| beg |
to ask a favor of; to plead for. |
| board |
a flat, cut piece of wood. |
| collection |
a group of things of the same type that someone has brought together. |
| dare |
to try to get someone to do something as a test of courage. |
| diner |
one who eats a meal. |
| firmly |
in a way that uses some strength; not lightly. |
| hillside |
the side of a hill. |
| limb |
one of the large branches of a tree. |
| outstanding |
better than most others; excellent. |
| own |
belonging to oneself or itself alone. |
| pant |
to breathe in quick, short breaths; gasp. |
| runner |
a person who is moving along quickly on his or her feet, or a person who races on foot. |
| silver |
a shiny, soft, white metal that is valuable and used to make jewelry and coins. |
| speech |
the power to speak, or the act of speaking. |
| thin |
small when measured from one side to the other or when measured around the outside; not thick. |