Basic HTML Version
46
beat
v.
to hit again and again
The boxer beat his opponent without mercy.
“
Beat
him!” someone cries out.
bell
n.
a kind of musical instrument that one shakes to ring
This is a bell.
“He is the
bell
ringer in the church!”
church
n.
a building where people go to worship God
This is a church.
The
church
of Notre Dame sits in the middle of Paris.
criminal
n.
a person who breaks the law
The criminal is in jail.
Gypsies,
criminals
, and other poor people live there.
crowd
n.
a large group of people
The crowd cheers.
Esmeralda is dancing and singing for the people in the
crowd
.
cruel
adj.
not kind; in a way that makes others sad or hurts
others
He pulls the cat’s tail. That is cruel.
The people are very
cruel
to the hunchback.
date
n.
the month and day number
Today’s date is August 5
th
.
Esmeralda says, “Djali, what is today’s
date
?”
escape
v.
to get away from; to be free from
You can escape from the building through this door.
Djali has
escaped
from the gallows and found Esmeralda.