1. Strange: unusual and unexpected, or difficult to understand.

2. Mysterious: strange, not known, or not understood.

3. Craning: a tall metal structure with a long horizontal part used for lifting
and moving heavy objects.

4. Pretended: to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not

especially in order to deceive people or as a game.

5. Shuddered: to shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very

unpleasant thought or feeling.

6. Hummed: to make a continuous low sound.

7. Gossiped: conversation or reports about other people’s private lives that

might be unkind, disapproving, or not true.

8. Wrestled: to fight with someone (especially as a sport) by holding them and

trying to throw them to the ground.

9. Pecked: when a bird pecks, it bites, hits, or picks up something small with it’s
beak.

10. Cereal: a plant is grown to produce grain.

11. Peculiar: unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way.

12. Bear: to accept, tolerate, or endure something, especially something

unpleasant.

13. Weirdo: a person who behave strangely.

14. Enraged: to cause someone to become very angry.

15. Swoop: to move very quickly and easily through the air, especially down from
a high position in order to attack.

16. Gazed: to look at something or someone for a long time.

17. Yelled: to shout something or make a loud noise.

18. Cloaks: a loose outer piece of clothing without sleeve.

19. Uneasy: worried or uncomfortable about a particular situation.

20. Bunch: group of people.

21. Tin: a chemical element that is a silver coloured metal often combined with
other metals or used to cover and protect other metals.

22. Clutching: to make or try to take hold of something tightly.

23. Flooded: covered with water.

24. Dashed: to go somewhere quickly.

25. Snapped: to cause something that is thin to break suddenly.

26. Stroked: sometimes causing a loss of the ability to move particular parts of
the body.

27. Unusual: different from others of the same type in a way that is surprising.

28. He‘d: he had.

29. Grunted: to make a low rough noise.

30. Stumbled: to step awkwardly while walking or running

Awkwardly means difficult to use or deal with.

31. Violet: bluish purple colour.

32. Knocked: to repeatedly hit something producing a noise.

33. Contrary: opposite.

34. Split: divide into two or more parts.

35. Squeaky: to make a short very high cry or sound.

36. Passersby: someone who is going past a particular place.

37. Stare: to look for a long time with the eyes wide open.

38. Rejoice: to feel or show great happiness about something.

39. Muggles: a person who does not have a particular type of skill or
knowledge.

40. Stood: stand.

41. Rooted: stand like plant.

42. Spot: a small usually round area of colour that is differently coloured.

43. Rattled: worried or nervous.

44. Approve: to have a positive opinion of someone.

45. Stern: severe or showing disapproval.

46. Bird-watchers: someone who studies birds in their natural environment as a

hobby.

47. Unusually: more than is usual or expected.

48. Hunt: to chase and try to catch and kill.

49. Sightings: an occasion when you see something or someone.

50. Newscaster: someone who reads out the reports or a television.

51. Grin: a wide smile.

52. Oddly: in a strange or surprising way.

53. Downpour: a lot of rain in a short time.

54. Folks: group of people.

55. Expected: believed to be going to happen or arrive.

56. Mumbled: to speak quietly and in a way that is not clear so that the words
are difficult to understand.

57. Sipped: to drink, taking only a very small amount at a time.

58. Dared: to be brave enough to do something difficult or dangerous, or to be

rude or silly enough to do something that you have no right to do.

59. Casualy: in a way that is not formal or not suitable for a special or official
occasion.

60. Stiffly: straight and not bending.

61. Nasty: bad or very unpleasant.

62. Sinking: falling or moving to a lower level.

63. Crept: to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually in order to avoid being
noticed.

64. Peered: to look carefully or with difficulty.

65. Yawned: to open the mouth wide and take a lot of air into the lungs and
slowly send it out, usually when tired or bored.

66. Affect: to have an influence on someone or something, or to cause a change in

someone or something.

67. Drifting: to move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no

control over direction.

68. Uneasy: slightly worried or uncomfortable about a particular situation.

69. Quiver: to shake slightly, often because of strong emotion.

70. Slammed: to (cause to) move against a hard surface with force and usually a
loud noise.

71. Swooped: to give something and be given something else instead.

72. Twitched: (to cause) to make a sudden small movement with a part of the
body, usually without intending to.
73. Nar-rowed: having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in
comparison with the length.

74. Swept: to clean something, especially a floor by using a brush to collect the
dirt into one place from which it can be removed.

75. Sparkling: to shine brightly with a lot of small points of light.

76. Spectacles: an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts

attention, interest, or disapproval.

77. Crooked: a very dishonest person, especially a criminal or a cheat.

78. Unwelcome: not wanted.

79. Rummaging: to search for something by moving things around carelessly and
looking into, under, and behind them.

80. Amuse: to entertain someone, especially by humorous speech or action or by

making them laugh or smile.

81. Chucked: to laugh quietly.

82. Muttered: to speak quietly and in a low voice that is not easy to hear, often
when you are worried or complaining about something.

83. Flicked: to move or hit something with a short sudden movement.

84. Pinpricks: a very small hole in something where a pin or needle has been
pushed into it, or a sudden pain where a pin or needle has been pushed into your
skin.

85. Pavement: a path with a hard surface on one or both sides of a road, that
people walk on.

86. Slipped: to slide without intending to.

87. Fancy: to want to have or do something.

88. Emerald: a transparent, bright green, valuable stone that is often used in
jewellery.

89. Distinctly: a difference between two similar things.

90. Ruffled: to touch or move something smooth so that it is not even.

91. Stiffly: straight and not bending.

92. You‘d: you had or you would.

93. Feasts: a special meal with very good food or a large meal for many people.

94. Sniffed: to smell something by taking air in through your nose.

95. Impatiently: in a way that shows you are annoyed by someone's mistakes or
because you have to wait.

96. Muggles: a person who does not have a particular type of skill or
knowledge.

97. Jerked: to make a short sudden movement, or to cause someone or something

to do this.

98. Flocks: a group of sheep, goats, or birds.

99. Bound: certain or extremely likely to happen.

100. Kent: a county (= an area with its own local government) in southeastern
England.

101. Gently: calmly softly.

102. Precious: very important to you.

103. Irritably: BECOMING ANNOYED VERY EASILY.

104. SWAPPING: TO GIVE SOMETHING AND BE GIVEN ELSE INSTEAD.

105. RUMORS: AN UNOFFICIAL INTERESTING STORY OR PIECE OF NEWS THAT MIGHT BE TRUE
OR INVENTED, AND QUICKLY SPREADS FROM PERSON TO PERSON.

106. GLANCE: TO GIVE A QUICK SHORT LOOK.

107. DISAPPEARED: IF PEOPLE OR THINGS DISAPPEAR, THEY GO SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY

CANNOT BE SEEN OR FOUND.

108. FOND: TO LIKE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING VERY MUCH.

109.PERSUADE: TO MAKE SOMEONE DO BELIEVE SOMETHING BY GIVING THEM A GOOD

REASON TO DO IT OR BY TALKING DO THAT PERSON AND MAKING THEM BELIEVE IT.

110. FLINCHED: TO MAKE A SUDDEN, SMALL MOVEMENT BECAUSE OF PAIN OR FEAR.

111. UNSTICKING: NO LONGER STICK.

112. FRIGHTENED: TO MAKE SOMEONE FEEL FEAR.

113. EXASPERATED: TO CAUSE ANGER OR EXTREME ANNOYANCE IN SOMEONE.

114. ADMIRING: TO RESPECT AND APPROVE OF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING.

115. FLATTER: TO MAKE SOMEONE LOOK MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN USUAL.

116. NOBLE: BELONGING TO A HIGH SOCIAL RANK IN A SOCIETY, ESPECIALLY BY BIRTH.

117. BLUSHED: TO BECOME PINK IN THE FACE USUALLY FROM EMBARRASMENT.

118. ANXIOUS: WORRIED OR NERVOUS.

119. GASPED: TO MAKE A SHORT, QUICK BREATH THROUGH MOUTH, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF
SURPRISE, PAIN, OR SHOCK.

120. TREMBLED: TO SHAKE SLIGHTLY, USUALLY BECAUSE YOU ARE COLD, FRIGHTENED, OR
VERY EMOTIONAL.

121. NODDED: TO MOVE YOUR HEAD DOWN AND THEN UP, SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES,
ESPECIALLY TO SHOW AGREEMENT, APPROVAL OR GREETING, OR TO SHOW SOMETHING BY
DOING.

122. GLUMLY: IN A DISAPPOINTED OR UNHAPPY WAY.

123. Disappointed: unhappy because someone or something was not as good as

you hoped or expected, or because something did not happen.

124. Astounding: very surprising or shocking.

125. Handkerchief: a square piece of cloth or paper used for cleaning the nose or
drying the eyes when they are wet with tears.

126. Dabbed: to touch something with quick light touches.

127. Beneath: under someone or something.

128. Spectacles: a public event or show that is exciting to watch.

129. Sniff: to smell something by taking air in through your nose.

130. Examined: to look at or consider a person or think carefully and in detail in

order to discover something about them.

131. Firmly: in a way that will not become loose.

132. Faintly: slightly or not strongly.

133. Swallowed: to cause food, drink, pills, etc. to move from your mouth into your
stomach by using the muscles of your throat.

134. Underneath: under or below.

135. Grudgingly: in a way that involve someone doing something they do not want
to do.

136. Rumbling: to make a continuous low sound.

137. Swarmin: a large group of insects all moving together.

138. Curiously: in a way that shows that you are interested in learning about
people or things around you.

139. Bolt: a metal bar on a door or window that slides across to lock it closed.

140. Handy: useful or convenient.

141. Shaggy: having OR COVERED WITH LONG, ROUGH, AND UNTIDY HAIR, OR (OF HAIR) LONG,
ROUGH, AND UNTIDY.

142. WHISKERY: ANY OF THE LONG, STIFF HAIRS GROWING ON THE FACE OF A CAT, MOUSE, OR
OTHER MAMMAL.

143. HOWL: IF A DOG OR WOLF HOWLS, IT MAKES A LONG, SAD SOUND.

144. WOUNDED: A DAMAGED AREA OF THE BODY, SUCH AS CUT OR A HOLE IN THE SKIN OR
FLESH MADE BY A WEAPON.

145. SOBBED: TO CRY NOISILY, TAKING IN DEEP BREATHS.

146. SPOTTED: A SMALL, USUALLY ROUND AREA OF COLOUR THAT IS DIFFENTLY COLOURED OR
LIGHTER OR DARKER THAN THE SURFACE AROUND IT.

147. GINGERLY: IN A WAY THAT IS CAREFUL OR CAUTIOUS.

148. SHOOK: SHAKE.

149. FURIOUSLY: IN A VERY ANGRY WAY.

150. TWINKING: (OF LIGHT OR A SHINY SURFACE) TO SHINE REPEATEDLY STRONGLY THAN
WEAKLY, AS IF FLASHING ON AND OFF VERY QUICKLY.

151. MUFFLED: TO MAKE A SOUND QUIETER AND LESS CLEAR.

152. WIPING: TO SLIDE SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY A PIECE OF CLOTH, OVER THE SURFACE OF
SOMETHING ELSE, IN ORDER TO REMOVE DIRT, FOOD, OR LIQUID.

153. STREAMING: WATER THAT FLOWS NATURALLY ALONG A FIXED ROUTE FORMED BY A
CHANNEL CUT INTO ROCK OR GROUND, USUALLY AT GROUND LEVEL.

154. SWUNG: SWING.

155. MURMURED: TO SPEAK OR SAY SOMETHING VERY QUIETLY.

156. SWISH: TO (Cause to) move quickly through the air making a soft sound.