| actor |
a person who performs in a play, a movie, or a radio or television program. |
| clay |
a kind of wet earth that becomes hard when you heat it. You use clay to make bricks, pots, and other things. |
| color |
a quality of light as our eyes see it. Red, blue, and yellow are some colors. |
| drum |
an instrument for playing music that has a hollow round shape and a tight covering over an open end. You play a drum by hitting its surface with your hands or sticks. |
| fire |
the heat, light, and flames made when something burns. |
| independence |
freedom from outside control. |
| listener |
one who listens. |
| lower |
to cause to move to a position below; let down. |
| palm |
the inner surface of the hand. |
| pencil |
a long, thin tool used for writing or drawing. Pencils are made of a narrow stick of wood with a dark gray or colored center. |
| poem |
a piece of writing different from ordinary writing in its special form, rhythm, and beautiful or interesting language. Poems are often short and express feelings. They sometimes use words that rhyme. |
| punch1 |
a hard, quick hit with the closed hand. |
| punishment |
a way of causing someone to suffer or experience something bad for having done something wrong. |
| strap |
a thin, flat strip of material used to attach something or hold objects in a certain way. |
| subway |
a train in a city that carries passengers and travels under the ground. |