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"Suppose," Sam said slowly and deliberately, " you two had to go to town."

consciously and intentionally; on purpose.

"Maybe...someone could leave?" he said deliberately.

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"In the din of the accusations, a third man entered the kitchen."

a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong.

She was safe from the accusations of the man.

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"Sam took a circuitous route through the woods to the county road."

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

He toke the circuitous route because he thought it was more adventurous.

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"The day succumbed to starvation, he flew down..."

fail to resist (pressure, temptation, or some other negative force).

Succumbed to hunger, she ate the pizza.

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"It is owned by descendants of the John Burroughs family."

a person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor.

Your family has ancestors called descendants.

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"All were in the umbra of  the magnificent hemlock."

the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.

During the eclipse, the umbra of the moon was seen.

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"Frightful tore off a morsel and fed Oksi."

a small piece or amount of food; a mouthful.

The bear gave the cub a morsel of the fish.

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"Her feet gripped the dead limb more and more tightly."

take and keep a firm hold of; grasp tightly.

She barely grabbed the edge, her hands gripped to the side of the cliff.

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"The ogre disappeared, and Oksi came to the edge of the box."

a cruel or terrifying person.

The ogre was very cruel.

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"Frightful herd the feeble cry of her chick."

lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

The baby's walk was feeble, every once in a while he fell.

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"She cocked her head and looked 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.

He swung the mouse trying to lure the bird to come to him.

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"Oksi could not see Frightful from inside the enclosure."

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

The animal enclosure held many animals safely.

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

give a home or shelter to.

They found out he was harboring an animal.

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"He found Frightful's  old hood and deftly put it over Oksi's head.

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

The football player deftly threw the ball to his teammate

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"Sam was at his lean-to."

a temporary shelter, either supported or freestanding.

The bird expert was at his lean-to watching birds.

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

a period of continuous, heavy gunfire.

The storm was so loud, it sounded like a cannonade.

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"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.

He saw the insignia of the company on their car.

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"Poachers--a special kind of poacher,..."

Someone that hunts illegally.

They were looking for the poacher that toke the bird.

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"426 yelled the distress cry over and over."

extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

The boy cried in distress because he had lost his toy.