Listening Excercise
Vocabulary:
track (something) in: (v.) (usually “mud” or “dirt”) bring something dirty from outside that got stuck on one’s shoes
be grounded: (v.) be forced by one’s parents to stay home as a form of punishment
so much as (verb): (pattern) (in negative sentences) even
(something) sucks: (v.) (informal) be bad, unwanted, or unpleasant
do time: (v.) be in jail for a set amount of time
floorboard: (n.) a long straight piece of wood used in the flooring of a building
crawl space: (n.) the shallow space beneath the first floor of a building, especially for access to plumbing or wiring