Bertie Writes A Book

Bertie Writes A Book

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blurb
Here's the burb from the back cover.

definition:a short description giving information about a book, new product etc

downfall

Bertie exclusively reveals the events that led to his downfall.

definitnion: complete loss of your money, moral standards, social position etc, or the sudden failure of an organization

dedicated

He’s dedicated it to his friend Tim the Tadpole.

definition: to say at the beginning of a book or film, or before a piece of music, that it has been written, made, or performed for someone that you love or respect
(dedicate something to somebody )

jolly

Apparently it’s a jolly clever book - well that’s what Bertie told me anyhow.

definition:happy and enjoying yourself

grit

Instead he hid under a stone - well it was more like a piece of grit really, because he is very small.

definition:very small pieces of stone or sand(砂)

minsicule

he dived back into the pond with a minsicule little splash.

definition:extremely small [= minute]

insignificant

‘Fwaaa”, said Colin the Carp, who’s a very grumpy(不機嫌な) fish.”Maybe he’s finally realised that he’s just a silly（ばか）, insignificant little tadpole.

definition:too small or unimportant to consider or worry about [= trivial]

squeaky

And then in a very small and very squeaky voice he started to explain.

definition: making very high noises that are not loud

burst

“if Tim reads that, he’s sure to burst into tears again.”

definition:to move somewhere suddenly or quickly, especially into or out of a place
burst into/through/in etc

relatives

“That sounds good,” said Tim. “I’ve got lots of relatives.”

definition: a member of your family [= relation]

contemplating

He spent long hours conptemplating the sky, lost in his thoughts, and thinking ever so hard.

definition: to think about something that you might do in the future

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It contains 1247words.

I enjoyed this storynory. I think that I try to study English with Tim.

Tim is tadpole. He is a character of storynory.

He isn't good to read book. The same can be said for me.

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The Monkey Who Loved Chocolate

The Monkey Who Loved Chocolate

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mean
His mum won't buy him chocolate because she's too mean.

definition:CRUEL/cruel or not kind

prowl, cuddly

The prowling bears weren't at all cuddly.

prowl
definition:If an animal prowls, it moves around an area quietly, especially because it is hunting another animal.

cuddly

definition: to hold someone or something very close to you with your arms around them.

bounced, grabbed

The chocolate bounced against the cage, but Theo reached out with his little hand through the bars and grabbed it.

bounced

definition:if a ball or other object bounces, or you bounce it, it immediately moves up or away from a surface after hitting it

grabbed

definition:WITH YOUR HAND/ to take hold of someone or something with a sudden or violent movement

lick
He started to lick it.
definition:TONGUE/ to move your tongue across the surface of something in order to eat it, wet it, clean it etc

obviously
He loved it. Obviously.
definition:used to mean that a fact can easily be noticed or understood

swing, mad
he was swinging from around the climbing frame of his cage like a mad mad monkey.

swing
definition:MOVE FROM A FIXED POINT/ to make regular movements forwards and backwards or from one side to another while hanging from a particular point, or to make something do this:

mad
definition:angry, crazy, uncontrolled

wore off
the chocolate high wore off.

definition: if pain or the effect of something wears off, it gradually stops(痛み、効果などが徐々に消えていく)

pining away

The keepers noteiced that he had gone off his bananas and they worried that he was pining away.

definition: to become less active, weaker and often ill, especially because you miss someone who has died or gone away

fibs

Don't tell fibs.

definition: a small unimportant lie

greedy

You're the greedy little monkey

definition: always wanting more food, money, power, possessions etc than you need

muck

The woman who took the call told her to stop mucking around and wasting time or she would get a visit from a policeman.

definition: to behave in a silly(ばかな、愚かな) way, especially when you shold be working or paying attention to something

rush into , rush out

But then a gift shop rang to say that somebody had stolen several pounds of hand made beligium chocolates.
definition:MOVE QUICKLY/ to move very quickly, especially because you need to be somewhere very soon [= hurry]

shelves
a monkey was swinging over the shelves.
definition:SHELFの複数形： a long flat narrow （狭い）board attached to a wall（壁） or in a frame or cupboard, used for putting things on

disaster

This disaster could not have happened at a worse time.
definition:
1 a sudden event such as a flood, storm, or accident which causes great damage or suffering
2 something that is very bad or a failure, especially when this is very annoying or disappointing

bunny

They looked out and saw the bunny.

definition: a word for a rabbit, used especially by or to children

conscience
And that night Theo couldn't sleep because his conscience kept on telling him that the bunny was right.

definition: the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is morally right or wrong

Easter Sunday
And it was a very special sunday because it was Easteer Sunday.

definition: a Christian holy day in March or April when Christians remember the death of Christ and his return to life

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This story contains 1887 words.I enjoyed this story very much.

I loved this story and chocolate! I'm hungry now lol.

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