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Pg 137: "426 answered her distress and dropped down besides her."
Def: Anxiety, sorrow or pain.
Sentence: I get distressed when I get stuck on a math question for a long time.

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Pg 141: "Just before noon, the rain poured down in torrents."
Def: A strong and fast-moving stream of water.
Sentence: The torrents of rain were giving me a headache.

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Pg 144: "... her wings were around them like insulating blankets."
Def: Another word for protecting
Sentence: I put the blankets around my sister, insulating her.

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Pg 145: "She bellied up to the little peregrines and looked admiringly at each individual."
Def: In a way that shows respect or warm approval.
Sentence: I admiringly looked at the little newborn giraffe.

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Pg 148: "Dr. Werner nodded a strong affirmative."
Def: Agreeing with a statement or to a request.

Sentence: "Affirmative," i said to my dad's order.

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Pg 149: "Molly called from the bridge barricades."
Def: An improvised barrier erected across a street or other thoroughfare to prevent or delay the movement of opposing forces.

Sentence: The barricades prevented my mom from driving the fastest way to the mall.

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Pg 150: "'I can't tell you,' Flip said.  'Against regulations.'"
Def: A rule or directive made and maintained by an authority.

Sentence: I hate the regulations here

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Pg 151: "Sam was at his lean-to, his elbow propped on his knees...."
Def: a temporary shelter, either supported or freestanding.

Sentence: The lean-to was a bright blue, and was against my house.

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Pg 153: "Poachers-a special kind of poacher."
Def: A person who hunts or catches game or fish illegally.

Sentence: I heard that a poacher almost shot another poacher at night thinking he was a deer.

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Pg 153: "They were in an old green Chevy pickup with an official  insignia on the door."
Def: A distinguishing mark or token of something.
Sentence: The moving van had an insignia on both sides of the van.

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Pg 156: "A boom of thunder as loud as a cannonade shook the bridge."
Def: A period of continuous, heavy gunfire.

Sentence: The volcano shook the ground as wild as a massive cannonade.

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Pg 158: He found Frightful's old hood, and deftly put it over Oski's head.
Def: In a way that is neatly skillful and quick in movement.

Sentence: I deftly put the cone on my dog's head to avoid getting bit or scratched.

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Pg 159: "I also might be jailed for harboring an endangered species.
Def: Give a home or shelter to.

Sentence: My old friend decided to harbor a stray cat he found in the wild.