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Robust — A Vocabulary Story
The Robust Runner Kofi had absolutely no business entering the school cross-country run. He knew it. His PE teacher, Mr Briggs, strongly suspected it. And by...
Biased — A Vocabulary Story
What the Commentator Said Every Saturday, Idris and his grandad claimed the sofa, two mugs of tea, and the big match on telly. This particular Saturday, Rovers...
Dissent — A Vocabulary Story
Breaking a Family Tradition The Fernandez family had one tradition that could not be questioned: Sunday pizza from Rosario's. Dani had always been the quiet...
Truce — A Vocabulary Story
The Thermostat Treaty The thermostat war for the home's temperature had raged in the Danes house for eleven days. Dad liked the living room "like a butcher's...
Haphazard — A Vocabulary Story
The Great Garage Tidy Up Saturday morning, Dad pulled up the garage door and groaned. Inside sat fifteen years of stuff, piled in a way that was haphazard....
Palpable — A Vocabulary Story
The Palpable Silence Amara knew something was wrong the moment Luca arrived at the community football pitch without his lucky blue scarf. The silence between...
Devastated — A Vocabulary Story
The Lost Kit The morning of the regional swimming gala, Musa unzipped his bag and froze. His lucky goggles, the ones his cousin Sunil had posted all the way...
Jaunty — A Vocabulary Story
Anika's Jaunty Bow Anika stood behind the curtain at a Fort Kochi arts centre, clutching her tap shoes as the announcer called her name. Everyone expected a...
Sagacious — A Vocabulary Story
The Sagacious Map Spotter At a busy book market in Prague, Mira noticed that the rare-map stall had suddenly drawn a crowd. A man in a velvet coat was offering...
Boom — A Vocabulary Story
The Sound of Growing Nadia ran the little flower stall on the corner of Ashbourne Road, and for three years it had barely survived. Some mornings she sold a...
Diligent — A Vocabulary Story
Checking Everything Twice Kwame's teacher had written 'diligent' in his school report last term. Diligent means working hard and being careful with what you...
Hostage — A Vocabulary Story
The Sunset Deadline Captain Rao crouched in the dust outside the abandoned warehouse. Inside, somewhere, was Dr. Mehra — a doctor taken hostage three days...