| bacteria |
microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. |
| badly |
not well; in a bad way. |
| barefoot |
with nothing on the feet. |
| dead |
no longer alive. |
| different |
not the same. |
| heap |
many things lying on top of each other; pile. |
| listen |
to try to hear. |
| middle |
halfway between two things, places, or points. |
| news |
information about important events happening in the present. The news is presented on television or radio or in a newspaper or magazine. |
| owe |
to have to pay; be in debt to someone. |
| radio |
a piece of equipment that receives signals that travel through the air and changes them into sound. |
| repeat |
to say or produce sound a second time. |
| rifle |
a gun that has a long barrel and that is shot from the shoulder. |
| skull |
the bones of the head and face that protect the brain. |
| slice |
to take from a larger portion by cutting. |