| afterward |
at a later time. |
| electric |
using or having to do with electricity. |
| fever |
a body temperature higher than normal that is usually caused by illness. |
| inventor |
one who conceives of or makes something new. |
| jet |
an airplane with engines that give off a flow of heated gases to cause forward movement. |
| listen |
to try to hear. |
| lose |
to no longer have something because you do not know where it is. |
| messenger |
a person who carries and delivers messages and packages. |
| mow |
to cut down with a blade or machine. |
| number |
a unit with a fixed value that is used to count or to tell the position of something. You can write a number as a word or a symbol, such as "nine" or "9." |
| poor |
without money, possessions, or other basic needs. |
| roof |
the surface or covering on the top of a building. |
| squeeze |
to press firmly together. |
| system |
a group of things or parts that work together as a whole. |
| word |
a sound or group of sounds that has some meaning that other people can understand. Words are a basic unit of language. |