A Boy.
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2. Words and Definitions
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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
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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
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Words and Definitions