Frightful's Mountain Vocabulary by Shawn Slattery https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab Vocabulary from the book Frightful's Mountian en-us 2018-04-30 13:26:51 UTC 2025-11-09 23:39:28 UTC hello@padlet.com Chapter 6 Ventured ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256500237 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. 
Sentence: I ventured out into the dangerous sand storm. ]]> 2018-04-30 13:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256500237 ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256506200 2018-04-30 13:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256506200 ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256506209 2018-04-30 13:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256506209 ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256506218 2018-04-30 13:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256506218 ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256506231 2018-04-30 13:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256506231 Chapter 6 Swathed ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256506829 Page 63: "But the entire western horizon was swathed in clouds."  
Def: To wrap in several layers of fabric. 
Sentence: I swathed the young 9 month year old baby in a cloth.  ]]> 2018-04-30 13:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256506829 Chapter 6 Indicators ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256510585 Page 64: "Her large , round eyes searched for the indicators that would guide her on her way."
Def: A thing, that indicates the state or level of something.
Sentence: When I was lost in the woods, I used moss as an indicator for which way I was going. ]]> 2018-04-30 13:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256510585 Chapter 6 Hemlocks ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256514306 Page 65: "Beyond the birds was a small hunting cabin set back in a groove of young hemlocks."
Def: A coniferous North American tree with dark green foliage that is said to smell like hemlock when crushed.
Sentence: The hemlocks blocked my path out of the forest. ]]> 2018-04-30 13:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256514306 Chapter 6 Cote ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256830725 Page 65: "Near it stood a pigeon cote and a duck house." 
Def: A shelter for birds and mammals, mostly pigeons though.  
Sentence: The two pigeons flew into the cote getting shelter. ]]> 2018-05-01 13:10:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256830725 Chapter 6 Portly ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256833183 Page 65: "He was portly and wore a dirty ski jacket." 
Def: Having a stout body and somewhat fat. 
Sentence: The portly bird tried to get up, but instead, rolled down the hill! ]]> 2018-05-01 13:15:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256833183 Chapter 6 Taut ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256838035 Page 67: "It rippled, then went taut and almost disappeared from sight."
Def: Stretched or pulled tight.
Sentence: In tug of war, the rope gets taut.  ]]> 2018-05-01 13:26:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/256838035 Chapter 7 Transformer ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257245476 Page 69: "With a swift wing beat she alighted above a transformer on an electric utility pole."
Def: An apparatus for reducing or increasing the voltage of an alternating current.
Sentence: The transformer was struck by lightning and exploded from an overdose of electricity. 
]]> 2018-05-02 13:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257245476 Chapter 7 Dislodge ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257249475 Page 70: "He brushed her, but could not dislodge her." 
Def: Knock or force out of position.
Sentence: I could not dislodge her out of her position. ]]> 2018-05-02 13:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257249475 Chapter 7 Captivity ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257631975 Page 70: "He had bred the first peregrines in captivity and, using an ancient technique called hacking, had been able to free them to the wild." 
Def: The condition of being imprisoned.
Sentence: In the zoo, all the animals are kept in captivity.]]> 2018-05-03 13:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257631975 Chapter 7 Hacking ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257634164 Page 70: "He had bred the first peregrines in captivity and, using an ancient technique called hacking, had been able to free them to the wild." 
Def: Teaching a bird how to hunt.  
Sentence: I raised a peregrine falcon and taught it hacking. ]]> 2018-05-03 13:17:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257634164 Chapter 7 Parallel ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257636764 Page 71: "...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: Two parallel lines never meet. ]]> 2018-05-03 13:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257636764 Chapter 7 Astonished ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257638543 Page 72: "Astonished, he lifted her up and rested her on the palm of his hand."
Def: Greatly surprised or impressed, amazed.
Sentence: The surprise party astonished me. ]]> 2018-05-03 13:26:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257638543 Chapter 7 Apprehension ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257641117 Page 72: "He took her to his mountain with some apprehension." 
Def: Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
Sentence: With apprehension, I let the bird go, even though it still couldn't fly. ]]> 2018-05-03 13:30:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257641117 Chapter 7 Unperturbed ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257644049 Page 73: "Unperturbed, she then stared at Jon Wood."  
Def: Not perturbed or concerned.
Sentence: I was relaxed and unperturbed." ]]> 2018-05-03 13:36:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257644049 Chapter 7 Emanated ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257647176 Page 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.
Sentence: The fireplace emanated a sweet warmth in the winter. ]]> 2018-05-03 13:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257647176 Chapter 7 Apprentice ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257652066 Page 75: "You know he is 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.
Sentence: I signed up to be the blacksmith's apprentice. 
]]> 2018-05-03 13:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257652066 Chapter 7 Mews ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257655450 Page 78: "...Jon Wood carried Frightful to a large mews on the hilltop and unsnapped her leash..."
Def: A cage or building for trained hawks, especially while they are molting.
Sentence:  I put bait in the mews, waiting for a falcon to go in.  ]]> 2018-05-03 13:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/257655450 Chapter 7 Incubator ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/258017275 Page 80: "Mr. Freeze, who had been hatched in an incubator and had never known any mother other than Susan..."
Def: An apparatus used to hatch eggs or grow microorganisms under controlled conditions.
Sentence: I watched a video where an egg from Wegmans hatched in an incubator.  
]]> 2018-05-04 13:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/258017275 Chapter 7 Pilings ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/258019493 Page 81: "One of the pilings is crumbling from water erosion."
Def: Heavy stakes or posts installed to support the foundations of a superstructure.
Sentence: The pilings supporting the bridge were probably 200 feet tall. ]]> 2018-05-04 13:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/258019493 Chapter 7 Eyesore ss039497 https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/258021402 Page 82: "But this equipment is an eyesore."
Def: A thing that is very ugly.
Sentence: A turkey vulture passed me and it was a complete eyesore. ]]> 2018-05-04 13:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ss039497/frightfulvocab/wish/258021402