en The Phone Box Mystery

Burley small town near London

clean not dirty

apart from besides, not only

curtain material hanging around the window

parent mother or father

visit come to meat or hang out

old-fashioned not modern

apron material one wears to protect clothes, förkläde

barn wooden building on a farm to store things in

builder a person who makes houses

canvas strong material to protect things with

complaint when you tell somone about something that is wrong

crane a mashine for lifting/moving heavy stuff

cul-de-sac a street with only one entrance

embarrassed you go red in your face

eccentric strange, unusual

fancy dress a diguise (for a party or Halloween)

for sale someone wants to sell something

frizzy hair with very tight curls

garden gnome an ornament like an old man put in the garden

in a mess not tidy

lawn mover machine for cutting grass

lie not tell the truth

council a board of politians in charge of a town

machine gun a pbig pistol that fires very quickly

narrow opposite of wide

pavement sidewalk, a lane for people to walk

pick-up truck a sort of lorry or big car which is open in the back

pottery ceramic pots and dishes

scream shout very loudly

set off leave, go away

shed hut, very small wooden building for tools

thief a person who steels something

stammer speak with difficulty

toothy lots of big teeth

ugly not beutiful

Victorian from the time when queen Victoria ruled ie 19th C, 1837-1901

waste of time useless, not worth it

weird strange, unusual

be worth it something costs a lot of money

yard open area in front of houses, garden

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