| bench |
a long seat, often made of wood and without a back. |
| courtesy |
good, polite manners. |
| cruel |
willing to cause pain or suffering; not caring if you hurt someone or something. |
| curtain |
a piece of cloth that hangs in a window or other opening to shut out light or to cover something. |
| glance |
a quick look. |
| ink |
a colored liquid in pens. |
| mineral |
a pure, hard substance in the earth that does not come from an animal or a plant. |
| point |
the sharp end of something. |
| rain |
drops of water that form in the clouds and fall from the sky to the earth. |
| rattle |
to make a series of hard, short, knocking sounds. |
| soften |
to make or become soft or softer. |
| stock |
things that you keep that are ready for use or for sale at any time; supply. |
| strange |
not usual; odd. |
| stranger |
a person that you do not know. |
| weight |
the quality that makes something heavy. |