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Page 194 " 'Suppose,' Sam said slowly and deliberately..."
Def. To something in a careful and unhurried way
The man mentioned buying a new TV deliberately.

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Page 190 "In the din of the accusations, a third man entered the kitchen."
Def. A claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal.
The cop gave an accusation about a criminal.

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Page 185 "Sam took a circuitous route through the woods to the country road."
Def. A route or journey that is longer than the main way
The father decided to take a circuitous detour that confused the family.

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Page 176 "The day they succumbed to starvation..."
Def. To not be able to resist something
The man succumbed to buying the dog

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Page 175 "It is owned by descendants of the John Burroughs family."
Def. A person, animal or plant that came from their ancestors
The boy figured out that he was the descendant of in actor.

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Page 172 "All were in the umbra of the magnificent hemlock."
Def. The shaded, or dark part of something
The dog laid under the umbra of the tree.

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Page 171 "Frightful tore off a morsel and fed Oksi."
Def. A small piece, or amount, of food
The father tore off a morsel of food for his son

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Page 170 "Her feet gripped the dead limb more and more tightly."
Def. To have a firm and tight hold on something
The boy gripped the stress ball as hard as he could

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Page 168 "The ogre disappeared, and Oksi came to the edge of the box."
Def. Someone or something that is cruel and terrifying
The kid's Halloween costume was in ogre.

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Page 166 "Frightful heard the feeble cry of her chick."
Def. Something that lacks physical strength
The man had become feeble is his old age.

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Page 164 "...she came to the lure even when she was not hungry.."
Def. Something that tempts, or is used to tempt to get a person or animal to do something.
The first part of training was for the dog to go to the lure for food.

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Page 164 "Oksi could not see Frightful from inside the enclosure, and Frightful could not see Oksi from where she was sitting."
Def. A place that is closed off with a barrier
The dog could not see anything inside the enclosure