| bookcase |
a set of shelves for holding books. |
| coast |
the land next to the ocean. |
| curve |
a line that bends smoothly in one direction without any straight parts. |
| fin |
a thin, flat body part of a fish and certain other water animals which is used for swimming or balance. |
| honest |
sincere; saying the truth. |
| life |
the thing that is in humans, animals, and plants that allows them to grow and to produce more creatures like themselves. Things like rocks do not have life. |
| native |
an original resident of a given place, such as the Inuit people of Alaska and northern Canada. |
| past |
all of the time before now. |
| pour |
to cause to flow in a steady stream. |
| railroad |
a road of two connected steel bars along which trains move, or a system of transportation that uses these roads. |
| silk |
a fine, soft, shiny fiber produced by certain insects. |
| suddenly |
without warning, often causing surprise or fear. |
| though |
used to connect two parts of a sentence when the meaning of one part seems to disagree with the other. |
| topic |
a subject of discussion, conversation, or writing. |
| upon |
on. |