The Ant Bully vocabulary

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The best way to build your vocabulary is reading. And you should use English - English dictionary to improve your reading, writing, speaking skill. Today we will study some new words via The Ant Bully cartoon ;)

alone (a) /ə'loun/	ant (n) /ænt/	apron (n) /'eiprən/
arm crossed	armor (n) /'ɑ:mə/	bow (v) /bou/
bubble (n) /'bʌbl/	cigar (n) /si'gɑ:/	denture (n) /'dentʃə/
drag (v) /dræg/	fan (n) /fæn/	firefly (n) /'faiəflai/
flatulence (n) /'flætjuləns/	hang - hung - hung (v)	lamp (n) /læmp/
leaf (n) /li:f/	lift (v) /lift/	moon (n) /mu:n/
outlet (n) /'autlet/	outside mirror (n) /'mirə/	petal (n) /'petl/
pyramid (n) /'pirəmid/	reflect (v) /ri'flekt/	skull (n) /skʌl/
speak on the phone	spray (v) /sprei/	swirl (n,v) /swə:l/
three-wheels bike (n) /baik/	wave (v) /weiv/	yawn (n,v) /jɔ:n/

Translation:

alone (a) lacking companions or companionship

--> he was alone when we met him

ant (n) small red ant of warm regions

apron (n) a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing

armor (a) A defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons

bow (a) To bend (the head, knee, or body) to express greeting, consent, courtesy, acknowledgment, submission, or veneration

bubble (n) a thin film of liquid forming a hollow globule around air (hollow ~ empty)

denture (n) a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

drag (v) pull, as against a resistance; 

--> He dragged the big suitcase behind him

fan (n) a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface

firefly (n) tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots

flatulence (n) the presence of excessive gas in the digestive tract.

lift (v) take hold of something and move it to a different location

Moon (n) The natural satellite of Earth, visible by reflection of sunlight

outlet  (n) an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert

outside mirror (n) car mirror that reflects the view at side and behind car

petal (n) part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored

pyramid (n) a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex

reflect (v) be bright by reflecting or casting light; 

--> Drive carefully--the wet road reflects

skull (n) the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates

wave (v) the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

yawn (n,v) an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth

Plot:

This is the story of a ten-year-old boy named Lucas Nickle, who has just moved to a new neighborhood, has no friends, and is the target for the local bully and his gang. His parents are leaving for a honeymoon in Puerto Vallarta, so they are too busy to attend to his problems. His sister is distracted by her cellular phone, and the grandmother is obsessed with UFOs and aliens. Lucas is constantly being beat up by the obese yet intimidating neighborhood bully. Because he cannot fight back, he takes out his anger on an anthill in his front yard; He kicks it, stomps it, squirts it with his water gun, and floods it with a hose. This terrifies the ants, who call Lucas the Destroyer. One wizard ant, known as Zoc being a hopeful and adventurous type, is trying to solve this dilemma. He tries to devise a magic potion that he believes will solve all their problems. As the plan to shrink Lucas down to their size with a magic potion and forcing him to live like an ant within the colony--an astonishing new world opens up to him. Lucas learns, first-hand, the value of friendship and teamwork, ultimately leading the ants in an effort to save their colony from annihilation. And in the process, Lucas obtains the things he wants most: friends, companionship, acceptance and the courage to stand up for himself. 

Written by Anthony Pereyra <hypersonic91@yahoo.com>