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Vocab.
Chapter One

Words to understand:
Air-raids – bombing from the air
Balcony – something that juts out from a house and you can stand on.
Bluebottle – a dragonfly
Wireless – a radio
Parcels – packages
“Goodness gracious me!” – an exclamation of surprise
Professor – a teacher of a college level
Unexpected – not expected
Immediately – right away
Frightened scared





Chapter Two
Inquisitive - curious
Son of Adam, Daughter of Eve – male and female
Sardines - small fish in a tin
Delighted – very happy
Inquisitive - curious
Melancholy - sad
Inquisitive - curious
Thought – Said in their head
Horrid - Horrible


Chapter Three
Ordinary - regular
Half-believed – almost thought
Witch – a person who performs spells and makes potions
Which- who/what it is
Hoax – a joke
Complicated – hard to understand
Particularly – focused in on one thing/person
Pax - peace







Chapter Four
Overgrown – bigger than usual
Arrangement – way they did it
Empty – nothing there
Turkish Delight – a type of candy
Perfectly – just right
Terrible – the worst
Snappishly – in a annoyed way


Chapter Five
Armor – a metal covering used in war
Annoyed – their patience is running low
Nonsense – not true
Sniggered – laughing quietly  
Row – a fight
Interrupted – said something before the other person could finish talking
Probable – might happen


Chapter Six
Doubtfully – saying something when you don’t believe it
Immediately – right away
“Bagged a coat” - ?
“oughtn’t we…” shouldn’t we
“…harboring spies and fraternizing with humans.” Being with humans.
Dazzingly bright – amazingly bright