Short Stories in English for Beginners

mission
 an important or official job that someone believes he or she must
do
mobile (phone)
a telephone that you carry with you
modern
to do with the present time and not the past
motorway
 a wide road for vehicles travelling fast over long distances
mountain
a very high hill
muscle
one of the parts in the body that are connected to bones and that
cause the body to move by becoming shorter or longer
museum
a building where collections of interesting things are arranged for
people to see
N
neat
 tidy and arranged carefully
neighbourhood
an area of a town or city
nervous
worried or frightened
No way!
 (slang) an expression used to show surprise or disbelief
nod
to move your head up and down, especially to agree or to say ‘yes’
O
old-fashioned
not modern or fashionable
order
 an instruction to do something
P
packed
 very full
paella
a Spanish dish made of chicken, rice, seafood, vegetables and
seasonings
panic
 a frightened or worried state in which you cannot think calmly
particular
 special, of a certain type or style
path
 a narrow route across a piece of ground that people walk or ride a
bicycle along
pay attention
 to focus or concentrate on something
peace
 a situation in which there is no war or violence
performance
 the acting in a play or event in which a person behaves like
someone or something else

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phone box
 a small booth or box, usually on a street, with a telephone you
can pay to use