| afterward |
at a later time. |
| capture |
to take hold or gain control of by force or through planning. |
| darkness |
lack of light. |
| firm1 |
not soft. |
| lawn |
an area of land where people plant grass and cut it to keep it short. |
| merry |
cheerful and happy. |
| official |
a person who holds an office in a business or government. |
| piano |
a musical instrument with a keyboard and many wire strings. A piano is played by pressing keys that cause small hammers to strike the strings. |
| precious |
of great worth or value. |
| program |
a plan of what will be done or take place. |
| sadness |
the state or quality of being unhappy. |
| stranger |
a person that you do not know. |
| though |
used to connect two parts of a sentence when the meaning of one part seems to disagree with the other. |
| trash |
anything that is thrown away because it is not wanted. |
| wait |
to stay in one place until an expected event happens. |