| A | B |
| diary | a daily record or journal |
| disappointed | made unhappy by seeing one's hopes come to nothing |
| experience | something that happens to someone; personal involvement in an event |
| prose | ordinary spoken or written language |
| rejected | turned down; did not accept |
| snoop | someone who tries to find out about other people's doings in a sneaky way |
| splendid | excellent |
| submitted | offered one's work to someone who might publish it |
| understanding | knowledge of something; being aware of why something is the way it is |
| mildew | a kind of fungus that forms a white or grayish coating on damp walls |
| mimeographed | duplicated using a machine that makes copies of material that is written, drawn, or typed on a stencil |
| pinging | making a noise that sounds like the syllable ping |
| forefingers | the two fingers next to the thumbs; index fingers |