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"He took her to his mountain with some apprehension..."
Def:

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"Astonished, he lifted her up ..."

def: a feeling of great surprise and wonder.

The baby was astonished when she saw the new toy.

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p. "... so the birds can't touch those two hot parallel lines and complete a circuit>"
Def: side by side and having the same distance continuously between them.

The birds were flying in parallel.

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Pg 71: "using an ancient technique called hacking, he had been able to free Def: Hacking is a training method that helps young falcons reach their hunting potential

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Def:Abnormal behavior of birds in captivity

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Pg.63: "...and she flew high enough to locate her mountain but the entire western horizon was swathed in clouds."
def: "his hands were swathed in bandages"

The bird had a swathed wing.

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Pg 65: He was portly and wore a dirty ski Jacket.
Def: he was a man of portly presence.

Birds are portly about them selfs.

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Pg 67: It rippled, went taut and almost disappeared from sight.
Def: Stretched or pulled tight; not slack.
Frightful taut in the to the nest for safety.

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Pg 69: With a swift wing beat she alighted above a transformer
Def:

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Pg 65: Beyond the birds was small hunting cabin set back in a grove of young hemlocks.
Def: unpleasant smell.

The hemlocks had in unpleasant smell.

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Pg 65: "Near it stood a pigeon cote and a duck house."
Def: A shelter for mammals or birds, especially pigeons.

The pigeons cote its home.

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Pg.63: "...Caught a mouse running over the snow and a squirrel that had ventured from it's leaf nest.
Def: synonyms:set out, go, travel, journey "we ventured across the country"

Frightful ventured into the forest.

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Pg 70:
def: knock or force out of position.

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Pg.64: Her large, round eyes searched for the indicators that would guide her on her way.
Def: "a speed indicator"
The Indicators were flowing Frightful.