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Across the Wide Dark SeaAcross the Wide Dark Sea
VocabularyVocabulary
anchoranchor
A A heavy metal hookheavy metal hook attached attached to a ship that is dropped to a ship that is dropped
overboard to hold the ship in overboard to hold the ship in placeplace
journeyjourney
a a triptrip
crampedcramped
crowdedcrowded; not enough room to move ; not enough room to move aboutabout
riggingriggingall the all the ropesropes, , chainschains, and , and pulleyspulleys used used
to control the masts and sails of a to control the masts and sails of a shipship
furlfurl
to to roll up and fastenroll up and fasten
huddledhuddledcrowded close togethercrowded close together
shudderedshuddered
trembledtrembled or or shiveredshivered suddenlysuddenly
overboardoverboardover the sideover the side of the boat of the boat
desperatedesperatedrivendriven by a great need by a great need
My brother was My brother was desperatedesperate to win the race. to win the race.
miraculouslymiraculously
amazingly, like a miracleamazingly, like a miracle
MiraculouslyMiraculously there was no accident during the race there was no accident during the race..
pluckedpluckedsnatched, pulled outsnatched, pulled out
The baby was The baby was pluckedplucked from the falling from the falling building.building.
survivesurvive
to to stay alivestay alive; to ; to hold uphold up or or withstandwithstand
jackjack
a a mechanical toolmechanical tool used to raise or used to raise or move heavy objects, such as a car or move heavy objects, such as a car or
househouse
seepingseepingleakingleaking slowly slowly
The water is The water is seepingseeping into the boat. into the boat.
worshipworship
to take part in a religious ceremonyto take part in a religious ceremony
faithfaith
trust or belieftrust or belief in something or in something or someonesomeone
lurkedlurked
stayed stayed hiddenhidden
sheltersheltersomething that something that protectsprotects or or coverscovers
swampsswampsareas of spongy, muddy areas of spongy, muddy landland that is that is
often covered with wateroften covered with water
settlementsettlementa small a small communitycommunity in a new place in a new place
wearyweary
very very tiredtired
roughroughbuilt in a hurry; built in a hurry; not completely finishednot completely finished
defenddefendto to protectprotect from attack from attack
cannonscannons
large, heavy large, heavy gunsguns attached to wheels attached to wheels
sproutingsprouting
a new plant beginning to a new plant beginning to growgrow
growinggrowing
thatch-roofedthatch-roofed
a roof covered with straw or reedsa roof covered with straw or reeds