Gulliver’s Travels

autobiography – noun - the story of a person’s life written by that person

biography – noun - the story of a person’s life written by somebody else

sailor – noun – a person who sails a boat, a person who works on a ship as a member of the crew

giants –  noun - a very large strong person who is often cruel and stupid, an unusually large person, animal or plant

discover – verb -  to be the first person to become aware that a particular place or thing exists

Scientists around the world are working to discover a cure for AIDS.

invent – verb – to produce or design sth that has not existed before

captain – noun – the person in charge of a ship or commercial aircraft

vessels – noun – a large ship or boat

spring – noun – a place where water comes naturally to the surface from under the ground

bellowing – verb – to shout in a very loud noise because you are angry

They bellowed at her to stop.                

synonym – yell

a bull bellows………..                                

Do you have to bellow in my ear?

inhabitants – noun - occupants, a person or an  animal that lives in a particular place

explore – verb – to travel to/around an area in order to learn about it

As soon as we arrived on the island we were eager to explore.

barren – noun – land with no vegetation, infertile

rocky – adjective – made of rock, full of rocks

crew – noun – all the people working on a ship, plane etc.

None of the passengers and crew were injured.

verb – Normally the boat is crewed by five people.

get into – phrasal verb – move, She got into bed.

to reach a particular state/condition, to arrive (get in also)

He got into trouble with the police

rowing – noun – the sport or activity of travelling in a boat using oars

get to – verb – go                           

We didn’t get to bed until 3 a.m.

monster – noun – an imaginary creature that is very large, ugly and frightening

adjective – unusually large                  

synonym - giants

overtake – verb – to go past a moving vehicle or person ahead of you

It is dangerous to overtake on a bend.

speeding – adjective

steep – adjective – steeper – steepest – rising or falling quickly

of a slope / hill

The path grew steeper as we climbed higher.                            

synonym – sharp, expensive

Rupees 10 for a cup of tea seems a little steep to me.

barley – noun -  a plant grown for its grain that is used for making food, beer, and whisky

hedge – noun - a row of bushes or small trees planted close together

struck – verb – past tense of strike – hit sb/sth hard

trumpet – noun – a brass musical instrument made of a curved metal tube that you blow into

verb – making of loud noise in the sky during a storm, to make a very loud deep noise(roar)

A voice thundered in my ear. (roared)

reaping hook – a curved piece of metal used for reaping crops

screamed – verb – gave a high loud cry, shriek

forefinger – noun – the finger next to the thumb ( synonym – index finger )

pulled off – phrasal verb -  to remove sth from a place by pulling.    He pulled off her boots.

crumbled – verb – broken into pieces

stroking – verb – to move hand gently and slowly over an animal’s fur or hair/any surface

apron – noun – a piece of clothing worn over the front of the body

apropos – preposition - concerning or related to somebody/something