Road to Freedom Chapters 1 - 4

debts

• when you owe money to someone

• to take money out of the bank

• to be grateful for someone tremendously

auction

• a verb

• a public meeting where land, buildings, paintings etc are sold to the person who offers the most money for them

• to run to something or look for the drama of something

master

• an expert who masters something

• to own something

• a man who has control or authority over servants or workers

stumble

• to hit your foot against something or put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running, so that you almost fal

• to trip over something and fall down

• to tumble downstairs

plantation

• a type of banana

• a plant farm

• a large area of land in a hot country, where crops such as tea, cotton, and sugar are grown

patrolled

• to go around the different parts of an area or building at regular times to check that there is no trouble or danger

• a cop car

• a security guard

curled

• to bounce in a ball

• to move, forming a twisted or curved shape, or to make something do this

• a sport

screech

• to shout loudly in an unpleasant high voice because you are angry, afraid, or excited

• to stop abruptly

• to scream at someone

grumbled

• to break into small pieces

• to put angrily

• to make a low continuous sound

shivered

• to shake slightly because you are cold or frightened

• to shive

• to kick or hit something in anger