Vocabulary Stories

Curator — A Vocabulary Story

Mission Fossil: Curator Unavailable! Evie was a student who loved learning about dinosaurs. For months, she had been trying to find one special dinosaur fossil...

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Besiege — A Vocabulary Story

Teddy Bears Besiege a Fort Oliver had made a terrible mistake. He'd told his little sister Esther that she couldn't join his blanket fort, and now he was...

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Meticulous — A Vocabulary Story

The Easter Egg Hunt Championship Henry and Gwendolyn stood at the edge of the park, staring at three hundred plastic eggs scattered across the enormous field....

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Thrust — A Vocabulary Story

The Knight and the Stubborn Door Sir Benedict had faced dragons, outwitted trolls, and once convinced a grumpy giant to share his bridge. He'd thrust his sword...

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Usurp — A Vocabulary Story

The Class Monitor Dispute Milo had been class monitor for exactly three weeks when disaster struck. It happened on a Tuesday morning. Milo arrived early,...

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Impeccable — A Vocabulary Story

The Sand Cat's Secret Sanjana's teacher had called her observation skills impeccable, but standing in the desert now, she wasn't so sure. Impeccable means in...

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Docile — A Vocabulary Story

The Docile Droid Twelve-year-old Theo and his Mum were shopping at the Mars Colony Tech Fair. In one of the displays, they found two household robots—one...

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Acrimonious — A Vocabulary Story

The Great Sandwich Debate Eric and Grace had been best friends since nursery school. They agreed on everything: football was brilliant, homework was boring,...

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Goad — A Vocabulary Story

The sandcastle challenge Isabella sat under her beach umbrella, carefully building the most amazing sandcastle she'd ever made. She had towers, a moat, and...

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Acumen — A Vocabulary Story

The bake sale rescue Maya's class needed $500 for their zoo trip. They'd organised a Saturday bake sale, but by noon they'd only made £ "We're doomed!" wailed...

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Vexatious — A Vocabulary Story

The vexatious dragon of Willowmere In the ancient kingdom of Willowmere, where silver birches whispered secrets to the wind, there lived a dragon named...

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Scurrilous — A Vocabulary Story

A sweet story Nabil's older sister, Samia, burst into the living room with her phone held high like a trophy. "I've got proof!" she announced dramatically....