Short Stories in English for Beginners

(mobile) service
 the system that allows you to use a mobile telephone
shake
to make many quick small movements from side to side or up and
down
ships
 a large boat that carries passengers or goods on sea journeys
shore
the area of land next to the sea or next to a lake
shortage
when there is not enough of something
shout
 to say something very loudly or to make a loud noise with your voice
shower
 a piece of bathroom equipment that produces a flow of water that
you stand under to wash yourself
shy
 nervous and not confident when meeting and speaking to people
sibling
 a brother or sister
sigh
 to breathe out noisily, because you feel tired, disappointed, unhappy,
etc.
silence
 when it is completely quiet and no sound can be heard
silent
 not speaking or making any noise
similar
when two or more things are like each other but not exactly the
same
skin
the outside layer of your body
sky
 the area above Earth where you can see the sun, moon, stars and clouds
social
 of or about activities done with other people when not working
society
all the people who live in a group or in a particular country or area
soldier
someone who is in an army
solution
the answer to a problem or a question
something just doesn’t add up
 something does not make sense or does not
seem right
space
 the area outside Earth’s atmosphere, where stars and planets are
spaceship
a vehicle for travel in the area outside Earth’s atmosphere
special power
a special strength or force
specific
exact, of a certain type
split
 to go in two different directions