| believe |
to accept as honest or true. |
| catch |
to get control of (someone or something moving away); capture. |
| crisp |
firm but breaking easily into pieces. |
| excitement |
the state of being excited. |
| gather |
to bring together into one place; collect. |
| 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. |
| hoop |
a large ring of wood, plastic, or metal, such as a child uses as a toy or an animal jumps through. |
| magnet |
an object that has the power to pull certain metals toward itself. |
| nor |
a word we often use along with the word "neither" in a sentence. "Neither" means not either of two things. If neither your mother nor your father says you can have a dog, then not one of your parents says you can have one. |
| sin |
an act of not obeying religious law. |
| slide |
to move easily along a smooth surface. |
| station |
the place where a person or thing is normally found. |
| tell |
to express in spoken or written words. |
| today |
the day that is right now. |
| tribe |
a group of people, families, or villages that share the same language, social customs, and ancestors. |