Danny  Ch. 4 
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3. Words and Definitions

Read the Words
and Definitions out loud.

1
complicated

not easy
to understand,
difficult

2
habits

the things
that people
do often

3
comforted

made a person
feel better,
to help
a sad person
feel happy

4
platform

s.t. that you
can stand on,
it is higher than
the ground
around it

5
willingly

doing s.t. happily,
to do s.t. because
you want to

6
panic

to suddenly
worry a lot,
to become very scared
and not know
what to do

7
deserted

when there are
no people
in a place,
when a place
is empty

8
yearning

wanting s.t.
very badly,
wishing for s.t. ,
excited to do s.t.

9

poaching
stealing
and killing animals
for food,
usually forest animals
or birds

10

pinch
to steal,
to take s.t.
that is not yours

11
valuable

you have to
pay a lot of money
for s.t. ,
it is worth a lot

12
magnificent

when s.t.
is very good,
wonderful,
amazing,
fantastic,
marvelous,
fabulous

13
blame

to be angry
with s.o.
because they did
a bad thing

14
spot

to see s.t.
or s.o.

15
scars

old cuts
on s.o.’s body
or skin
where he or she
has been hurt
in some way

16
champion

the person
who is the best,
better than
all other people

17
guarded

when s.t.
is made safe,
protected,
looked after

18
hired

when s.o.
is given a job
and paid
or given money
to do it

19
disgusted

feeling that s.t.
is really bad
or terrible,
really unhappy
about it

20
reckon

to think,
to guess 

5. 

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