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Page 82 "But this equipment is an eyesore."
Def. Something that is very ugly
The building was an eyesore.

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Page 81 "One of the pilings is crumbling..."
Def. Stakes or posts used to support foundations.
The bridge's pilings were just put in.

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Page 80 "Mr Freeze, who had been hatched in an incubator..."
Def. An enclosed spot with a controlled environment for small animals or babies.
The panda was set inside the incubator

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Page 78 "Three sides of the big mews were wooden.
Def. A cage or building for birds being trained
The bird went back to its mew for some rest.

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Page 75 " 'You know he's an apprentice falconer.' "
Def. Someone who is learning something from a more skilled person of what they're trying to learn.
The apprentice handed his master the hammer

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Page 74 "...the same love that emanated from Sam..."
Def. To give out or emit something
The flashlight emanated light.

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Page 73 "Unperturbed, she then stared at Jon Wood."
Def. Unconcerned
The bird went straight through the forest unperturbed

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Page 72 "He took her to his mountain with some apprehension.
Def. Anxiety or fear that something bad will happen
When going into the attic the boy had some apprehension

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Page 72 "Astonished, he lifted her up.."
Def. To be greatly surprised
The man was astonished when his bird had managed to hunt on its own.

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Page 71 "...so the birds can't touch those two parallel hot lines..."
Def. Two or more things side by side to each other
The two planks of wood were parallel.

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Page 70 "...using an ancient technique called hacking, ha he been able to free them to the wild."
Def. Teaching a bird how to hunt
The man had been hacking the bird.

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Page 70 "He had bred the first peregrines in captivity and...free them to the wild."
Def. Being imprisoned or confined
The poacher had several birds in captivity

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Page 70 "He brushed her, but could not dislodge her."
Def. To knock or force something out of its position
The boy finally dislodged his kite out of the tree.

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Page 69 "With a swift wing beat she alighted above a transformer on an electric utility pole."
Def. Something that controls the current of voltage in electricity things.
The construction worker finally finished building the transformer.

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Page 67 "It rippled, then went taut and almost disappeared from sight."
Def. To be stretched or pulled tight
The fishing net went taut, and almost ready to catch fish.

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Page 65 "He was portly and wore a dirty ski jacket."
Def. Someone who is kind of fat.
The bird was portly, and ready for migration.

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Page 65 "Near it stood a pigeon cote and a duck house."
A shelter for birds and mammals (mostly for pigeons)
The pigeon was taking refuge in the cote.

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Page 65 "Beyond the birds was a small hunting cabin set back in a grove of young hemlocks.
Def. A tree with a dark green coloring
It was hard to see the sun with the tall hemlocks.

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Page 64 "Her large, round eyes search for the indicators that would guide her on her way".
Def. A sign that something is happening
The man set his alarm clock to be used as an indicator for when to get up..

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Page 63 "...but the entire western horizon was swathed in the clouds.
Def. To be covered in something
The dog was swathed with snow.

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Page 63 "...and a squirrel that had ventured from its leaf nest."
Def. To go somewhere that might be dangerous.
The bird ventured to the  water where predators were resting lived.