that uses energy from a source such as gasoline or electricity to do work. |
| flour |
the ground meal of wheat or other grain. Flour is used to make bread, cake, and other foods. |
| honest |
sincere; saying the truth. |
| number |
a unit with a fixed value that is used to count or to tell the position of something. You can write a number as a word or a symbol, such as "nine" or "9." |
| promise |
to state, in a way that makes someone feel sure, that something will happen or will be done. |
| seek |
to try to find; look for. |
| slime |
a slippery liquid, such as thin mud or the slippery substance on fish. |
| snatch |
to take quickly or suddenly; grab. |
| sniff |
to take in short breaths of air through the nose that can be heard. |
| spacecraft |
a vehicle designed to travel in outer space. |