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Word |
Page # |
Definition |
| ancestral | 266-267 | of or related to something inherited from someone in the past |
| borne | 261 | to endure something that is difficult to deal with |
| chinook | 259 | a warm moist southwest wind |
| drawers | 248 | underwear for the lower part of the body |
| lavish | 251 | giving or using a large amount of something |
| mosquito-bar | 251 | a net or curtain for keeping mosquitoes out |
| muff | 256 | a soft thick cover to protect the hands from cold |
| scamper | 248 | to run or move quickly |
| scholar | 245 | a person who attends a school or studies under a teacher |
| steady | 264 | direct; not easily disturbed or upset |
| swarm | 261 | to move or assemble in a crowd |
| vast | 248 | very great in size, amount, or extent |
| wag | 246 | to move something from side to side repeatedly |
| wonder | 248 | rapt attention to something mysterious or new |
Definitions utilized from Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary and Merriam-Webster's Word Central Dictionary based on use in On the Banks of Plum Creek.
by: Casey Jo Burrus © 2016
Bingham, Illinois
updated:
June 6, 2016
Cowden-Herrick Schools