English · Chapter 13
The past continuous
10 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.
Start this chapterLesson 1 · Words 1001-1010
Words 1001 to 1010
1001 camp A place where people stay for a short time in tents or simple huts. noun 1002 block To stop someone or something from getting past. verb 1003 suddenly Quickly and without warning; when you did not expect it. adverb 1004 settle To end an argument or a problem so that everyone agrees. verb 1005 usually Most of the time; the way a thing normally happens. adverb 1006 wound A hurt place on the body where the skin has been cut or broken. noun 1007 er A sound people make when they stop to think about what to say next. interjection 1008 exist To be real, or to be there in the world. verb 1009 rid To take away something you do not want. It is nearly always used in the phrase get rid of. verb 1010 yo A very informal way of saying hello, used mostly between friends. interjection Lesson 2 · Words 1011-1020
Words 1011 to 1020
1011 warm A little hot, in a way that feels nice and not cold. adjective 1012 sky The space high above the earth that you see when you look up, where the sun, clouds, and stars are. noun 1013 kitchen The room in a house where you cook and prepare food. noun 1014 aah A long open sound people make when they feel relief, pleasure, or sudden fear. interjection 1015 fat Having a lot of flesh on the body; wide and round, not thin. adjective 1016 challenge Something difficult that you have to work hard to do. noun 1017 video A recording of moving pictures that you can watch on a screen. noun 1018 everywhere In all places; in every place. adverb 1019 moon The large round object that shines in the sky at night and moves around the earth. noun 1020 remind To make someone remember something they must do or know. verb Lesson 3 · Words 1021-1030
Words 1021 to 1030
1021 ow A short cry you make when something suddenly hurts. interjection 1022 grand Very large and impressive, in a way that makes people admire it. adjective 1023 stage One step or part in a longer set of changes or actions. noun 1024 ear One of the two parts of your head that you use to hear. noun 1025 yep A relaxed, friendly way of saying yes. interjection 1026 dig To make a hole in the ground by moving earth away. verb 1027 angel A spirit in some religions, often shown as a person with wings who brings messages from God. noun 1028 shh A sound you make to ask someone to be quiet. interjection 1029 conversation A talk between two or more people, where each person speaks in turn. noun 1030 detail A small piece of information, or one small part of something bigger. noun Lesson 4 · Words 1031-1042
Words 1031 to 1042
1031 account Money that you keep at a bank, or a report of what happened. noun 1032 nervous Feeling worried or a little afraid about what may happen. adjective 1033 themselves The word you use when the people doing something are also the people it happens to. pronoun 1034 leader A person who is in charge and guides other people. noun 1035 discuss To talk about something with other people so that everyone can say what they think. verb 1037 condition The state that something or someone is in, or a thing that must happen first. noun 1039 band A small group of people who play music together. noun 1040 hire To pay someone to work for you, or to pay to use something for a short time. verb 1041 egg A round food with a hard shell that comes from a bird, often a hen. noun 1042 wood The hard material that trees are made of, used to build and burn. noun Lesson 6 · Words 1043-1053
Words 1043 to 1053
1043 hunt To chase and try to catch wild animals, or to search hard for something. verb 1045 otherwise If not; used to say what will happen if the first thing is not done. adverb 1046 chase To run after someone or something to try to catch them. verb 1047 favour A kind action that you do to help someone; American English spells it favor. noun 1048 freak A person or thing that is very strange or very different from normal. noun 1049 result The thing that happens because of something you do or because of an event. noun 1050 awesome Extremely good, or so impressive that it fills you with wonder. adjective 1051 correct Having no mistakes, and so exactly right. adjective 1052 monster A large, frightening creature in stories, films, and dreams. noun 1053 bone One of the hard white parts inside the body that hold it up. noun Lesson 7 · Words 1054-1063
Words 1054 to 1063
1054 shake To move something quickly up and down or from side to side, again and again. verb 1055 innocent Not guilty of doing anything wrong. adjective 1056 trap A thing made to catch an animal or a person who does not see it coming. noun 1057 narrator The person who tells the story in a book, a film, or a play. noun 1058 criminal A person who breaks the law. noun 1059 herself The word for a woman or a girl when she does something to or for that same person. pronoun 1060 feeling Something you feel inside, such as being happy, sad, or afraid. noun 1061 convince To make someone believe that something is true, or agree to do something. verb 1062 pray To speak to a god, often to ask for help or to give thanks. verb 1063 ourselves The word for you and the people with you when the same group does something to or for itself. pronoun Lesson 8 · Words 1064-1073
Words 1064 to 1073
1064 folk Ordinary people. It is a friendly, informal word, and is often said as "folks". noun 1065 driver A person who drives a car, bus, or other vehicle. noun 1066 crash An accident in which a car, a train, or a plane hits something hard. noun 1067 plant To put a seed or young plant into the ground so it can grow. verb 1068 bullet The small piece of metal that a gun fires. noun 1069 nine The number 9, one more than eight. numeral 1070 gay Attracted to people of the same sex. In old books it means bright and cheerful. adjective 1071 department One part of a big company, shop, school, or government. noun 1072 guilty Having done something wrong, or feeling bad because you did something wrong. adjective 1073 apart Away from each other, or into separate pieces. adverb Lesson 10 · Words 1074-1083
Words 1074 to 1083
1074 ray A narrow line of light or heat that comes from something bright. noun 1075 nose The part of your face that you use to smell and to breathe. noun 1076 west The direction where the sun goes down. noun 1077 colour What something looks like, such as red, blue, or green. noun 1078 nurse A person whose job is to look after sick people, often in a hospital. noun 1079 bunch A group of things held or growing together. In speech it can also mean a lot of something. noun 1080 according Almost always used in "according to", which means "as said by" or "as shown by". preposition 1081 flight A journey in a plane, or the act of flying through the air. noun 1082 hat A piece of clothing that you wear on your head. noun 1083 weekend Saturday and Sunday, the two days when most people do not work. noun Lesson 11 · Words 1084-1093
Words 1084 to 1093
1084 include To have something as one of the parts of a group or whole. verb 1085 upstairs On or to a higher floor of a building. adverb 1086 twice Two times; on two separate times. adverb 1087 sergeant An officer of middle rank in the army or the police. noun 1088 operation Medical work in which a doctor cuts open a person's body to mend or take out something inside. noun 1089 indeed Used to add strength to what you say; really or truly. adverb 1090 buck One dollar. This is an informal word, used most of all in American English. noun 1091 gas Something like air, which is not solid and not liquid. Gas is often burned to cook food or to heat a house. noun 1092 fellow A man. It is a friendly, slightly old-fashioned word. Before another noun it means belonging to the same group. noun 1093 refuse To say no to something, or to not do what someone asks. verb Lesson 12 · Words 1094-1100
Words 1094 to 1100
1094 claim To say that something is true, often without showing proof; or to ask for something that is yours. verb 1095 character A person in a book, film, or play. "Character" also means the kind of person someone is. noun 1096 opportunity A time when it is possible for you to do something you want to do. noun 1097 knife A tool with a sharp edge, used for cutting food and other things. noun 1098 load A large amount of things that a person, animal, or vehicle carries. "Load" is also a verb: to put things into or onto something. noun 1099 energy The power to work, move, or be active. noun 1100 pregnant Having a baby growing inside your body. adjective