| backyard |
an open area behind a house that belongs to the owner of the house. |
| beg |
to ask a favor of; to plead for. |
| brilliant |
very shiny. |
| busy |
doing something or working on something. |
| dive |
to move down from a high place at high speed, with the head or front part first. |
| happen |
to take place; occur. |
| log |
a large, thick piece of a tree that has been cut down and is ready for sawing, burning, or building. |
| nor |
a word we often use along with the word "neither" in a sentence. "Neither" means not either of two things. If neither your mother nor your father says you can have a dog, then not one of your parents says you can have one. |
| port |
a place where ships load, or the town or city near this place. |
| properly |
in the appropriate way. |
| shallow |
not deep. |
| shortcut |
a quicker or more direct way to go somewhere. |
| special |
different from others; unique. |
| teacher |
a person whose job is explaining and showing things to students so that they can learn. |
| traveler |
someone who goes from one place to another, especially over a long distance. |