A Boy.
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2. Words and Definitions


 

 


1


period


the time it takes
for one lesson,
a piece of time  


2


timidly


done shyly,
not bravely 


3


prefer


to like one thing more
than another thing


4


invite


to ask s.o.
to do s.t. with you,
to ask s.o.
to go to your party
or visit you


5


remained


stayed
in the same place


6


horrible


not nice,
very bad


7


rotten


when a person is disgusting,
when food has gone bad
and it smells bad


8


whole


all of s.t. ,
all the people
in one group


9


took a breath   


made air go in
through your nose or mouth
and into your lungs


10


solving problems


making things better,
fixing things that are bad


11


a form


a piece of paper
with important writing on it,
a document


12


sign


to write your name
in a special way
on an important
piece of paper


13


allowed


(verb) let s.o. do s.t.


14


(gave) permission


(noun) having said yes
to s.o. who asked if
he or she can do s.t.


15


dumb


stupid,
a bad idea


16


strangers


people that we don’t know,
they are new to us


17


advice


when s.o. gives you
some good ideas
about your life,
tells you what to do


18


not the point


that’s not
what’s important,
it’s not what
I’m talking about


19


handed


gave s.t. to s.o. ,
put it in his
or her hand


20


reluctantly


doing s.t. in a way
that shows that
you don’t really
want to do it




 



3.
Words and Definitions