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pg.194, "Sam said slowly and deliberately,..."
in a careful and unhurried way.
We all get to school deliberately.

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pg.190, "In the din of the accusations,..."
a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong.
Accusation is almost like blaming someone for something.

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pg.185, " Sam took a circuitous route through the woods to the country road."
(of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way.
A circuitous reminds me of a map.

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pg.176," The day they succumbed to starvation...,"
fail to resist (pressure, temptation, or some other negative force).
The picture shows succumbed.

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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.
A descendants is like a family tree.

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pg.172, " All were in the umbra of the magnificent hemlock."
a shadow or darkness.
I have an umbra when Im in the sun

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pg.171, " Frightful tore off a morsel and fed oksi."
a small piece or amount of food; a mouthful.
morsels are like bite size food.

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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.
At the park when you go on the monkey bars you have to grip onto the bar so you dont fall.

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pg.168, " The ogre disappeared, and Oksi came to the edge of the box."
(in folklore) a man-eating giant.
Shrek is like an ogre

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

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pg.164, " Frightful have once been so well trained, she came to the lure even when she was not hungry, but that was long ago."
something that tempts or is used to tempt a person or animal to do something.
Lures are used to sometimes catch fish.

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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.
These cases remind me of a save lock for people to lock personal stuff in.

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pg.159," I also might be jailed for harboring an endangered species."
give a home or shelter to.
Harboring means to hide something.

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pg.158," He found Frightful's old hood and deftly put it over Oksi's head."
in a clever way.
My dad is clever with cooking.

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pg.156," A boom of thunder as loud as a cannonade shook the bridge."
a period of continuous, heavy gunfire.
A cannonade reminds me of fireworks when they continue and continue.

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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.
A police officer has a badge to inform you that they are a real cop.

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pg.153, "Poacher--a special kind of poacher...,"
a pan for cooking eggs or other food by poaching.
A poacher kind of looks like a muffin pan.

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pg.153, "kak, kak, kak."  426 yelled the distress cry over and over."
extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
After work my dad usually is distress.

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pg.151, "Sam was at his lean-to,..."
a temporary shelter, either supported or freestanding.
a lean-to to me is kind of like a shed attached to the side of the house.