Read Naturally Encore Glossary - Sequenced Level 1

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Table of Contents

Story Title Page

1 Mammals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

2 Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

3 Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

4 Baseball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

5 Soccer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

6 Snakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

7 Dinosaurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

8 George Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

9 Abraham Lincoln . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

10 Sharks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

11 Panda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

12 Oceans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

13 Mammals of the Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

14 A Circus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

15 Martin Luther King Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

16 Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

17 Clowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

18 Taxi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

19 Deserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

20 Swimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

21 Frisbee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

22 Your Skeleton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

23 Giraffe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

24 Trains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 1, Mammals

Mammals

animals12

Animals are thingsthat are living andare not plants.Dogs, birds, fish, andbugs are all animals.

born alive15

When an animal is born alive, it isnot in an egg when it comes outof its mother.

dolphins16

Dolphins are animalsthat live in the ocean.

hair14

Hair is the thin thingsthat grow on yourhead. Hair alsogrows on the bodiesof mammals.The girl has hair on her head, and the dog has hair all over its body.

land17

Land is ground that is not under water.Our house is on landthat is next to a river.

mammals11

Mammals are warm-blooded animals thathave fur or hair anddo not lay eggs.

seal18

A seal is a mammalthat has smooth furand eats fish.

warm-blooded13

A warm-bloodedanimal keeps nearlythe same bodytemperature all the time.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 2, Plants

Plantsferns

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Ferns are largegreen plants that donot have flowers.

flowers22

Flowers are thecolorful parts ofplants.

gardens25

Gardens are placeswhere people growplants.

grow20

When things grow,they get bigger,taller, or longer.The small puppy willgrow into a big dog.

kinds19

Kinds are types.My favorite kinds of ice creamare chocolate and vanilla.

outside21

If you are outside, you are not ina house or building.We went outside to go for a walkin the sun.

pretty26

If something is pretty, it is nice tolook at.The girl looks pretty when shesmiles.

tulips23

Tulips are colorfulflowers shaped likecups.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 3, Basketball

Basketballbounce

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When you bounce a ball, you make it hit against somethingso that it comes backto you.

catch15

Catch means to graband hold something.He will catch thebaseball in his glove.

net12

A net is pieces of thinrope tied together sothat there are manyopen spaces. It isoften attached to a frame, and it is used in some ball games.

players11

Players are people who takepart in a sport or game.

points16

You get points whenyou score in a game.

tall17

If something is tall, itis higher than mostother things.The tall man couldreach the box on the top shelf.

team13

A team is a group of people thatwork together.Each player on the team helpedwin the game.

watch18

When you watch something, youlook at it.At the zoo, I stood by the bearcage to watch the bears eat.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 4, Baseball

Baseballbase

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A base is the place a baseball playerruns to after hittingthe ball.

batter20

The batter is thebaseball player whotries to hit the ballwith the bat.

home base22

Home base is the lastplace a baseballplayer must touch toscore a point.

out24

When you get out in baseball, your turnis over and you donot score.

pitcher19

The pitcher is thebaseball player whothrows the baseballto the batter.

tag23

In some games, tagmeans to touch.She tried to tag therunner on his way to second base.

team25

A team is a group of people that work together.Each player on the team helpedwin the game.

watch26

When you watch something, you look at it.At the zoo, I stood by the bearcage to watch the bears eat.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 5, Soccer

Soccergoal

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In some sports,players try to get theball into the goal toscore a point.

goalie13

The goalie is theplayer who staysnear the goal andtries to keep the ballfrom going into it.

goals17

Goals are pointsscored in somesports, like hockeyand soccer.

kick11

When you kicksomething, you hit itwith your feet.

knees12

Knees are the partsof the body wherelegs bend.

team15

A team is a group of people that work together.Each player on the team helpedwin the game.

touch14

Touch means to put a part ofyour body on something orsomeone.You touch someone when youtap a shoulder, give a hug, orshake a hand.

world18

The world is everyplace on Earth.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 6, Snakes

Snakesbugs

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Bugs are insects,spiders, and othersmall animals thatcrawl or fly.We saw lots of small bugs crawling in the grass.

desert22

A desert is a placethat is dry and oftenhot.

eggs26

Eggs are the roundor oval-shaped thingsthat have baby birds,fish, snakes, or insectsinside.

forest23

A forest is a placewith many trees and plants.A squirrel lives in atree in the forest.

mice24

Mice are small, furryanimals with smallears and long tails.

sizes20

Sizes tell how big orlittle things are.Animals come inmany sizes.

slide19

When things slide,they move smoothly.

world21


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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 7, Dinosaurs

Dinosaursbig

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Big means large insize.The big building tookup more room thanany of the smaller buildings.

eggs16


few14

Few means a small number ofsomething.Mom said I could eat a few jellybeans, so I had four.

kinds11

Kinds are types.My favorite kinds of ice creamare chocolate and vanilla.

lizards17

Lizards are animalswith four legs, a tail,and scaly skin.

plants15

Plants are livingthings. Many plantshave leaves androots.Trees and grass are kinds of plants.

sizes12

Sizes tell how big orlittle things are.Animals come inmany sizes.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 8, George Washington

George Washingtondollar

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A dollar is anamount of moneyused in the UnitedStates. A dollar isequal to 100 cents.

in trouble24

In trouble means likely to bepunished for doing somethingwrong.I was in trouble for talking toomuch during class.

legend21

A legend is an old story that mayor may not be true.

lie23

Telling a lie means tellingsomething that is not true.I ate the cookie and then told a lie by saying my brother ate it.

president19

A president is a person chosen to be the leader of a group or a country.

truth22

Telling the truth means tellingwhat really happened.

United States18

The United States is a large country inNorth America.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 9, Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincolncabin

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A cabin is a littlehouse often made of wood.

call17

Call means to give a name to someone or something.Jan's friends call her Smileybecause she smiles a lot.

crack14

A crack is a small,open space.

great11

Great means being important or famous.George Washington was a greatAmerican.

honest18

An honest person does not stealor lie.

logs15

Logs are big parts of tree trunks thathave come down.

pay16

When you pay, yougive money forsomething.

president12

A president is a person chosen to be the leader of a group or a country.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 10, Sharks

Sharksborn alive

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dwarf25

Dwarf means smallerthan other things like it.The dwarf tree is thesmallest tree in the yard.

fish19

Fish are animals thatlive and breathe inwater. Most fish havescales and fins.

rows22

Rows are people or things in lines.

sharp24

Sharp means havingan edge or point thatcan cut things easily.

sink20

Sink means to godown below thesurface toward thebottom.If I drop a penny in a glass of water, the penny willsink to the bottom of the glass.

teeth23

Teeth are the white,bony parts in themouth that are usedfor biting andchewing food.I used my teeth to take a big bite of the apple.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 11, Panda

Pandabamboo

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Bamboo is tall, hardgrass.

born12

When a person or animal is born, it comes out of itsmother's body.

China16

China is a country in Asia.

fur11

Fur is the thick hair that coversthe bodies of many animals.

grow13


pounds14

Pounds are used to show howheavy something is.Most horses weigh over athousand pounds.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 12, Oceans

Oceansbeach

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A beach is the sandyland next to a lakeor ocean.

body of water17

A body of water is a part of the earththat is covered withwater.A lake is a body of water, and so is a river.

Earth18

Earth is the planet welive on.

plants20


salt water19

Salt water is the water found inoceans.

sand21

Sand is little pieces of rocks that can befound in deserts and next to lakes and oceans.

waves23

Waves are movingwater at the top ofan ocean, lake, orother body of water.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 13, Mammals of the Sea

Mammals of the Seaair

14

Air fills the space all around us,but we cannot see it.I like to take a breath of fresh airon a cool day.

blowholes15

Blowholes are smallholes on top of theheads of whales ordolphins that helpthem breathe.

born alive17


breathe13

When you breathe, you take inand let out air.

eggs16


fish11

Fish are animals thatlive and breathe inwater. Most fish havescales and fins.

mammals12

Mammals are warm-blooded animals thathave fur or hair anddo not lay eggs.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 14, A Circus

A Circusbuilding

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A building is a thingwith outside walls and a roof.My house is abuilding that has six rooms in it.

ring22

A ring is a placewhere people andanimals put on ashow.The elephant did a trick in the circus ring.

show21

A show is tricks oracts done for peopleto watch.

tent18

A tent is cloth piecesstretched over polesto make a coveredspace.We slept in a tent on our camping trip.

train23

A train is a group ofrailroad cars pulledby an engine alongtracks on the ground.

tricks20

Tricks are the thingsthe circus performersdo for people towatch.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 15, Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.dream

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A dream issomething a personhopes will come true.The little girl's dreamis to become a doctor.

fair15

Fair means right, equal, orfollowing the rules.My mom passed out cake in afair way; each kid's piece was the same size.

forget12

Forget means to not remembersomething.I hope I don't forget to returnmy library books before they are due.

great11

Great means being important or famous.George Washington was a greatAmerican.

peace16

Peace means everyone is gettingalong.

world13


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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 16, Winter

Winterboots

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Boots are kinds ofshoes people wear in the winter to keeptheir feet warm and dry.

ice skates24

Ice skates arespecial shoes set ontop of blades tomake it easy to moveacross ice.

ice-skate23

Ice-skate means tomove over smoothice wearing specialshoes with blades on them.

mittens18

People wear mittenson their hands tokeep them warm.

play21

Play means to do something for fun.We will play a game of baseball.

slide22

When things slide, they movesmoothly.It is fun to slide down a hill.

snows19

When it snows, frozen white flakesfall from the sky.

winter17

Winter is the time of year between fall and spring.Last winter was evencolder than usual.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 17, Clowns

Clownsparades

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Parades are whenpeople move downthe street in a longline while otherpeople watch.

silly15

If a person or thing is silly, itmakes people laugh.Dad was being silly when he putsocks on his hands.

tricks14

Tricks are the thingsthe circus performersdo for people towatch.

watch11

When you watch something, youlook at it.At the zoo, I stood by the bearcage to watch the bears eat.

wear12

When you wear something, you have it on some part of your body.The baby will wear socks on hisfeet and a hat on his head.

wigs13

Wigs are made ofreal or fake hair and are worn on the head.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 18, Taxi

Taxidriver

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A driver is a personwho makes a car,bus, truck, or othervehicle go from oneplace to another.My bus driver drives the schoolbus; she steers it and makes itstop and go.

pay17

When you pay, yougive money forsomething.

sign22

A sign is somethingthat tells you what todo, where to go, orwhat something is.

stores20

Stores are places where peoplecan buy things.Shoe stores sell shoes; grocerystores sell food.

street19

A street is a road or path for cars todrive on.

tells23

Tells means shows or says.The clock tells me what time it is.

trip21

You take a trip when you gofrom one place to another.The trip started at the school and ended at the zoo.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 19, Deserts

Desertscacti

14

Cacti means morethan one cactus. Acactus is a plant thatdoes not need muchwater and often has sharp spikes.

dry11

Dry means there is not verymuch water or rain.

plants13


sand12

Sand is little pieces of rocks that can befound in deserts and next to lakes and oceans.

sand dunes17

Sand dunes are bigpiles of sand madeby the blowing of the wind.

snakes15

Snakes are long, thinanimals with no legs.Snakes move bysliding on the ground.

wind16

Wind is moving air.The strong windmade the leavesblow.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 20, Swimming

Swimmingbeach

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lake20

A lake is a body ofwater with land allaround it.

learn25

When you learn, you find outmore about something or youfind out how to do it.Children learn to read and writeat school.

lessons23

Lessons are timeswhen you learnsomething new.

lifeguards24

Lifeguards arepeople who makesure swimmers aresafe.

ocean21

An ocean is one of the hugebodies of salt water that covermost of Earth's surface.

pool22

A pool is a placebuilt for people toswim.

swim18

When you swim, youmove through waterby moving your armsand legs.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 21, Frisbee

Frisbeebackyards

15

Backyards are open areasbehind houses or buildings.All the backyards in myneighborhood have swing sets.

beach14


catch16

Catch means to graband hold something.He will catch thebaseball in his glove.

flat11

When something is flat, it onlyhas a little space between thetop and the bottom.Pancakes are flat.

plastic12

Plastic is something that can bemolded into many things.Toys, cups, and pencil boxes canbe made of plastic.

spins13

When somethingspins, it movesaround in circles.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 22, Your Skeleton

Your Skeletonbones

17

Bones are the hardparts inside bodies.There are 206 bonesin your body.

grow21


hard19

If something is hard,it is firm and not easyto cut or bend.When water freezes,it gets hard.

shape18

The shape ofsomething is its formor outline.The shape of apenny is a circle.

soft20

Soft means easy to bend or cut.Spaghetti noodles are hardbefore they are cooked; they getsoft when they are boiled.

taller22

Taller means higherthan something else.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 23, Giraffe

Giraffebranch

16

A branch is the longpart of a tree thatcomes out from thetrunk like an arm.

dust17

Dust is very little pieces of drydirt.He used his hand to wipe the dust away.

fruit14

Fruit is the part of aplant that is usuallysweet and good toeat.Apples and oranges are two kinds of fruit.

in fact12

In fact means something is trueor correct.Jim says that he is the fastestrunner, but in fact Jude is fasterthan Jim.

long13

If something is long,one end is far fromthe other.She had long hairthat hung most of the way down her back.

pounds18

Pounds are used to show howheavy something is.Most horses weigh over athousand pounds.

rests15

Rests means lays or leans.When Steve sits in the chair, he rests his feet on the table.

tall11

If something is tall, itis higher than mostother things.The tall man couldreach the box on the top shelf.

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Read Naturally Encore, Version 1.0.0 Story 24, Trains

Trainscaboose

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The caboose isusually the last caron the train and isused by the workersto eat and rest.

city21

A city is a busy placewhere many peoplelive and work.The city where Joanlives has many streets, parks, and tall buildings.

engine22

An engine is the car of the train thatmakes the trainmove.

places20

Places are where you can go or be.Your home and your school are places where you spend a lot of time.

tracks23

Tracks are the twometal bars on theground that trainsmove on.

trains19

Trains are railroadcars pulled byengines along trackson the ground.

workers25

Workers are people who dojobs.The workers at the grocery storehelped us find where the peanutbutter was.

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