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Pg 67: " It rippled , then went taut and almost disappeared from sight."
Def: stretched or pulled tight; not slack.
The bird taut and pulled tight on the nest

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Pg 65: " He was portly and wrote a dirty ski jacket."
Def:  of a stately or dignified appearance and manner.
The bird has gained a lot of weight.

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Pg 65:"Near it stood a pigeon cote and a duck house."
Def: a shelter for mammals or birds, especially pigeons.
A Bird that is in a home for mammals such as for the birds.

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Pg 65: "Beyond the birds was a small hunting cabin set back in a grove of a young hemlocks."
Def:  a highly poisonous European plant of the parsley family, with a purple-spotted stem, fern like leaves, small white flowers, and an unpleasant smell.
This is a picture of a really bad poisonous plant in Europe.

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Pg 64: " Her large, round eyes searched for the indicators that would guide her on her way.
Def: A sign that tell were or when not to go
Frightful had to be indicated to the forest.

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Pg 63: "...but the entire western horizon was swathed in clouds."

Def: wrap in several layers of fabric.

This bird has been swathed because he was injured.

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Pg 63: " She caught a mouse  running over snow and a squirrel that had ventured  from its leaf nest."
Def: Dare to do or say something that may be considered audacious (often used as a polite expression of hesitation or apology).
The bird had ventured form the birds nest.