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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.