| Term | Definition |
| ordinary | regular or customary condition or course of things |
| literature | The production of written works having excellence of form of expression and dealing with ideas of permanent or universal interest |
| imagination | a creation of the mind |
| background | the scenery, ground, or surface that is or appears to be the main figure or object |
| attempted | to try to do or perform, make an effort |
| eerie | arousing fear and uneasiness |
| peculiar | a different form of unusual; odd |
| haunting | to visit or inhabit as a ghost |
| startled | to frighten suddenly |
| hideous | horribly ugly or disgusting |
| curiosity | an eager desire to learn and often to learn what does not concern one |
| energetic | full of energy |
| exhausted | to tire out |
| companion | a person who goes along with another |
| pendulum | a weight that is hung from a fixed point in such a way that it can swing back and forth |
| stalking | to follow someone or something quietly and carefully in order to catch it |
| refrigerator | a box or room for keeping articles cool |
| excitement | Something that excites or stirs up |
| experiments | a trial or test made to find out about something |
| suspicious | incline to suspect or distrust |