Daily Reading Practice · Beginner passage
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This morning, my catcat (noun)A small furry animal people keep as a pet.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: mushuk🇷🇺RU: кошка Pushok is not in the kitchen. Where is she?
I ask my sister, “Where is Pushok? Have you seen her?” My sister says, “I don't know. She was in the garden this morning.”
I go outside and look in the garden. “Pushok! Where are you?” I call. There is no answer.
I ask my neighbourneighbour (noun)A person who lives near you.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: qo'shni🇷🇺RU: сосед, “Excuse me, have you seen a small greygrey (adj)The color between black and white.≈ Synonym: gray🇺🇿UZ: kulrang🇷🇺RU: серый cat?” “Yes,” she says. “I saw her under that car, near the treetree (noun)A tall plant with a trunk and branches.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: daraxt🇷🇺RU: дерево.”
I look under the car. She isn't there. I ask myself, “Where elseelse (adv)Different; other than this.≈ Synonym: other🇺🇿UZ: boshqa🇷🇺RU: ещё, другой can she be?”
Then I hear a small soundsound (noun)Something you hear.≈ Synonym: noise🇺🇿UZ: tovush, ovoz🇷🇺RU: звук. “Meow!” It comes from aboveabove (prep)In a higher place than something.≈ Synonym: over🇺🇿UZ: yuqorida, tepada🇷🇺RU: над me. I look up. Pushok is on the roofroof (noun)The top part of a building or house.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: tom🇷🇺RU: крыша of our house!
“How did you get up there?” I ask her. “Why don't you come down?” My father brings a ladderladder (noun)Steps you climb to reach high places.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: narvon🇷🇺RU: лестница, and he helps Pushok climbclimb (verb)To go up something using your hands and feet.≈ Synonym: go up🇺🇿UZ: tirmashib chiqmoq🇷🇺RU: карабкаться down. She looks a little scaredscared (adj)Feeling afraid.≈ Synonym: afraid🇺🇿UZ: qo'rqqan🇷🇺RU: испуганный, but she is safesafe (adj)Not in danger; protected.≈ Synonym: secure🇺🇿UZ: xavfsiz, omon🇷🇺RU: безопасный.
“What a morning!” I say to my family. “Next time, we need to closeclose (verb)To shut something, like a door or window.≈ Synonym: shut🇺🇿UZ: yopmoq🇷🇺RU: закрывать the windowwindow (noun)A glass opening in a wall.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: deraza🇷🇺RU: окно in her room. Then she can't climb onto the roof again!” We are all happy that Pushok is safe at home again.