| afternoon |
the time of day between noon and evening. |
| bookcase |
a set of shelves for holding books. |
| catch |
to get control of (someone or something moving away); capture. |
| cramp1 |
a sharp pain in a muscle that suddenly becomes tight. |
| damp |
wet, but not very wet. |
| halt |
to stop or pause. |
| heap |
many things lying on top of each other; pile. |
| island |
an area of land surrounded by water on all sides. |
| measure |
to find out the exact size of something. |
| native |
an original resident of a given place, such as the Inuit people of Alaska and northern Canada. |
| night |
the period between the time when the sun sets in the evening and when it rises in the morning. |
| object |
anything that has shape or form and can be seen or touched. |
| rate |
the speed or pace at which something is done. |
| starve |
to die or suffer from not eating. |
| trunk |
the main stem of a tree. |