water, which is 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom stuck together so they look like Mickey Mouse
A-Z Audio Dictionary - H Words
Welcome to the Aldo Zelnick audio-dictionary. If you’re reading an Aldo Zelnick book and you’re not sure how to pronounce any of the challenging words, just come here and we’ll pronounce them for you.
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H2O
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haberdasher
a guy who sells hats. Yes, that's actually a job.
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hack
deal with
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haggard
crazy worn-out looking
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hair-raising
so scary that the little hairs on your arms and neck stand up
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halcyon
like Mr. Mot said, peaceful and calm
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half-pint
little kid
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halitosis
breath so bad its a diagnosis
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hallucinate
see things that aren't really there
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halo
those light-circles angels wear over their heads that mean they're quite a few levels higher than you
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halt
a fancy word for stop
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handkerchief
a square cloth for sneezing into. Gross. (There's one in my back pocket on page 41.)
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handy
useful
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hang 10
stand with your 10 toes hanging over the front of the surfboard, like I'm doing on page 34. (What if you only have 9 toes, like Hercules has 9 fingers? I guess you hang 9?)
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hang loose
chillax
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hang of it, the
a feel for how to do something
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hangers-on
people who want to get in on whatever you're doing because you're cool
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harassment
botheringness
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harbinger
a sign that something's going to happen; an omen
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hardship
something that makes you suffer
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hare
Hares are just like rabbits except they're born furry (rabbits are born bald); eat hard food like twigs (rabbits eat soft stuff like leaves); and live above ground (rabbits live in underground tunnels). So hares are also the opposite of rabbits. Weird.
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harebrained
super dumb
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harmless
wouldn't hurt a mosquito
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Harrison, George
the main guitar guy in that famous geezer band called the Beatles. He also wrote lots of songs.
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hasty
doing something faster than you should because you'll probably mess up
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hat-trick
when the same player gets 3 goals in 1 game
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haters gonna hate
a saying that means you're not bothered by people who tease you or say mean things
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hazardous to your health
dangerous; hurtful to your body
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head-plant
landing head-first in the snow
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headquarters
the main place to meet and do important work, like figure out what sketchbook I is going to be called...
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headsie
bouncing the ball off your noggin
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heart-stopping
so exciting your heart skips a beat or 2
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heartbroken
so sad it feels like your heart is cracked in half
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heartless
so mean it's like you don't even have a heart
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heated
when people are getting mad and worked up
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heavy-duty
big and substantial
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heavy-hearted
sad
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hectic
busy and discombobulating
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hedonist
someone who only wants to have fun and relax and never do anything hard. Sign me up!
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heebie-jeebies
the creeps; ew-ness
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helping
an amount of food that is how much a normal person eats. I usually eat at least 2 helpings. Of anything. Except vegetables.
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hematite
I already told you everything I know about this rock. Ask Jack.
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hence
so...
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herbivores
a plant-eater
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herded
walked close behind in a way that practically pushed me where I was supposed to go
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héroe
"hero" in Spanish. Eres mi héroe means "You're my hero."
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heroic
hero-ish
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herring, red
So, a red herring is a kind of fish. But when you say something's a "red herring," it means a distraction from the real thing you should be paying attention to. A "mom-sympathy herring" is a kind of red herring that's especially good at distracting moms.
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Hershey, Milton
the guy who started the big chocolate company that makes Hershey's bars and Hershey's Kisses. Like willy Wonka for reals.
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hesitate
wait before you do something because you're scared or not sure
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hideousness
hideous means really gross, so hideousness is a state of mega grossness
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hieroglyphics
ancient writing in a symbols alphabet
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high spirits
happy
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high-fiving
putting your hand up in the air and smacking your palm against someone else's
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high-tenned
did a high-five except with both hands
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highjack
stop someone from going where they were going and take them where you want them to go instead
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Hillary, Sir Edmund
the first person to climb to the top of Mount Everest, which is in Nepal and is 29,029 feet tall. I hope he packed a couple hoagies.
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hindrance
something that keeps you from doing what you want to do
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hip
cool
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hirsute
uber hairy
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hit the slopes
go skiing
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ho-hum
boring
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hoagies
a cooler name for sub sandwiches
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hoax
trick
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hog-wild
really excited and acting crazy about
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hogwash
totally not true
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hoisted
lifted up
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hold your horses
a saying that means you're being to hasty or harebrained and you should stop and think first
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hollered
yelled
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hombre
mister (in Spanish)
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honeydew
a melon that's green inside and tastes sweet and yummy
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honker
a big wave
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honor
respect
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hoodies
If you're a kid, you know what a hoodie is. Sheesh.
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hoodwink
trick
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hoopla
something that takes a lot of stuff and work to accomplish
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hopeful
full of hope
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horchata
Find a recipe at aldozelnick.com
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horizontal
flattish side-to-side
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hornswoggled
tricked
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horrid
awful
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hot air
blah, blah, blah
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hot springs
warm water that bubbles out of the ground and smells like rotten eggs
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hotdogger
a person who's good at tricky athletic moves and likes to show them off
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hotshot
a person who's really good and confident at something, but it can be anything, not just sports
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hubbub
excitement
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hubris
so much self-confidence that you might do something stupid
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huck
throw
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huddle
smoosh together in a tight human circle
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huevos rancheros
a Mexican breakfast with fried eggs, refried beans, and salsa piled on top of a tortilla
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huffy
mad
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humdrum
borrring
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humiliation
feeling really awkward and embarrassed because other people are noticing something weird or bad that you did
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humility
the opposite of hotdoggerness and hotshotness; being humble
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Humuhumunukunuku-apua'a
a Hawaiian word that means "fish that grunts like a pig"
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hunker down
a saying that means you should be patient and stay where you are, even if it's boring
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hunky
a girl word that means handsome
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hunky-dory
all good
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hurrah, last
one final appearance
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hurtle
move with great speed. Sounds the same as "hurdle," which means something that's in your way
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hush-hush
secret
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husky
a little thick for your height
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hustle
hurry-upness
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hygiene
a fancy word for cleaning your body, to make it sound medically necessary, which it isn't
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hyperbole
exaggeration
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hyperspeed
so fast it's got the word hyper in front of it
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hysterical
acting all emotional and out of control
