Level 2 Unit 22

An alarm is something that warns people of danger.

When the students heard the fire alarm, they left the building.

When people or things are apart, they are not close together.

The couple decided to live apart from each other.

To arrest someone means to catch them for doing something bad.

The man was arrested for breaking the law.

An award is a prize someone gets for doing something well.

He got an award for having the best grades in class.

A breed is a group of animals within a species.

I like small dog breeds, such as terriers.

A bucket is a round container to put things in.

I filled the bucket with water.

A contest is a game or a race.

The girls had a contest to see who could jump higher.

To convict someone means to prove that they did a bad thing.

He was convicted of the crime and sent to jail.

A garage is the part of a house where people put their cars.

My car does not get dirty because I keep it in the garage.

A journalist is a person who writes news stories.

The journalist took notes for a story he was writing.

A pup is a young dog.

All the girl wanted for her birthday was a pup.

To qualify is to get, or to be declared, adequate or good enough.

He qualified to go to the final match by beating the opponent.

To repair something is to fix it.

I repaired the flat tire on my car.

To resume something means to start it again after taking a break.

I put the newspaper down to eat breakfast. Then I resumed reading.

To rob a person or place is to take their property by using force.

A thief has robbed me of my passport.

To slip means to slide and fall down.

The man slipped on the wet floor.

Somewhat means to some degree, but not to a large degree.

James was somewhat upset when he had to move some boxes.

When something is stable, it will not fall over.

The chair is stable. Its legs are strong.

A tissue is a soft piece of paper people use to wipe their noses.

There was a box of tissue on the table.

A yard is the ground just outside of a person’s house.

The girls jumped rope in the yard.