| blush |
to become red in the face because of shame or embarrassment. |
| courtesy |
good, polite manners. |
| courthouse |
a building where courts of law and other government offices are located. |
| homework |
work that a teacher asks students to do at home. |
| jewelry |
things made of special stones and metal worn on the body for decoration. Rings, necklaces, and bracelets are some kinds of jewelry. |
| murder |
the crime of killing a person. |
| mysterious |
not known and not able to be explained. |
| open |
not shut or closed. |
| peanut |
a seed that people eat like a nut but grows under the ground and is in the same family of plants as beans. |
| return |
to go back or come back. |
| rub |
to push back and forward across something using pressure. |
| shack |
a small, cheaply constructed building, used as a house or for storage. |
| spear1 |
a weapon with a long wooden shaft and a sharp pointed tip. Spears are thrown or thrust with the hand. |
| threaten |
to say that you will harm or punish some person or group if something that you demand is not done. |
| thunder |
the loud noise you sometimes hear during a violent rain storm. |