| among |
together with or in the middle of. |
| bacteria |
microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. |
| border |
the outer part; edge. |
| brick |
a very hard block of clay. People use bricks to make walls. |
| busy |
doing something or working on something. |
| caution |
care and attention to safety. |
| coffin |
a box in which a dead person is buried. |
| forest |
a large area of land covered with many trees and other plants. |
| hate |
to have a very strong bad feeling toward something; to not like in any way. |
| inspector |
one who inspects, usually as a job for pay. |
| native |
an original resident of a given place, such as the Inuit people of Alaska and northern Canada. |
| own |
belonging to oneself or itself alone. |
| puzzle |
a toy or problem that you solve by thinking or by arranging letters, words, numbers, or objects. |
| swing |
to move or cause to move backward and forward around a point. |
| tow |
to pull along at the end of a rope or chain. |