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Broom
A long stick with a brush at the end, used for sweeping floors.
Een lange stok met aan het uiteinde een borstel, gebruikt voor het vegen van vloeren.
Harness
A set of bands that is used to hold someone in place or to stop them from falling.
Een set banden die wordt gebruikt om iemand op zijn plaats te houden of te voorkomen dat hij valt.
Reminding
Helping someone remember something or bringing something back to attention.
Iemand helpen zich iets te herinneren of iets weer onder de aandacht te brengen.
Lecture
A long, serious talk, often about things you should or shouldn't do.
Een lang, serieus gesprek, vaak over dingen die je wel of niet moet doen.
To fall quickly
To plunge.
Floating
Staying on top of water without sinking.
Apollo
See Background Information.
King Minos
See Background Information.
Inventor
Someone who creates or designs new things or ideas.
Ancient
Very old; from a long time ago.
Gossip
When people are talking about other people's personal lives, often without knowing if it's true or not.
Inn
Small hotel or guesthouse where travelers can stay or eat.
Carriage
A cart pulled by a horse, meant for transporting people.
Sundial
An instrument that uses the position of the sun's shadow to tell the time.
To chirp
(Especially of small birds) to make short, high sounds.
Minotaur
See Background Information.
Greedy
When you want more than you need.
Guard
A person who protects or watches over something or someone to make sure nothing bad happens to it or them.
Imprisonment
The time a person spends locked up in prison.
Rare
When something is not seen or found very often.
Parchment
Material made from animal skin that once was used for writing or drawing.
To complain
To say you don't like something or are unhappy about it.
Rage
When you are really angry.
To apologize
To say you are sorry about something.
To insist
To say strongly that something is true.
Utter despair
Complete, total, very much when you're feeling very hopeless and sad.
Seagull
A type of bird that can often be found at sea.
Ordinary
Normal, not different from any other.
Common
Normal, not special.
As usual
Like one usually does, how things always happen.
Unusual
Different from normal, not common, rare.
Extraordinary
Very special, exceptional, wonderful.
Wonderful
Really good, great.
Excellent
Great, fantastic, really good, splendid.
Amazing
Great, fantastic, surprisingly good, incredible.
Brilliant
Great, fantastic, outstanding, exceptional.
Average
Normal, neither very good nor very bad.
Awful
Very bad, terrible.
Invented
To think of or design new things.
Invention
Something made for the first time, like a new tool, instrument, device, or discovery.
Create
To make, to design.
Design
To draw plans for the form or structure of something.
Come up with
To think of something new.
Discovered
To find out.
Held prisoner
To take someone against their will and keep them somewhere, to lock up.
Prison
A building where people are kept because they have done something wrong, jail.
Imprisonment
The time a person spends in prison, jail time.
Crime
Bad things you do that are against the law.
Punishment
A way to make a person suffer or experience something bad for having done something wrong.
Locked up
To keep in prison, imprison.
Lock up
To make a building safe by locking the doors so that others cannot get into it.
(The books are) quite (nice)
Fairly, rather, somewhat.
Pretty
Quite, fairly.
Fairly
Quite, pretty.
(You are) quite (right)
Completely, totally.
Absolutely
Completely, totally, utterly.
Entirely
Completely, totally, fully.
Apologize
To say that you are sorry about something you have said or done.
Apology
A statement that you are sorry for something you have done.
Owe an apology
When you need to say sorry to someone.
Excuse me
To say you are sorry; forgive me.
(He) regrets
To feel sad, sorry, or guilty for.
(My biggest) regrets
A feeling of sadness about something one has done.
Reminding
To help someone remember a thing; bringing to mind.
Reminder
Something that helps you remember something.
Recall
To bring a past event into our mind; to remember.
Forgot
To not remember something.
Memories
An experience, person, or thing that one remembers from the past.
Memory
The ability to remember information or experiences.
Careful
When you pay extra attention so you don't do anything wrong.
Careless
Not paying close attention, not careful or watchful.
Not have a care in the world
Not a thing to worry about, relaxed, worry-free.
Took care
To pay serious attention, to be very careful to keep something in good conditions.
Care
To be interested or concerned; to be involved.
Caring
Thinking about what other people want or need.
Finally
Eventually, at last, after a long time.
In the end
After a long time, eventually.
At last
After a long time, in the end, finally, eventually.
Final
The last one in a series; ultimate.
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