| bacteria |
microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. |
| bare |
wearing no clothing or covering; naked. |
| crop |
plants grown on a farm. |
| dark |
having little or no light. |
| desk |
a piece of furniture with a flat surface used for writing, using a computer, or reading. Desks usually have drawers where you keep paper, pens, and other supplies. |
| emperor |
the male ruler of an empire. |
| evening |
the period between late afternoon and night; the early part of the night. |
| glider |
a light aircraft without a motor that flies on air currents. |
| herd |
the common people; most people. The expression "He (or she) follows the herd" means that a person tends to do what everybody else does, like a cow in a herd, and does not think for himself or herself. |
| hungry |
feeling a need or want for food. |
| mad |
angry. |
| marry |
to become someone's husband or wife according to the law. |
| pan |
an open, metal container for cooking or baking. |
| phrase |
a group of words forming part of a sentence but not having both a subject and a verb. |
| reader |
a person who looks at and understands words on a page or screen. |