https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6 Made with a dash of wit en-us 2018-04-30 12:23:39 UTC 2025-10-03 00:16:13 UTC hello@padlet.com kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/256472906 Pg. 63 "... and a squirrel that had ventured from its leaf nest."
Def: Dare to do something or go somewhere.
I ventured out into the snowstorm to check if anything had fallen over or was destroyed.

]]> 2018-04-30 12:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/256472906 kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/256475384 Pg.63 "...but the entire horizon was swathed in clouds." 
Def: wrapped up in several layers of something
The baby was swathed in a blanket to keep it warm.

]]> 2018-04-30 12:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/256475384 kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/256476904 Pg. 64 "Her large,round eyes searched for the indicators that would guide her on her way."
Def: a device providing specific information to help someone/ something
The clouds are an indicator that it will rain and we should get inside.

]]> 2018-04-30 12:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/256476904 kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/256478849 Pg.65 " ... a small hunting cabin set back in a grove of young hemlocks."
Def: A tree with green foliage and pine cones
We were in the woods and found a large hemlock tree that looked like a Christmas tree.]]> 2018-04-30 12:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/256478849 kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/256483153 Pg. 65 "Near it stood a pigeon cote..."
Def: A shelter for a mammal or bird

The pigeon stayed in his cote during night that his owner made.]]> 2018-04-30 12:56:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/256483153 kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/256485119 Pg. 65 " He was portly and wore a dirty ski jacket."
Def: Have a stout somewhat fat body
The man in the suit was portly. ]]> 2018-04-30 13:00:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/256485119 kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/256811793 Pg. 67 "It rippled, then went taut..."
Def: Stretched or pulled tight no slack
When the class was playing tug of war and the line was pulled very taut.]]> 2018-05-01 12:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/256811793 kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257212682 Pg. 69 "With a swift wing beat she alighted above a transformer on an electric utility pole."
Def: An apparatus for increasing or reducing  the voltage of an alternating current.
There is a transformer on an electric pole in front of Athena. ]]> 2018-05-02 12:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257212682 kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257214460 Pg. 70 "He brushed her, but could not dislodge her."
Def: move or knockout of place
I dislodged the stone from underneath the pile of bricks.]]> 2018-05-02 12:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257214460 kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257216962 Pg. 70 "He had bred the first peregrines in captivity...."
Def: condition of being imprisoned or confined
The animals at the zoo are in captivity.]]> 2018-05-02 12:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257216962 kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257217837 Pg. 71 "He had bred the first peregrines in captivity and using an ancient technique called hacking..."
Def: a method that gives young birds exercise and experience when living in captivity
The falconer used the method of hacking to train his falcons in captivity.]]> 2018-05-02 13:01:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257217837 kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257606164 Pg.71 "...so the birds can't touch those parallel hotlines and complete the circuit."
Def:side by side have the same space between at all times
The birds flew parallel with each other.]]> 2018-05-03 12:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257606164 kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257607703 Pg.72 "Hey! Frightful was moving. Astonished he lifted her up...."
Def: greatly surprised or impressed
When my parents told me we were going to Disney I was astonished.]]> 2018-05-03 12:15:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257607703 kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257609948 Pg. 72 "He took her to his mountain with some apprehension."
Def: anxiety or fear that something will happen
When I fell asleep I woke up sick with apprehension.]]> 2018-05-03 12:21:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257609948 kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257612175 Pg.73"Unperturbed she then stared at Jon Wood."
Def: not concerned
The birds were unperturbed when their falconer took them somewhere in their hoods.]]> 2018-05-03 12:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257612175 kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257613568 Pg.74 ".Frightful sensed in Susan the same love that emanated from Sam, Alice and the man who held her."
Def: Give out or emit
The volcano emanated ashes.]]> 2018-05-03 12:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257613568 kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257615582 Pg.75 "You know he's an apprentice falconer."
Def: a person learning a job or trade from a skilled worker of the job
The shoemaker had an apprentice he taught to make shoes.]]> 2018-05-03 12:36:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257615582 kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257616778 Pg.78 "Three sides of the big mews were wooden."
Def:a group of stables 
The birds were kept in mews when not with their Falconer.]]> 2018-05-03 12:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257616778 kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257618287 Pg.80 "...who had been hatched in an incubator."
Def: apparatus used to hatch eggs
The eggs were kept in an incubator until they hatched.]]> 2018-05-03 12:43:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257618287 kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257619484 Pg.81 "One of the pilings is crumbling..."
Def: a structural support made of construction materials.
Many bridges have pilings on them.]]> 2018-05-03 12:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257619484 kv004503 https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257620645 Pg.82 "But this equipment is an eyesore."
Def: something very ugly usually a building or structure
The building they were doing construction was an eyesore.]]> 2018-05-03 12:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kv004503/n5u1fluraee6/wish/257620645