Vocabulary Stories
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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 being...
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...
Adhere — A Vocabulary Story
The Sticker That Would Not Die Wesley had a problem, and the problem was stuck to his forehead. A bright gold star sticker — won at swimming — had decided to...
Fidget — A Vocabulary Story
The Longest Seven Minutes Davina had been sitting in the waiting room for seven minutes. She knew this because she'd counted the ceiling tiles three times,...
Abstract — A Vocabulary Story
Drawing a Feeling Nadia hated this homework. Draw something abstract, the teacher had written, and she'd been staring at the blank page so long her eyes had...
Charismatic — A Vocabulary Story
Magnetic at 3,400 Metres The base camp sat at 3,400 metres — high enough to make your lungs feel borrowed from someone smaller. There were twelve of them, from...
Thrive — A Vocabulary Story
Concrete-Cracker Dayo's first month at his new school had been the quiet kind of hard – the sort where nobody is actually cruel, you just eat your lunch alone...
Tenacious — A Vocabulary Story
Tenacious to the Core Three seconds on the clock. Down by one. The entire sports hall holding its breath. Dara had been knocked down twice already in the final...
Adore — A Vocabulary Story
The Beloved Garden Nadia's grandfather didn't say much. He let his hands do the talking — pruning, planting, turning soil with a patience that made it clear he...