| A | B |
| daydreams | pleasant thinking or wishing; to have pleasant thoughts and wishful dreams while awake |
| disappointment | the state of being dissatisfied |
| contest | an argument or struggle; a race or game that people try to win |
| verses | poems; groups of lines that make up sections of a poem |
| rhymes | sounds at the ends of words that are alike; words that end with the same sound as another |
| cupboard | a cabinet with shelves used to store dishes, food, and so on |
| hedge | a row of bushes planted close together |
| stringy | looking like a string; having long, tough fibers |
| hut | a plain, litttle house |
| lean-to | a shed with a roof that slants up and rests against a building |
| coasting | sliding downhill; sailing along a coast |
| lane | a narrow path; a narrow country road; any narrow way through something; a path for ships, cars, and so on |
| guard | to watch over; to keep from escaping; the act of guarding; a person who protects something or someone |