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Aplomb — A Vocabulary Story
Uche and the Runaway Trolley Uche's dad had one rule at the supermarket: "Hold the trolley. Do not ride the trolley." Uche held the trolley with the quiet...
Futile — A Vocabulary Story
Aksel Versus the Sea Aksel had built the finest sandcastle on the whole beach. It had four towers, a moat, and a flag made from a lolly stick. There was just...
Belies — A Vocabulary Story
Sanjay and the Sweetest Little Menace Every Friday, Sanjay's family played board games, and every Friday, Sanjay lost to his little sister, Meera. This made no...
Antithetical — A Vocabulary Story
The Party of Opposites Yesenia and her twin brother Mateo shared a birthday, which sounded lovely until you tried planning the party. Yesenia wanted a disco...
Formidable — A Vocabulary Story
Anil and the Wall of Doom At the leisure centre, past the swimming pool and the vending machine that ate coins, stood the climbing wall. It was enormous. It...
Avowed — A Vocabulary Story
The Avowed Enemy of Broccoli Ahmad was an avowed enemy of broccoli. He had announced it at breakfast, repeated it at lunch, and once written it on a poster for...
Furnish — A Vocabulary Story
The Echoing Flat When Auntie Farah moved into the flat above her new flower shop, it was completely empty. Reza's voice bounced off the bare walls. "Hello!" he...
Coalesce — A Vocabulary Story
The Great Raindrop Race Anders was stuck in the back of the car on the longest, rainiest journey in the history of journeys. His granny lived approximately...
Bewilder — A Vocabulary Story
Nikos and the Dizzy Dance At his cousin Eleni's wedding, Nikos discovered that Greek dancing was faster than it looked. Much faster. "Just follow my feet!"...
Contagious — A Vocabulary Story
Oliver and the Runaway Yawn It started during silent reading time, which was the worst possible moment for it to start. Oliver felt a yawn creeping up his...
Concise — A Vocabulary Story
Yuto and the Walkie-Talkie Yuto loved talking. He could talk about clouds, toes, cheese, and once spent a whole car journey describing a puddle. So when Dad...
Flippant — A Vocabulary Story
The Very Soggy Sleepover When Dad announced that he and Yasmin would camp in Auntie Farah's big garden overnight, Yasmin danced around the kitchen with a spoon...