Unit 1 – Angels for One Another
Angel: a heavenly creature, sent from God, to help.
Bank vault: a safe, a lock-up place in a bank.
Be shocked: to be surprised and unhappy.
Bride: a woman on her wedding day.
Coincidence: the happening of two things at the same time, an unusual event.
Departure: an action of leaving from a place.
Drugged: under the influence of chemical substances.
Glance: to look quickly and then turn away.
Groom: a man on his wedding day.
Have daggers in one's eyes: to look at someone in great anger.
Medicine: chemical substances to help a sick person get better.
Non-stop: without interruption.
Poison: chemical substances that can hurt people.
Public address system: a loudspeaker system to give information.
Ruin: to spoil; to break.
Servant: a worker in one's home; a paid helper.
Waiting room: a place with chairs; where people can wait for appointments.
Unit 2 – Lessons from the Farm
Adult: a person over the age of 18.
Burlap: a type of strong, thick, coarse cloth made from hemp or jute.
Deduct: to subtract; to take away.
Din: a loud and unpleasant sound.
Earn: to work for money; to do a job and be paid for it.
Herd:a number of animals, such as cows or horses, together as a group.
High noon: the hottest time of the day, between 12 & 2 p.m.
Hired help: the person or people who are paid to work on a farm.
Hullabaloo: a din; a lot of noise caused by people or animals.
Insight: a sudden understanding of facts.
Kneel: to go down on ones knees and settle there.
Lung: one of two air- holding body organs.
Meadow: a field of grass where animals can eat the grass.
Motivation: a goal; a reason for doing something.
Obvious: clearly understood.
Planted: unmoving; stable.
Pluck: to pick; to pull off.
Stretch out: to lie down and prepare to rest or sleep.
Stubbornly: firmly; without listening to reason.
Surround: to be on all sides (with something in the middle).
Thunderstorm: a rainstorm with thunder and lightning.
Yearling: an animal that is a year old; an adolescent animal.