Verbs
Action words
Discover
to find something
Lose
to be unable to find
Drop
to let something fall
Find
to discover or obtain
Pick up
take hold of and lift up
Let go
to let something go free
Take
to carry or bring with
Dress
to put on clothes
Teach
show or explain how to do something
Hire
to pay someone to do work for you
Love
to greatly like something or someone
Carpenter
Gardeners
Scientist
Office worker
Musician
Astronauts
Guard
Rock star
Bus driver
Custodian
Teacher
Letter carrier
Doctor
Beaming
Shining brightly
Reputation
A widespread belief that someone or something has a particular habit or characteristic
Sidetrack
To cause someone to be distracted from an important issue
Absorbed
Intensely engaged
Aisle
A passage between rows in a building, like a store
Oath
A solemn promise regarding one's future actions
Title
The name of the story
Author
The writer of the story
Narrator
The person telling the story
Characters
The people in the story
Protagonist
Main character of a story
Antagonist
A person or thing causing problems for the main character
Setting
When and where the story takes place
Theme
The main idea of the story
Plot
What happens in the story (the action)
Exposition
Beginning of the story, introduces characters and setting
Rising action
Events after the exposition that add problems to the plot and lead up to the climax
Climax
The most exciting events in the story
Falling action
Events in a story that happen because of the climax
Resolution
The end of a story
Conflict
The problem in a story
Hola
Hello
Adios
Goodbye
Si
Yes
No
No
Por favor
Please
Gracias
Thank you
Nina
Girl
Nino
Boy
Hombre
Man
Mujer
Woman