The words to pre-teach:
alteration
idle
disclosed
guard
mumble
dwelling
carriage
estate
baron
coachman
drown
boards and planks
gatekeeper
Words and definitions:
alterations - a change ,usually a slight change, in the appearance, character, or structure of something;
idle - not working or being used, without work (synonym - unemployed or lazy) ;
disclosed - to make something known publicly, or to show something that was hidden;
syn. - announced, informed;
guard - a person whose job is to protect a person or place from danger or attack, or to prevent a person such as a criminal from escaping;
mumble - to speak quietly and in a way that is not clear so that the words are difficult to understand;
dwelling - a house or place to live in;
syn. - accommodation, habitation, residence, home;
carriage - a vehicle with four wheels that is usually pulled by horses and was used mainly in the past (horse -drawn carriage);
estate - a large area of land in the country that is owned by a family and often used for growing crops or raising animals; E.g.:It is a typical country estate with a large house for the owner , farm buildings, and estate worker`s houses. baron - a low-ranking male member of the nobility(= group of people from a high social class) , it is a title;
Syn. - nobleman, aristocracy;
coachman - a driver of a carriage pulled by horses;
drown - to be covered with water and die by being unable to breathe underwater;
boards and planks - thin , flat piece of cut wood or other material, often used for a particular purpose, a plank is a long , flat piece of wood;
gatekeeper - a person whose job is to open and close a gate and to prevent people entering without permission; Syn. - guard
in progress - happening or being done now;
repairs - something that you do to fix something that is broken or damaged;
permanent - continuing always or for a long time; antonym - not temporary; syn.- lasting for a long time;
accidentally -without wanting to or planning to do;
syn. - by chance;
flood - to cover a place with water;