193. A Hood in a Hoody

The man walked into a bank. He wore a hoody. He wore gloves. It was summertime. It was hot outside. No one else was wearing a hoody. No one else was wearing gloves. The bank guard looked at the man. "Why are you wearing a hoody?" the bank guard asked.

"Why are you wearing gloves?" The man said he had a disease. He had a contagious disease. He coughed. He coughed again. The bank guard backed away. He did not want to get a disease. He stopped watching the man. He watched other people enter the bank.

He forgot about the man with the contagious disease. A few minutes later, the man ran out of the bank. He was carrying a money bag.

Vocabulary

1. bank – a place where people keep or take out money
   The man walked into a bank.

2. hoody – a sweatshirt with a hood
   He wore a hoody even though it was hot outside.

3. gloves – clothing worn on the hands
   He was also wearing gloves in the summer.

4. summertime – the season of summer
   It was summertime and very hot.

5. guard – a person who watches a place to keep it safe
   The bank guard looked at the man.

6. disease – an illness that affects the body
   The man said he had a disease.

7. contagious – able to spread from one person to another
   He said it was a contagious disease.

8. coughed – made a sudden noise from the throat
   He coughed and made the guard nervous.

9. backed away – moved backward because of fear
   The guard backed away from the man.

10. watching – looking at or observing
    The guard stopped watching the man.

11. entered – came into a place
    Other people entered the bank.

12. forgot – failed to remember something
    The guard forgot about the man.

13. ran – moved quickly on foot
    The man ran out of the bank.

14. money bag – a bag used to carry money
    He was carrying a money bag.

15. hot – having a high temperature
    It was hot outside, but the man wore a hoody.

16. wore – had on clothes or accessories
    He wore gloves and a hoody.

17. asked – said something to get information
    The guard asked the man why he wore gloves.

18. replied – answered a question
    The man replied that he had a disease.

19. looked – directed his eyes at something
    The guard looked at the man strangely.

20. suspicious – thinking something is wrong or dishonest
    The guard felt suspicious, but he still stopped watching the man.