allergy |
a reaction of your body to some substance that causes the feeling of illness. Common allergies are to animal hair, dust, pollen, and certain foods such as nuts. |
elevator |
a device that carries people or things from one floor to another in a building. An elevator is like a small room or platform that moves up and down. |
essay |
a short piece of writing on a particular subject that contains the ideas and opinions of the author. |
hate |
to have a very strong bad feeling toward something; to not like in any way. |
invitation |
the act of asking someone in a polite way to come to something or do something. |
jail |
a building in which a government keeps people who have broken a law. |
national |
of or having to do with the whole country, not just one part of it. |
present1 |
the period of time between the past and future. |
quietly |
with little or no sound. |
rear |
being at the back part of something. |
sleeve |
the part of a shirt or other piece of clothing that covers the arm. |
swing |
to move or cause to move backward and forward around a point. |
tone |
a single sound in music or a sound that is similar to music. |
tonight |
the present night or the night that is coming on this day. |
wake1 |
to come out of sleep (often followed by "up"). |