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frame

noun, a person's body

giggled

past tense verb, to laugh in a silly way.

letting

present participle verb, to allow somebody to do something.

spots

plural noun, a small mark that is usually round.

tattoed

past tense and past participle verb, to make a design on a person's skin by pricking and putting in coloring.

tug

verb, to pull gently.

deer-hair

noun, the hair of a deer.

placing

present participle verb, to put something in a particular place.

spare

verb, to be able to supply something.

lifestyles

plural noun, the way that a person or people live.

snails

plural noun, a small soft animal with a shell.

destination

noun, the place you are travelling to.

fully

adverb/adjective, holding as much as possible; complete.

glue

noun, a thick liquid for sticking things together.

ground up

past tense and past participle verb, to crush something to a powder.

intercepted

past tense verb, to stop or catch a person who is going from one place to another.

praised

past tense verb, to say that somebody or something is very good.

dangled

past tense verb, to hang or swing loosely.

difficulty

noun, something that is hard to do.

fill a need

verb, to be or do something that is needed.

herbs

plural noun, a plant used for medicine, or for flavoring food.

piled

past tense and past participle verb, to put things on top of one another.

sizes

plural noun, how big a person or thing is.

stuffed

past tense and past participle verb, to fill something tightly.

variety

noun, a number of different kinds of things.

accused

past tense verb, to say that somebody has done something bad.

argument

noun, a quarrel.

basic

adjective, simple but important

belongings

plural noun, your possessions, what you own.

came into contact with

past tense verb, to get in touch with somebody, to meet.

chores

plural noun, a regular task, a piece of work.

cloud

noun, a mass of water-vapor, smoke, dust, etc. floating in the air.

dozens of

adjective, a lot of.

monster

noun, a large, frightening creature.

wrestled

past tense verb, to struggle with somebody and try to thrown him to the ground.

collection

noun, things that you have collected together.

makes sense

verb, to have a meaning; to be reasonable or sensible.

opposite

adjective, completely different.

stormed away

past tense verb, to go angrily.

walnuts

plural noun, a kind of nut with a wrinkled surface.

dimness

noun, poorly lit.

dodged

past tense verb, to move quickly to avoid someone or something.

screams

plural noun, a loud cry of pain or fear.

breast

noun, a person's chest.

examined

past tense verb, to look at somebody or something very carefully.

lodged

past tense and past participle verb, to become fixed.

moaning

present participle verb, to make a moan.

ointments

plural noun, a cream for putting on sore skin and cuts.

whisper

to speak very softly.

wiped them out

past tense verb, to destroy completely.

expect

verb, to think that something will probably happen.

index finger

noun, the finger you use for pointing, the first finger.

jagged

adjective, uneven and sharp.

kneeling

present participle verb, to be or get into a position on your knees.

needles

plural noun, a very thin, pointed piece of metal used for sewing.

passed out

past tense verb, to faint, to lose consciousness.

razor

noun, a device with a very sharp blade, especially one used for shaving.

ribs

plural noun, one of the curved bones above the waist.

soaked up

past tense verb, to take in a liquid in the way that a sponge does.

stitched

past tense verb, to sew.

string

noun, very thin rope.