1st Grade Word List in Literature

kid

n. a young goat

devour

v. eat greedily
v. destroy completely

wretch

n. a person who experiences something unpleasant

bleat

v. produce the sound made by a sheep or goat

lump

v. group or chunk together in a certain order

dough

n. flour mixed with water and often yeast, fat, or sugar, so that it is ready for baking

meal

n. a substance that has been crushed to make a rough powder

meadow

n. a field where grass growing to be made into hay

at length

ad. after a long time

gorge

v. eat until you are unable to eat any more

thrust

v. push (something or someone) suddenly or violently in the specified direction

rattle

v. make short successive sounds

rumble

v. make a continuous low sound