Frightful's Mountain Vocab by Connor Paradise https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp eggs en-us 2018-04-30 13:30:15 UTC 2025-05-12 02:39:38 UTC hello@padlet.com ventured cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/256501020 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."
Ben attempted to venture across the Atlantic Ocean.

]]> 2018-04-30 13:31:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/256501020 swathed cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/256503474 Pg 63: "...but the entire western horizon was swathed in clouds."
Def: "to enfold or envelop, as wrappings do."

"The mystical skies were enveloped in clouds"

]]> 2018-04-30 13:36:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/256503474 indicators cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/256507996 Pg 54: "Her large, round eyes searched for the indicators..."
def: "A thing, especially a trend or fact, that indicates the state or level of something."

"The indicators of the new trend coming on were that the toy world was in harmony."

]]> 2018-04-30 13:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/256507996 hemlocks cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/256514946 Pg 65: "Beyond the birds was a small hunting cabin set back in a grove of young hemlocks."
def: a coniferous North American tree with dark green foliage that is said to smell like hemlock when crushed, grown chiefly for timber and pulp production, and also grown in Europe as an ornamental.
Frightful zoomed past the hemlock trees.]]> 2018-04-30 13:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/256514946 cote cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/256832598 pg 65: "Near it stood a pigeon cote and a duck house."
def: a shelter for mammals or birds, especially pigeons.

"The pigeons were inside their cote shelter."

]]> 2018-05-01 13:14:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/256832598 portly cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/256834588 pg 65: "He was portly and wore a dirty ski jacket."
definition: (especially of a man) having a stout body; somewhat fat.
"The man who was portly sat down for a TV marathon."]]> 2018-05-01 13:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/256834588 taut cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/256836478
pg 67: "It rippled, then went taut.."
def: pulled or stretched tight
"The rubber band was taut, as to fling the object inside."

]]> 2018-05-01 13:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/256836478 transformer cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/257632347 pg 69: "...beat she alighted above a fransformer..."
def: an apparatus for reducing or increasing the voltage of an alternating current.
"The transformer, alternating a current was ran into, removing power from the neighborhood."

]]> 2018-05-03 13:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/257632347 dislodge cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/257634313 pg 70: "He brushed her, but could not dislodge her."
meaning: knock or force out of position
"The triangle was dislodged from the hole."]]> 2018-05-03 13:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/257634313 captivity cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/257634385 pg 70: "He had bred the first peregrines in captivity."
def: ¨the condition of being imprisoned or confined¨
¨The last of the species was in captivity.¨]]> 2018-05-03 13:18:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/257634385 hacking cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/257658988 pg 71: "Using an ancient technique called hacking..."
hacking - training birds how to hunt on their own in captivity
"The bird was hacked in captivity by being trained to hunt."

]]> 2018-05-03 13:59:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/257658988 parallel cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/259269093 "...Those two parallel hot lines and complete..."
def: (of lines, planes, surfaces, or objects) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them.
The lines were parallel, and so did never meet.]]> 2018-05-09 13:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/259269093 astonished cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/259269158 "Frightful was moving. Astonished..."
def: 
"greatly surprised or impressed"
The man was astonished at the magic act.]]> 2018-05-09 13:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/259269158 apprehension cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/259269254 "He took her to his mountain with some apprehension."
def: anxious or fearful
"The man was terrified with apprehension"

]]> 2018-05-09 13:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/259269254 unperturbed cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/259269327 "Unperturbed, he then stared at Jon Wood..."
def: not concerned
The same man from before was unperturbed after sensitivity training.

]]> 2018-05-09 13:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/259269327 emanated cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/259269392 "...the same love that emanated from Sam..."
def: issued or spread out from a source
The man was emanating love to the woman.]]> 2018-05-09 13:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/259269392 apprentice cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/259269508 "..You know he's an apprentice falconer."
definition: A person who learning a trade from a skilled employer
The man was an apprentice to a baker.

]]> 2018-05-09 13:33:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/259269508 mews cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/259269565 "...one side of the mews to the other."
def: A falcon cage or building
The man trapped a falcon in a mew.

]]> 2018-05-09 13:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/259269565 incubator cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/259269606 "...who had been hatched in a incubator..."
def: an apparatus used to hatch eggs
The man used an incubator to hatch a baby chicken.

]]> 2018-05-09 13:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/259269606 pilings cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/259269657 "One of the pilings is crumbling..."
def: long poles on bridges
The crane moved a pilling into its spot.

]]> 2018-05-09 13:34:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/259269657 eyesore cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/259269692 "...is an eyesore."
def: A thing that is very ugly
"The new building was declared an eyesore by critics and the populace."]]> 2018-05-09 13:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/259269692 distress cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/262354791 "426 answered her distress..."
distress - severe pain or anxiety
"The man was hurt and called out in distress."

]]> 2018-05-21 13:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/262354791 torrents cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/262357205 "The rain poured down in torrents."
torrents - an violent and unceasing stream of anything.
A torrent of lava fell out of the lavafall nearby.

]]> 2018-05-21 13:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/262357205 insulating cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/262360593 ",,,insulating blankets..."
insulating - protecting
The man was insulating his pet rock from the elements.]]> 2018-05-21 13:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/262360593 admiringly cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/262361446 '...looked admiringly..."
admiringly - a way that shows respect and/or approval.
"The man looked admiringly at the Mona Lisa, being careful to see all the strokes."]]> 2018-05-21 13:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/262361446 affirmative cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/262692464 "Dr. Werner nodded a strong affirmative."
affirmative - agreeing with a statement
"The man gave the affirmative signal to start construction."

]]> 2018-05-22 13:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/262692464 barricades cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/262694944 "...called from the bridge barricades..."
Barricades - a temporary barrier erected to prevent movement
The barricades prevented the Red Army from advancing into Warsaw.

]]> 2018-05-22 13:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/262694944 regulations cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/263028452 "Against regulations."
regulations - an abstract concept of rules and laws
The woman was doing things against regulations and consequently was fired.

]]> 2018-05-23 13:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/263028452 lean-to cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/263030710 "..was at his lean-to..."
lean-to - small temporary structure with rafter roofs
The man went camping, but forgot the tent. Thankfully, the man built a  lean-to. 

]]> 2018-05-23 13:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/263030710 poacher cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/263032741 "Poacher--a special kind..."
Poacher - illegal hunting or capturing of animals
"The man was a poacher, who shot the elephant illegally."

]]> 2018-05-23 13:57:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/263032741 insignia cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/263033672 "...official insignia on the door..."
Insignia - a badge or distinguishing mark of a military rank, an organization or office.

The insignia the general wore on his area of his heart reminded him that he was a three star general.]]> 2018-05-23 13:59:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/263033672 cannonade cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/263035904 "as loud as a cannonade..."
cannonade - a noise that can be compared to heavy gunfire
"The noise sounded loud like a cannonade."

]]> 2018-05-23 14:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/263035904 deftly cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/263341234 "and deftly put it over Oksi's head.
deftly - in a skillful and quick manner
"The house was built in a deftly manner"

]]> 2018-05-24 13:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/263341234 harboring cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/263344027 "I also might be jailed for harboring an endangered species."
harboring - to give home or shelter to an other
"The man was harboring the runaway slaves on their way to Canada"

]]> 2018-05-24 13:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/263344027 enclosure cp013355 https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/264249501 2018-05-29 13:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cp013355/m5pt7uleidtp/wish/264249501