afford |
to have enough money for; be able to pay for. |
barrel |
a large round container with a flat top and bottom that is used to keep liquids. Barrels are often made of wood. |
blast |
a powerful and sudden gust or stream. |
dump |
a place owned by a town or city where people can bring garbage. |
fence |
a structure used to mark off an area or to keep animals or people in or out. |
friendly |
pleasant toward others. |
furious |
full of anger. |
hair |
a single, thin structure like a thread that grows on the body of humans and some animals. |
handkerchief |
a small piece of thin cloth that you use to clean your nose. |
lesson |
a period of instruction with a teacher, or a specific group of things to be learned or studied together. |
phone |
a short form of telephone. |
prisoner |
a person who is held under close guard, as in a jail, while on trial or after being sentenced for a crime. |
pueblo |
a house made of adobe or stone built by Native Americans in the southwest United States. Pueblos are shared by the community and are usually several stories high. |
sport |
an activity in which people compete against each other. Sports have rules and require certain physical skills. |
word |
a sound or group of sounds that has some meaning that other people can understand. Words are a basic unit of language. |