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the atticB1noun

the room at the top of a house, just under the roof

Kevin is sent to sleep in the attic, at the top of the house.

home aloneA2phrase

at home, with nobody else there

Kevin wakes up home alone, and the house is completely silent.

the living roomA2noun

the room where a family sits, relaxes and watches television

He runs around the living room with nobody there to stop him.

the kitchenA2noun

the room where you cook and prepare food

Kevin makes a mess in the kitchen and eats ice cream for dinner.

the bedroomA2noun

the room where you sleep

He goes into the bedroom of his brother Buzz, where he is never allowed.

the basementB1noun

the room under a house, below the ground floor

Kevin is terrified of the basement, where the old heater looks like a monster.

the stairsA2noun

the steps that join one floor of a house to another

He runs up the stairs as fast as he can.

a burglarB2noun

a person who breaks into a house to steal things

Harry and Marv are burglars who wait until families go away for Christmas.

the front doorA2noun

the main door of a house, the one visitors use

They try the front door first, but it is locked.

the back doorA2noun

the door at the back of a house

The back door is locked too, so they look for a window.

a windowA2noun

the glass part of a wall that lets in light

A window is the next way in that the burglars try.

the roofA2noun

the top of a house, which keeps out the rain

Later they even climb onto the roof of the house.

turn on the lightsA2phrase

to make the lights come on; “turn off the lights” means to make them go dark

Kevin turns on the lights so the burglars think the family is home.

lock the doorA2phrase

to close a door with a key, so nobody can open it from outside

Kevin learns to lock the door before it gets dark.

keep the house safeB1phrase

to protect a house, and the people inside it

Kevin decides to keep the house safe on his own.