https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony en-us 2018-04-30 12:28:14 UTC 2026-02-25 10:35:54 UTC hello@padlet.com ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/256473071 pg. 63 "She caught a mouse running over the snow and a squirrel that had ventured from its leaf nest."
Def. go somewhere that could be dangerous 
Sentence: I ventured on an airplane.

]]> 2018-04-30 12:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/256473071 ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/256476370 pg.63 "...but the entire western horizon was swathed in clouds."
Def. a large area of something 
Sentence: The ground was swathed in snow.

]]> 2018-04-30 12:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/256476370 ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/256478517 pg. 64 "Her large, round eyes searched for the indicators that would guide her on her way."
Def. signs
Sentence: The bell ringing was an indicator that I had to go to my next class.

]]> 2018-04-30 12:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/256478517 ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/256481245 pg. 65 " Beyond the birds was a small hunting cabin set back in a grove of young hemlocks."
Def. a poisonous plant/tree
Sentence: I saw a group of large hemlocks in the woods.

]]> 2018-04-30 12:52:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/256481245 ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/256483707 pg. 65 "Near it stood a pigeon cote and a duck house."
Def. a shelter
Sentence: The pigeon went to a cote for shelter because it was raining.


]]> 2018-04-30 12:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/256483707 ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/256486513 pg. 65 "He was portly and wore a dirty ski jacket."
Def. being somewhat fat
Sentence: My dad became less portly after he went on a diet.]]> 2018-04-30 13:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/256486513 ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/256811868 pg. 67 "It rippled, then went taut and almost disappeared from sight."
Def. stretched or pulled tight
Sentence: The rope was taut so it wouldn't become untied.

]]> 2018-05-01 12:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/256811868 ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257212571 pg. 69 "With a swift beat she alighted above a transformer on an electric utility pole."
Sentence: He was shocked by the electricity of the electric transformer.
Def. an apparatus for reducing or increasing the voltage of an alternating current

]]> 2018-05-02 12:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257212571 ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257214260 pg.70 "He brushed her, but could not dislodge her.
Def: force out of a position
Sentence: I dislodge the ball from under the car.]]> 2018-05-02 12:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257214260 ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257216593 pg. 70 "He had bred the first peregrines in captivity..."
Def. imprisoned or confined
Sentence: The prisoner was in captivity.

]]> 2018-05-02 12:58:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257216593 ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257217731 pg. 71 "He had bred the peregrines in captivity and, using an ancient technique called hacking, had been able to free them to the wild."
Def: a training method that helps young falcons reach their hunting potential
Sentence: a method called hacking saved many peregrine falcons.

]]> 2018-05-02 13:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257217731 ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257604922 pg. 71 "...lower one wire so the birds can't touch those two parallel hot lines and complete a circuit."
Def: side by side and having the same distance continuously between them
Sentence: A square has two sets of parallel lines.

]]> 2018-05-03 12:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257604922 ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257607585 pg. 72 "Astonished, he lifted her up and rested her on the palm of his hand."
Def: amazed, surprised, and impressed 
Sentence: I was astonished by how tall he was

]]> 2018-05-03 12:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257607585 ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257608931 pg.72 "He took her to his mountain with apprehension."
Def: fear that something bad will happen
Sentence: He went on the roller coaster with apprehension because he was afraid of heights.
 ]]> 2018-05-03 12:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257608931 ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257610375 pg. 73 "Unperturbed, she then stared at Jon Wood."
Def: not concerned
Sentence: The captain was unperturbed by the storms up ahead.

]]> 2018-05-03 12:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257610375 ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257613906 pg. 74 "Frightful sensed in Susan the same love that emanated from Sam..."
Def: give out
Sentence: Warmth emanated from the fireplace.

]]> 2018-05-03 12:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257613906 ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257615257 pg.75 "You know he's and apprentice falconer."
Def: a person who is learning a trade
Sentence: The plumber had an apprentice to help him out

]]> 2018-05-03 12:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257615257 ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257617229 pg. 78 "Three sides of the big mews were wooden."
Def: a cage for trained hawks
Sentence: The bird was calling inside of it's mew.

]]> 2018-05-03 12:41:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257617229 ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257620049 pg. 80 "Mr. Freeze who had been hatched in an incubator."
Def:an apparatus used to hatch eggs
Sentence: The eggs had been hatched in the incubator.

]]> 2018-05-03 12:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257620049 ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257622161 pg. 81 "One of the pilings is crumbling from water erosion."
Def: a supporting structure made of large stakes or pointed posts driven into the ground.
Sentence: They put in pilings so the dock wouldn't collapse.

]]> 2018-05-03 12:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257622161 ap010497 https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257624224 pg. 82 "But this equipment is an eyesore."
Def: very ugly
Sentence: The crumbled building was an eyesore

]]> 2018-05-03 12:56:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ap010497/4ki57fzorony/wish/257624224