| barely |
almost not at all. |
| carry |
to hold and take from one place to another. |
| courthouse |
a building where courts of law and other government offices are located. |
| explore |
to travel in order to discover or search for something. |
| friendly |
pleasant toward others. |
| half |
one of two equal parts of a whole. |
| independence |
freedom from outside control. |
| jail |
a building in which a government keeps people who have broken a law. |
| mat |
a piece of material that is used to cover a small area of a floor or other surface. |
| mistake |
a thought or action that is not correct. |
| once |
at one time in the past. |
| originally |
at first. |
| staircase |
a set of steps with a railing that goes from one floor to another in a building. |
| terrify |
to fill with great fear or terror; scare. |
| writer |
a person whose job is to create books, articles, poems, or other materials; author. |