https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4 en-us 2018-04-30 12:28:04 UTC 2018-05-03 12:56:52 UTC hello@padlet.com mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/256472923
Pg 63: "She caught a mouse running over the snow and a squirrel that had ventured from its leaf nest."

Def: Dare to do something or go somewhere that may be dangerous or unpleasant.

I ventured outside during the snow storm.]]> 2018-04-30 12:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/256472923 mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/256476107 Pg 63: "Finally the air currents stopped dragging her down, and she flew high enough to locate her mountain, but the entire western horizon was swathed in clouds."

Def: Wrapped in several layers.

The falcons leg was swathed because it was hurt.]]> 2018-04-30 12:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/256476107 mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/256476541 Pg 64: "Her large, round eyes searched for the indicators that would guid her on her way"

Def: An animal or plant species that can be used to infer conditions in a particular habitat.

The temperature was an indicator of nature to let the birds know to migrate.]]> 2018-04-30 12:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/256476541 mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/256476751 Pg 65: "Beyond the birds was a small hunting cabin set back in a grove of young hemlocks."

Def: A highly poisonous European plant of the parsley family, with a purple-spotted stem, fernlike leaves, small white flowers, and an unpleasant smell.

He soaked the hemlock in warm water.]]> 2018-04-30 12:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/256476751 mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/256477180 Pg 65: "Near it stood a pigeon cote and a duck house."

Def: A shelter for mammals or birds.

The falcon used a birdhouse as a cote while migrating.]]> 2018-04-30 12:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/256477180 mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/256477399 Pg 65: "He was portly and wore a dirty ski jacket."

Def: Having a stout body.

The man was portly, and had a hat on.]]> 2018-04-30 12:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/256477399 mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/256477522 Pg 67: "It rippled, then went taut and almost disappeaed from sight."

Def: Streached or pulled tight.

I taut the rubber band, all the way to the other tree.]]> 2018-04-30 12:44:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/256477522 mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257581645 Pg 69: "With a swift wing beat she alighted above a transformeron an electric utility pole."

Def: Something that is used for reducing or increasing the voltage of an alternating current.

The transformer was on the left side of the road.]]> 2018-05-03 10:29:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257581645 mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257582305 Pg 70: "He brushed her,but could not dislodge her."

Def: To knock or force out of position.

I dislodged the ball from the two branches on the tree.]]> 2018-05-03 10:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257582305 mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257582500 Pg 70: "He had bred the first peregrines in captivity..."


Def: The condition of being imprisioned.

The zoo animals were held captive in their cages.]]> 2018-05-03 10:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257582500 mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257582646 Pg 71: "Using an ancient technique called hacking..."

Def: To teach a bird to hunt.

The falconer was working on teaching the falcon to hunt.]]> 2018-05-03 10:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257582646 mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257583081 Pg 71: "... So birds can't touch those two parallel hot lines..."

Def:  Side by side and having the same distance continuously between them.

The lines of the square were parallel.]]> 2018-05-03 10:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257583081 mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257583395 Pg 72: "Astonished, he lifted her up and rested her on the palm of his hand."

Def: To be greatly suprised or amazed.

I was astonished when getting our kitten last Christmas.]]> 2018-05-03 10:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257583395 mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257583529 Pg 72: "He took her to his mountain with some apprehension."

Def: Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

He was sick with apprehension.]]> 2018-05-03 10:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257583529 mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257608941 Pg 73: "Unperturbed, she then stared at Jon Wood."

Def: Not concerned.

The bird was unperturbed about what it was going to eat.]]> 2018-05-03 12:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257608941 mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257610983 Pg 74: "Frightful sensed in Susan the same love that emanated from Sam , Alice, and this man who held her."

Def:  Issue or spread out from               (a source).

Warmth emanated from the fireplace.]]> 2018-05-03 12:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257610983 mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257613407 Pg 75: "You know he's an apprentice falconer."

Def: A person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages.

He was an apprentice working at the shop.]]> 2018-05-03 12:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257613407 mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257613688 Pg 78: "The next day Jon Wood carried Frightful to a large mews on the hilltop and unsnapped her leash, holding onto her jesses."

Def: A cage or building for trained hawks, especially while they are molting

The falcon was was brought up to a mew.]]> 2018-05-03 12:31:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257613688 mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257617804 Pg 80: "Mr. Freeze, who had been hatched in an incubator..."

Def: An enclosed apparatus providing a controlled environment for the care and protection of premature or unusually small babies. (To hatch eggs).

The eggs were hatched in an incubator.]]> 2018-05-03 12:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257617804 mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257618120 Pg 81: "One of the pilings is crumbling from water erosion."

Def: Heavy stakes or posts installed to support the foundations of a superstructure.

The bridge had pilings that helped to support the weight of the bridge.]]> 2018-05-03 12:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257618120 mp037504 https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257618466 Pg 82: "But this equipment is an eyesore."

Def: A thing that is very ugly, especially a building that disfigures a landscape.

The abandond house was an eyesore to the whole neighborhood.]]> 2018-05-03 12:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mp037504/1g9ufl5d0am4/wish/257618466