**The Haunted Mansion** There was a big, old mansion on the hill. People said it was ____. Nobody wanted to go in because they heard scary noises at night. One day, a group of friends thought of an idea, but it wasn't a devious ____. It was all quite innocent. They said, “Let’s go to the mansion and see what’s inside!” Everyone was ____, but they wanted to be brave. Inside the mansion, the floor made strange sounds when they stepped on it. The walls had many ____. The windows rattled, and the wind made a strange sound. The noise came so often, like a high ____ ringing in their ears. “Let’s keep going,” said Mia. “We can be brave!” They found an old room full of dusty things. On a table, they saw an old box of ____ and a stack of papers. “Who lived here?” asked Tom. “Maybe they were very ____!” Suddenly, they heard a creaking ____ behind them. Everyone froze. Was it a ____? No, it was a black cat! It jumped onto the table and knocked the box to the floor. The friends laughed nervously. “Let’s leave,” said Anna. “I don’t want to meet any real ghosts!” Outside, they saw a man walking. He smiled and said, “Did you see anything scary?” The man said he was a ____. He studied people who liked exploring spooky places. “You are very brave,” he told them. “You are ____ of the haunted mansion!” The friends laughed again. ____, they were happy to be outside ____ the sunlight. They promised not to visit the mansion again, but they all had a story they would never forget!

High-Frequency Vocabulary 3,031-3,040

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