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Fickle — A Vocabulary Story
The Flavour Flip-Flopper Nuria's little brother Tomás was the most fickle person she had ever met. On Monday his favourite colour was green. By Tuesday...
Calamitous — A Vocabulary Story
Rukhsana and the Great Car Wash Rukhsana had a brilliant plan. Dad's car was so muddy that even the mud looked embarrassed, so she would wash it as a surprise...
Bravado — A Vocabulary Story
Saima and the Mega-Splash Slide Saima stood at the bottom of the Mega-Splash Slide, hands on hips, chin in the air. "I've been down scarier slides than this,"...
Braggart — A Vocabulary Story
Giulia and the Braggart of the Park Giulia's cousin Marco arrived on Saturday with his shiny new scooter and his even shinier opinion of himself. "I'm the...
Bovine — A Vocabulary Story
Mariam and the Great Cow Stare-Off Mariam's class trip to Hollow Oak Farm was going brilliantly until a cow fell in love with her packed lunch. The cow leaned...
Conciliate — A Vocabulary Story
Kidus the Peacemaker Kidus loved Saturday football in the park, but this Saturday nobody was playing. His two best friends, Amara and Tom, stood back to back...
Contrived — A Vocabulary Story
The Tornado in Saeed's Room Saeed's bedroom looked like a jumble sale that had been hit by a runaway trolley. His mum stood in the doorway with her arms...
Charming — A Vocabulary Story
The Charming Little Brother Vaipuna's little brother Sione was two years old and dangerously charming. When he wanted the last biscuit, he simply tilted his...
Abscission — A Vocabulary Story
The Big Drop Oscar had been watching the old oak tree at the end of his garden for eleven whole days. Every leaf had dropped except one — a crinkly brown...
Cite — A Vocabulary Story
Ali Versus Bedtime Ali marched into the kitchen holding a clipboard, a pencil tucked behind his ear like a very serious businessman. "Mum," he announced,...
Caulking — A Vocabulary Story
The Whistling Window Every time the wind blew, the window in Jing's bedroom whistled. Not a nice whistle, like a happy postman. A wobbling, warbling whistle,...
Boulder — A Vocabulary Story
The Giant's Nose Aksel was quite sure the enormous boulder halfway up the hill was actually a giant's nose. It was grey, it was lumpy, and it had two dark...