| assignment |
something given as a task, such as a job or lesson. |
| basic |
necessary as a base. Things that are basic need to be learned first or done first. |
| city |
a large and important town where many people live and work. |
| curtain |
a piece of cloth that hangs in a window or other opening to shut out light or to cover something. |
| duty |
something that a person should do because it is right or fair. |
| fort |
a strong building used for defense or for soldiers to live in. |
| leak |
an opening or crack in a thing that lets something go through it. |
| lone |
without others; alone. |
| nail |
a thin, pointed piece of metal with a flat top. You hammer nails into pieces of wood or other material in order to fasten them together. |
| order |
a direction or command. |
| planet |
a large object in outer space that moves around the sun or another star. |
| scarce |
not being enough; not easy to get. |
| send |
to cause to be carried to another place, especially by mail. |
| stool |
a seat on tall legs and without arms or a back. |
| tail |
a part of an animal's body that sticks out from the back end. |