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Vocabulary

144 Words — By Chapter

144 carefully selected words from the story, organized by chapter and tense. Each entry includes the definition and part of speech.

CHAPTER 1 · 12 words

The Ordinary World

Present Simple

WordDefinitionType
laundromata self-service establishment with coin-operated washing machines and dryers for public usenoun
marine biologista scientist who studies organisms living in saltwater environmentsnoun
bioluminescentproducing and emitting light through a biochemical reaction within a living organismadjective
devotedvery loving, loyal, and committed to a person or causeadjective
obsessedpreoccupied with something to an excessive or unhealthy degreeadjective
rhythma strong, regular, repeated pattern of sound or movementnoun
specimenan individual organism or object used as an example of its species or type for scientific studynoun
colleaguea person with whom one works in a professional capacitynoun
ordinarywith no special or distinctive features; normal and unremarkableadjective
institutean organization founded for a specific purpose, especially one devoted to research or educationnoun
circleto move or travel repeatedly around something; to avoid dealing with a subject directlyverb
creaturea living organism, especially an animalnoun
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