A Boy.
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2. Words and Definitions



1


lost


when you don’t know
where you are,
can’t find the place
you’re looking for



2


clutched


held/hold onto s.t. tightly,
to hold s.t. strongly


 
3


hall pass


when a student
is walking around the school,
he/she needs one of these


 
4


corridor


hall,
passage,
a place for people
to walk outside classrooms
in schools


 
5


supposed to


when s.o. should do s.t. ,
the person is meant to do it


 
6


adjust to


to get used to s.t. new,
to change the way
you do things
in a new place


 
7


new environment


a place
where everything is new
to a person


 
8


slippery


when a floor is wet
and people can slide on it
and fall down


 
9


a stack of


many things
put on top of
each other,
like books on top of
each other


 
10


trembled


shook/shake,
when s.t. moved backwards
and forwards quickly


 
11


freckled


many little round
brown spots/dots/circles
on a person’s skin


 
12


froze


stood/stand completely still,
when a person
doesn’t move at all



13


dashed out


went out of a place
very quickly,
ran away



14


keep his balance


to stand without falling,
when s.o. stops himself/herself
from falling



15


groaned


moaned,
made an unhappy sound



16


realized


suddenly knew s.t.,
noticed s.t. ,
became aware of s.t.



17


spotted


saw


 
18


storage room


a place
for keeping things
that are not being used


 
19


cluttered with


when a room
has many things
lying everywhere,
messy


 
20


ducked inside


went into
a place quickly






 



3.
Words and Definitions