Frightful's Mountain Vocabulary by Mya Pioli https://padlet.com/mp008072/jw3nawuws2u1 en-us 2018-04-30 12:23:11 UTC 2018-05-01 12:11:29 UTC hello@padlet.com Ventured mp008072 https://padlet.com/mp008072/jw3nawuws2u1/wish/256472821 Pg. 63: "...and a squirrel that had ventured from its leaf nest."
Def:  dare to go somewhere that may be dangerous
The lady dared to venture toward the tornado.

]]> 2018-04-30 12:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mp008072/jw3nawuws2u1/wish/256472821 Swathed mp008072 https://padlet.com/mp008072/jw3nawuws2u1/wish/256475135 Pg. 63: "...the entire western horizon was swathed in clouds."
Def: wrap in several layers of something
They swathed the baby in several layers of cloth to keep her warm. ]]> 2018-04-30 12:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mp008072/jw3nawuws2u1/wish/256475135 Indicators mp008072 https://padlet.com/mp008072/jw3nawuws2u1/wish/256476716 Pg. 64: "Her large, round eyes searched for the indicators that would guide her on her way."
Def: a device providing specific information to someone/something
The clouds indicated that is was going to rain. 

]]> 2018-04-30 12:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mp008072/jw3nawuws2u1/wish/256476716 Hemlocks mp008072 https://padlet.com/mp008072/jw3nawuws2u1/wish/256478939 Pg. 65: "Beyond the birds was a small hunting cabin set back in a grove of young hemlocks." 
Def: a highly poisonous European plant
Hemlock plants are highly poisonous to humans if you eat them.

]]> 2018-04-30 12:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mp008072/jw3nawuws2u1/wish/256478939 Cote mp008072 https://padlet.com/mp008072/jw3nawuws2u1/wish/256481582 Pg. 65: "Near it stood a pigeon cote and a duck house."
Def: a shelter for mammals or birds
Over there is a cote for birds. 

]]> 2018-04-30 12:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mp008072/jw3nawuws2u1/wish/256481582 Portly mp008072 https://padlet.com/mp008072/jw3nawuws2u1/wish/256483405 Pg. 65: "He was portly and wore a dirty ski jacket."
Def:  somewhat fat
Some people consider themselves portly.

]]> 2018-04-30 12:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mp008072/jw3nawuws2u1/wish/256483405 Taut mp008072 https://padlet.com/mp008072/jw3nawuws2u1/wish/256485202 Pg. 67: "It rippled, then went taut and almost disappeared from sight."
Def: stretched or pulled tight
The man tied the rope in a taut knot to support their weight.

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