Chapters (13)
bath when you want to wash all your body, you sit in a bath full of water
below under
beside next to
Bible the most important book for Christians
box (in a theatre) a small 'room'; you can watch the stage from a box, but other people can't see you
cab an old word for 'taxi'
card a piece of paper with your name and address on it (a visiting card); or a card with a picture and a greeting on it (e.g. a Christmas card)
chairman an important man in the hospital
cloth trousers, coats, dresses, etc. are made from cloth
country (the) not the town
creature a living animal
drop (v) to let something fall
editor the most important person in a newspaper office
elephant a very big grey animal with a long nose and big ears enormous very big
faithfully (Yours faithfully) you write 'Yours faithfully' at the end of a formal letter
fingers you have five fingers on each hand
fish fish live in rivers and in the sea
food what you eat
gentleman a man from an important family
glass (n) you drink tea from a cup; you drink water from a glass
heavy it is difficult to carry heavy things; 1,000 kilos is very heavy
himself (by himself) nobody was with him
hip the place where your leg joins your body
hole an empty space or opening in something
horrible not nice; people are often afraid of 'horrible' things
kind nice, good; a kind person often helps people
knee the middle of your leg where it bends
lady a woman from an important family
life your life stops when you die
lighthouse a tall building by or in the sea, with a strong light; the light tells ships that there are dangerous rocks like (prep) not different: a river is like the sea, because it is made of water
loudly with a lot of noise
Majesty (Her/His/Your) when you speak to a queen or a king, you say 'Your Majesty'
marry to take somebody as your husband or wife
mirror a piece of special glass; you can see your face in a mirror
neck your neck is between your head and your body
newspaper you read a newspaper to know what is happening in the world
nose your nose is between your eyes and your mouth
place where something or someone is (a room, a house, a town, etc.)
play (n) you go to the theatre to see a play
police the police help people; they also put bad people in prison
present something that you give to or get from somebody (e.g. a birthday present)
prison a building for bad people; they must stay there and cannot leave
Queen (the) the most important woman in Britain
sad not happy
scream (v) to make a loud high cry because you are afraid or angry