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Perturb — A Vocabulary Story
The Man Who Could Not Be Perturbed --Eva's grandad was the calmest man in Bristol. Possibly the world. When a wasp landed on his jam sandwich at the park, he...
Abominable — A Vocabulary Story
Suresh and the Socks of Doom --Suresh loved football more than anything, but after Saturday's match his socks smelled abominable. Not just a little bit whiffy....
Abrogate — A Vocabulary Story
Patricia and the Great Rule Rebellion --Patricia's big brother Michael ran the Garden Den Club, and he loved rules more than anyone alive. The den had...
Concoct — A Vocabulary Story
Mei's Marvellous Mixture --Mei had decided that Mum's birthday present would be perfume. Proper perfume cost pounds and pounds, so Mei would concoct her own in...
Falter — A Vocabulary Story
You. Know. This. --The hall fell silent as Dara walked towards the microphone. Two hundred faces stared back at him — classmates, teachers, parents with...
Convince — A Vocabulary Story
Convincing Dad --Saturday morning, and Daniela had exactly one mission: to convince her dad that a dog would change their lives for the better. Convince means...
Delegate — A Vocabulary Story
One Boy. One Dream. One Very Unhelpful Dog. --Sonny had been building all afternoon. The train track snaked through the living room, under the coffee table,...
Generous — A Vocabulary Story
Extra Chips --The queue outside Costa del Cod stretched past the bus stop, and Sami knew exactly why. Mr Whitlock, the owner, was famous on Talbot Road for...
Embrace — A Vocabulary Story
Something Quietly Shifting --The removal van had barely left before Nico decided he hated everything about Whitmore. He hated the wallpaper, the bedroom that...
Majestic — A Vocabulary Story
Worth Getting Rained On For --Darnell had promised his gran he'd take her to the seaside, and now, standing on the wind-scoured headland, he wondered if it had...
Integrity — A Vocabulary Story
The Answer Sheet --Nadia had the answer sheet. She hadn't stolen it — it had fluttered from Mr Patel's folder onto her chair, face-up, unmistakably real. The...
Innovate — A Vocabulary Story
Time for a Change --Gloria's dad had been selling second-hand books at the weekend market for three years. Same wooden table. Same hand-painted sign. Same slow...