| A | B |
| mimicry | imitating or copying someone something |
| scudded | moved along easily and quickly |
| turfed and herbaceous bordered | planted with grass, with plants around the edges |
| provocatively | in a way that excites or angers |
| foreseen | expected or known ahead of time |
| pickaback | another word for piggyback |
| tributary | a river or stream that flows into a larger body of water |
| cricket | a team sport that is played with flat wooden bats and a ball |
| punt | an open, flat-bottomed boat that is pushed through the water with a pole |
| grizzling | whining slowly and heavily |
| plodded | walked slowly and heavily |
| lorry | British word for truck |