Vocabulary - The Twits Book Flashcards
Pond
Lake
Tummy
Belly
Ladder
a piece of equipment consisting of a series of bars or steps between two upright lengths of wood, metal, or rope, used for climbing up or down something.
Branch
a part of a tree which grows out from the trunk or from a bough.
Crept
Past tense of the verb creep
move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed.
They explored further into the garden
Further = at, to, or by a greater distance (used to indicate the extent to which one thing or person is or becomes distant from another).
In this context = avançar ainda mais
Grinning
Smiling widely and openly
Cage
a structure of bars or wires in which birds or other animals are confined.
Although
Embora
Silly
having or showing a lack of common sense or judgement; absurd and foolish
(Bobagem)
Giddy
having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy.
(Vertigem)
Faint
lose consciousness for a short time because of a temporarily insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain.
(Desmaiar)
Longed
(Past tense and past participle of LONG)
have a strong wish or desire.
Feathers
Penas
Crouched
adopt a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down, typically in order to avoid detection or to defend oneself.
Perched
(of a bird) alight or rest on something.
Wring
squeeze and twist (something) to force liquid from
Clamber
climb or move in an awkward and laborious way, typically using both hands and feet.
Maggoty
a soft-bodied legless larva of a fly or other insect, found in decaying matter.
(Verme)
Scampered off
to run quickly and with small steps, like a child or a small animal
Mat
a piece of coarse material placed on a floor for people to wipe their feet on.
(Esteira, tapete)
Claw
a curved pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot in birds, lizards, and some mammals.
(Garras)
Shudders
of a person) tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion
(Estremecer)
Snap
break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound.
Batty, Screwy, Wacky
Maluco
Nitwit
a silly or foolish person (often as a general term of abuse).
Rushing
moving with urgent haste.
Ashtray
Cinzeiro
Bare
(of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered
Crack
a line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.
(Rachadura)
Glimpse
a momentary or partial view.
(Vislumbre)
Shrink
become or make smaller in size or amount
Sink
go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged.
