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pg.194 ¨ Suppose,¨ Sam said slowly  and deliberately.¨
consciously and intentionally; on purpose.

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pg.190 ¨ In the din of the accusations.¨
consciously and intentionally; on purpose.

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pg.188 ¨ It penetrated the kitchen in the yellow mist.¨
succeed in forcing a way into or through (a thing).

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pg.185 ¨ Sam took a circuitous route through the woods to the county road.¨
(of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way.

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pg.176 ¨ The day they succumbed to starvation.¨
die from the effect of a disease or injury.

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pg.175 ¨ It is owned by descendants of the john Burroughs family.¨
a person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor.

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pg.172 ¨ All were in the umbra of the magnificent hemlock.¨
shadow or darkness.

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pg.171 ¨ Frightful tore off a morsel and fed Oksi.¨
a small piece or amount of food; a mouthful.

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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 rope in tug of war.

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pg.168 ¨ The ogre disappeared, and Oksi came to the edge of the box.¨
a cruel or terrifying person.

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pg.166 ¨ Frightful heard the feeble cry of her chick.¨
lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

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pg.164 ¨ She cocked her head and looled with interest at the whirling lure.¨
tempt (a person or an animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward.
I had to lure the mouse in the trap with cheese.

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pg.164 ¨ Oksi could not see Frightful from inside the enclosure.¨
an area that is sealed off with an artificial or natural barrier.
I saw birds flying in their enclosure

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pg.159 ¨ I also might be jailed for harboring an endangered species.¨
keep (a thought or feeling, typically a negative one) in one's mind, especially secretly.
I was harboring a bird in my house.

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pg.158 ¨ He found Frightful´s old hood and deftly put it over Oksi´s head.¨
in a clever way.
I climb the tree deftly.

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pg.156 ¨ A boom of thunder as loud as a connonade shook the bridge.¨
a period of continuous, heavy gunfire.
The thunder sounded like a cannonade.

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pg.153 ¨ They were in an old green Chevy pickup with an offical insignia on the door.¨
a distinguishing mark or token of something.
I got a insignia on my car

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pg.153 ¨ Poachers ---a special kind of poacher,¨ said Leon.¨
a pan for cooking eggs or other food by poaching.
I saw a poacher in the woods.

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pg.153 ¨ 426 yelled the distress cry over and over.¨
extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
I am in distress.

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pg.151 ¨ Sam was at his lean-to, his elbows propped on his knees, his bincos pinned on the green pickup.¨
a temporary shelter, either supported or freestanding.
I made a lean-to for some birds