| allergy |
a reaction of your body to some substance that causes the feeling of illness. Common allergies are to animal hair, dust, pollen, and certain foods such as nuts. |
| clay |
a kind of wet earth that becomes hard when you heat it. You use clay to make bricks, pots, and other things. |
| cottage |
a small house. |
| drown |
to die under water because of lack of air. |
| dusk |
the time of day just before night; last moments of twilight. |
| fruit |
the part of a plant that has seeds and flesh. Most fruits that people eat are sweet. |
| handkerchief |
a small piece of thin cloth that you use to clean your nose. |
| harm |
hurt or injury. |
| listen |
to try to hear. |
| quick |
happening very soon. |
| rim |
the edge or border of something round or circular. |
| slide |
to move easily along a smooth surface. |
| son |
a person's male child. |
| type |
a group of things that are the same in some way. |
| yesterday |
on the day before today. |