Vocabulary Stories
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Affluent — A Vocabulary Story
The Lost Locket of Leeds Castle --Nushi pressed her nose against the glass case in Kent's Leeds Castle, studying a silver locket that once belonged to Lady...
Diminution — A Vocabulary Story
The Shrinking Pile at Portobello Road --Mei arrived at Portobello Road Market with a battered suitcase of her grandmother's old buttons, hoping to sell them...
Ebullient — A Vocabulary Story
The Floating Market --Lan gripped the wooden edge of the longboat as it nosed into the floating market on the Mekong Delta. Around her, traders in conical hats...
Machinate — A Vocabulary Story
The Hay-on-Wye Bookshop Caper --Vijay had been working at the dusty bookshop in Hay-on-Wye for only three weeks when he noticed the rival shopkeeper, Olga,...
Unravel — A Vocabulary Story
The Knot at Cocora Valley --Paulo tightened the laces of his walking boots and stared up at the wax palms of Cocora Valley. They rose like green needles into...
Tragic — A Vocabulary Story
The Cracked Violin --In a small workshop in Kraków, Ekaterina pressed her ear against the door. Inside, her uncle Daniel was repairing violins for the spring...
Abash — A Vocabulary Story
The Missing Sketchbook at Camden Market --Zahra hurried between the stalls of Camden Market, weaving past racks of leather jackets and trays of sizzling...
Stagger — A Vocabulary Story
The Climb at Briksdal --Min adjusted her rucksack as the path twisted upwards towards Briksdal Glacier. Her trekking partner, Oscar, was already a few paces...
Era — A Vocabulary Story
Nur and the Stones of Skara Brae --Nur tightened her raincoat as the Orkney wind whipped across the cliffs. Her mother, a marine biologist working nearby, had...
Ramble — A Vocabulary Story
The Lost Map of Pen y Fan --Marina had always wanted to ramble across the Brecon Beacons, but she hadn't expected to be chasing a stranger while doing it. Her...
Monologue — A Vocabulary Story
Mina and the Talking Parrot --Mina was halfway through her school play rehearsal when the rain swept across Kovalam Beach, sending the cast scrambling under a...
Elusive — A Vocabulary Story
The Monkey of Emei Mountain --Jianhua had hiked Emei Mountain three times that summer, chasing rumours of a silver-furred monkey the locals called the Mist...