| believe |
to accept as honest or true. |
| chum |
(informal) a close friend; pal. |
| count |
to give each thing in a group a number to learn how many there are. |
| country |
a large area of land where people live under the same government or have the same culture; nation. |
| curl |
to make into a curved shape. |
| daylight |
the light of the day. |
| during |
all through a certain period of time. |
| female |
being a member of the sex that produces eggs and gives birth. |
| flash |
a sudden, bright light that shines and then disappears. |
| joke |
a short story with a funny ending that is told to make people laugh. |
| monster |
a large, frightening creature that is not real. |
| nearly |
almost; just about but not quite. |
| nonsense |
words that have no meaning or make no sense. |
| properly |
in the appropriate way. |
| ray1 |
a thin beam of light. |