| author |
a person who writes books, stories, plays, or other works. |
| cramp1 |
a sharp pain in a muscle that suddenly becomes tight. |
| dump |
a place owned by a town or city where people can bring garbage. |
| elect |
to choose by means of voting. |
| keep |
to hold or continue to hold. |
| lightly |
with little weight or force. |
| ore |
a rock or mineral from which a metal or other useful substance can be removed. |
| printer |
a machine that makes printed copies from a computer. |
| river |
a large natural stream of water that flows toward a lake, ocean, or other larger body of water. |
| sad |
not happy. |
| sand |
tiny, loose grains of ground rock such as you can see on beaches and in deserts. |
| set |
to put in a particular place. |
| smoke |
the black, white, or gray gases that you see in the air when something burns. |
| twig |
a small branch of a tree or other plant. |
| worried |
feeling trouble or anxiety about something that might happen. |