/haʊs/
dwelling or home
Also means: auction business or venue
Go to my house.
No Milk in the Fridge · A0English vocabulary: House & rooms – 42 words with pictures, audio & printable flashcards
42 words · Story levels: A0–B2
Including: house · room · door · window · flat
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/haʊs/
dwelling or home
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/ruːm/
an enclosed space in a building
Also means: the people gathered in a room
Inside, the room is very dusty.
The Key with No Lock · A1
/dɔː/
Also means: adjacent/nearby (in “next door”) · emotional opening (metaphorical)
is the door ok?
My Flatmate Put the Heating On · A1
/ˈwɪndoʊ/
window: opening in a wall for light and air
is the window ok?
My Flatmate Put the Heating On · A1
/flæt/
apartment
Also means: level; not curved · coffee style with little foam · dull; lacking brightness or variation
He lives in Flat 7.
Every Tuesday Morning · A1
/wɔːl/
She walks near the sea wall.
The Footprints That Stopped at the Sea Wall · A1
/flɔːr/
building's walking surface
Marco looks at the floor.
The Brother Who Stopped Coming to Sunday Dinner · A1
/ˈkɪtʃɪn/
room for cooking
Also means: kitchen-related noun modifier
I am in the kitchen.
Cold House, One Bar · A1
/əˈpɑrtmənt/
a home unit
Also means: residential, as a modifier
The music stops. The apartment is quiet.
Can You Hear the Party Next Door? · A0
/wɔːlz/
walls: vertical structures enclosing or dividing spaces
He walks near the high stone walls.
The Dragon in the Tower of London · A1
/dɔrz/
physical doors or doorways
i am near the big doors.
An Unknown Number · A1
/ˈbɛdruːm/
room for sleeping
Friday. 17:15. Leo is in his bedroom. The party is at 6pm. He has one hour.
Best Mistake Ever · A1
/ˈsiːlɪŋ/
upper inside surface of a room
Also means: modifies “beam” to mean a beam in the ceiling
It has red seats and a round ceiling.
The Violin Left Under the Seat at the Last Night of the Proms · A1
/ˈkɒtɪdʒ/
small house
She looks at the cottage next door.
The Light That Came On in the Locked Cottage at Dungeness · A1
/ˈlændˌlɔːrd/
person who rents out a property
i don't have it. my old landlord has it.
Your Name Is Still on the Lease · A1
/ˈkɔɹɪdɔɹ/
hallway
But one afternoon, Dorothy sees a man in the corridor.
Every Tuesday Morning · A1
/ˈdɔɹˌweɪ/
entrance or opening in a building
It was his uncle who told him, standing in the doorway of a narrow stone cottage with a mug of tea going cold in his hand.
The Pike That Guards the Bottom of Black Mere · B2
/ˈhaʊzɪŋ/
housing-related (noun modifier)
Maya saved the bank receipt. The next morning, she went to the housing office. Cole's name was on the complaint form. Her name came off the lease that same day.
Your Name Is Still on the Lease · A1
/stɛps/
stair treads
Also means: A movement made by lifting a foot and putting it down in a new position
Rosa walks down the steps.
The Violin Left Under the Seat at the Last Night of the Proms · A1
/ˈbæθruːm/
room for using the toilet and washing
i'm literally in the bathroom rn.
She Quit in the Group Chat · B1
/ˈɛntrəns/
entry-related; modifies “hall”
He always hung his umbrella on the third hook from the left in the entrance hall.
The Wrong Umbrella Taken from the Garrick Club · B1
/ɡəˈrɑːʒ/
building for storing or repairing vehicles
The king and queen costumes hung on dress forms inside the garage, glittering under a single strip light.
The Notting Hill Carnival Float That Never Left the Yard · B2
/ˈhiːtɪŋ/
heating system
did you put the heating on??
My Flatmate Put the Heating On · A1
/liːs/
rental agreement
This is bad. Cole told me I was off the lease. He said it was finished. But my name is still there? I don't know what he did.
Your Name Is Still on the Lease · A1
/stɛrz/
a set of steps between levels
found it. under the stairs.
Cold House, One Bar · A1
/ˈrɛntəl/
relating to renting
Yes. I have a photo of the real rental contract.
The Landlord Isn't Who He Said He Was · A2
/ˈhɔlweɪ/
hallway; passage inside a building
The chat goes quiet. No three dots. No typing. Just two blue ticks — read at 11:48 AM. Priya puts her phone in her pocket and walks to her next class. In the hallway, she passes Jade. This time, neither of them nods. They don't need to. Something new and quiet exists between them now.
One Forwarded Email · A2
/ˈreɪdiˌeɪtər/
a device that heats a room
it is sleeping under the radiator 😅
My Flatmate Put the Heating On · A1
/ˈmeɪl.bɑːks/
box for receiving mail
The mailbox at 14 Crane Street had a broken latch.
The Letter Forwarded to the Wrong Address for Seven Years · A2
/ˈdɔrˌbɛl/
bell at a door
18:02. The doorbell rings. Then it rings again. And again.
Best Mistake Ever · A1
/hoʊm/
to one’s home
Also means: at home · one’s home as a residence · residential care facility
It says: 'Come home.'
The Candle Left in the Window the Night the Men Came Home · A1
/lɪv/
reside in a place
Also means: spend one’s life
we live alone here...
My Flatmate Put the Heating On · A1/ˈlɪvɪŋ/
for everyday home activities
ok. the boxes are in the living room.
Cold House, One Bar · A1/rɛnt/
lease out a property
Also means: payment for using a property · available for leasing · lease a property
I need to tell you something about the man who rented you that flat.
The Landlord Isn't Who He Said He Was · A2
/ˌdaʊnˈstɛrz/
on a lower floor
The woman downstairs just messaged me.
The Landlord Isn't Who He Said He Was · A2
/ˈoʊpən/
move a door to allow entry
Also means: unfasten or uncover something · not closed · access a digital message
The blue door opens now.
The Secret Garden · A0
/muːv/
relocate to a place
Also means: change position · move something to a different position · propagate through a medium
She moved to Merton only eight months ago.
The Bake-Off That Split the Village in Two · A2
/hɔl/
an indoor passageway
Also means: a large indoor room or gathering space · an entrance room or foyer · a municipal government building
Flat 5 is across the hall.
Not For Me · A1
/lɑk/
secures something with a lock
Also means: device that secures a door · becomes secured · past-tense verb: secured a place
But lock your door.
The Landlord Isn't Who He Said He Was · A2
/ˈkɔːrnər/
inside angle where surfaces meet
Also means: street intersection · soccer restart from the field corner · nearby place in an idiom
He looks at the dark corners.
The Dragon in the Tower of London · A1/stɛp/
stair or raised foothold
Also means: move or walk in a direction · continue walking
there are three children on the step.
Best Mistake Ever · A1
/ɪˈsteɪt/
residential housing development
Also means: assets left by a deceased person · large landed property
'The kids from the estate.
The Notting Hill Carnival Float That Never Left the Yard · B2