| author |
a person who writes books, stories, plays, or other works. |
| backyard |
an open area behind a house that belongs to the owner of the house. |
| bough |
a main branch of a tree. |
| cry |
to have tears fall from your eyes as the result of pain, sadness, or another strong feeling. |
| dream |
an event in which changing pictures or images come into your mind as you sleep. |
| hire |
to give a job to. |
| monster |
a large, frightening creature that is not real. |
| nature |
the basic character and qualities of a person or thing. |
| net1 |
an object made of strong threads or strings that are woven in a way that leaves open spaces between them. |
| nonsense |
words that have no meaning or make no sense. |
| phrase |
a group of words forming part of a sentence but not having both a subject and a verb. |
| pile |
a number of things on top of each other, or a mass of material that forms a small hill. |
| rusty |
covered with rust; not working well. |
| sell |
to give something to someone in exchange for money. |
| stir |
to mix liquids together or move a liquid in a circle using your hand or an object. |