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pg.194 "Sam said slowly and deliberately,... "

consciously and intentionally; on purpose.

It was in a deliberately way.

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pg.190 "In the din of the accusations,... "

the action or process of accusing someone.

These accusations are insane

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pg.188 " It penetrated the kitchen in a yellow mist."

succeed in forcing a way into or through (a thing).

The mouse penetrated its way into the house.

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pg.185 "Sam took at circuitous route through the woods... "

(of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way.

We were trying to get to New York and we took a circuitous route.

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pg.176 "The  day they succumbed to starvation,... "

die from the effect of a disease or injury.

People that succumbed from a sickness are missed

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pg.175 "It was owned by descendants on John Burroughs family. "

descending from an ancestor.

I am a descendant of my great great grandparents

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pg.172 "All where in the umbra "

shadow or darkness.

We sat in the umbra on the hot summer day

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pg.171 "Frightful tore off a morsel and feed Oksi."

a small piece or amount of food; a mouthful.

I took a morsel of cake before I went to bed.

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pg.170 "Her feet gripped the dead limb more, and more tightly. "

take and keep a firm hold of; grasp tightly.

I gripped the bat tightly before i hit a home run.

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pg.168 "The ogre disappeared... "

a cruel or terrifying person.

I thought I saw an ogre in the night, but it was just a shadow.

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pg.166 "Frightful heard the feeble cry of her chick."

(of a sound) faint.

The cry of the dying bird was feeble.

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pg.164 "Sam got his falconers lure..." "

tempt (a person or an animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward.

It is easy to lure an animal with their favorite food.

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pg. 164 "...from inside the enclosure. "

an area that is sealed off with an artificial or natural barrier.

Animals at the zoo are kept in their own enclosure

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pg.159 "I also might be jailed for harboring an endangered species. "

give a home or shelter

Harboring an endangered animal without permission is illegal.

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pg.158 "He found Fightful's old hood and deftly put it over Oksi's head."

in a way that is neatly skillful and quick in movement.

Tigers move in a deftly way.

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pg.156 "A boom of thunder as loud as a cannonade shook the bridge."

a period of continuous, heavy gunfire.

In WW2 there was a lot of cannonade

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pg.153 "They were in an old green Chevy pickup with an official insignia on the door "

a badge or distinguishing mark of military rank, office, or membership of an organization; an official emblem.

The police men wear a insignia

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pg.153  "A special kind of poacher"

illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals

Poachers hunt animals illegally and sell they for a lot of money

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pg.153 "426 yelled over the distress cry, over and over "

extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

When someone goes missing there is a lot of distress

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pg.151 "Sam was in his lean-to "

a temporary shelter, either supported or freestanding.

When people go hunting they usually hide out in a lean-to