| bread |
a food made with grains such as wheat or corn. Water, oil, and other ingredients are added to the grains, and the mixture is baked in an oven. |
| bundle |
a number of things that you tie or wrap together so you can carry them. |
| carry |
to hold and take from one place to another. |
| crib |
a bed with high sides all around for a baby or young child to sleep in. |
| 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. |
| housekeeper |
a person whose job is to take care of a house, hotel, or other place where people stay. |
| hurt |
to cause pain or harm to. |
| midnight |
twelve o'clock at night. |
| pit1 |
a deep natural or artificial hole in the ground. |
| promise |
to state, in a way that makes someone feel sure, that something will happen or will be done. |
| rainbow |
a curved arc of light of many colors across the sky. Rainbows are caused by the sun's shining through drops of water during or after a rain. |
| sink |
to fall slowly to a lower level. |
| slap |
to hit with an open hand. |
| stone |
hard material like rock. |
| wade |
to walk in water or something else that makes movement slower or more difficult. |