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Lesson 11 Loved Best
swooned- If you had a terrible shock or surprise that made you faint or fall, you might have swooned.
If you had a terrible shock or surprise that made you faint or fall, you might have swooned. astonished- When you are amazed and surprised by something, you are astonished.
encourgaging-An encouraging word from a friend can make you feel that you can do something well.
brief- If something is brief, it does not take much time.
chuckling- If you are chuckling, you are laughing quietly to yourself.
soothing- Something that is soothing makes you feel calm.
sobbed-Someone who sobbed cried very hard.
praised-If you praised someone, you told that person that he or she did something well.
envious- If you feel envious, you want something that someone else has.
rivalry- People who have a rivalry are competing against each other for something.
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Lesson 12 A Pen Pal for Max
deciphered- If you have figured out a message that is difficult to understand or that is written in code, then you have deciphered it.
mistaken- f you are wrong about something, you are mistaken.
translate- If you translate something, you say or write it in another language.
repairs-When something needs repairs, it needs to be fixed.
heaving- Heaving is throwing something heavy with great effort.
bothersome- When something is bothersome, it bothers you and causes problems
din- If there is a din, there is so much noise that it is hard to hear anything over it.
dodging- When you are dodging something, you avoid something that is coming toward you.
catastrophe- A catastrophe is something really terrible that has happened.
fortunate- If you are fortunate, you are very lucky.
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Lesson 13 A Tree Is Growing
tugged- If you tugged something, you pulled it hard.
paused- if you paused, you stopped what you were doing for just a moment.
columns- A column is a tall, circular structure that holds up part of a building.
absorb- Something absorbs a liquid if it soaks up the liquid.
protects- When you protect something, you keep it safe.
rustling- When objects are rustling, they are moving and making soft sound.
dissolve- When something dissolves, it mixes completely with a liquid.
particles- Tiny pieces of something are called particles.
scavenger- An animal is a scavenger if it collects leftover and unwanted objects.
self-sufficient- If something is self-sufficient, it makes everything it needs.
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Lesson 14 One Small Place in a Tree
sprout- When something sprouts, it begins to grow.
damp- If something is damp, it is a little bit wet.
suppose- When you suppose something, you think that it is happening or that it is going to happen.
roost- A bird will try to roost, or settle, in trees or on branches.
spears- If someone spears something, he or she sticks something sharp through it.
strikes-When something strikes people, it hits them or happens to them.
glimpse- When you get a glimpse of something, you get only a quick peek at it.
maze- If you are in a maze, you are in winding paths that are like a puzzle.
transformation- If someone or something has gone through a transformation, it has been changed.
harmony- If two things are living in harmony, they are living in agreement, living peacefully.
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Lesson 15 Ask the Experts
luscious- Something that is luscious appeals to your senses, such as your sense of taste.
e xpertise- If someone has expertise, he or she knows a lot about a particular topic or skill
issue- An issue is an edition of a newspaper or magazine.
advice- If you give someone advice, you tell what you think the person should do.
consult- When you consult someone, you ask him or her for information.
recommend- When you recommend something, you tell someone that you think it is good.
sensible- Someone who is sensible makes good decisions and judgments.
devise- To devise is to figure out a way to do something.
correspondence- If you send correspondence, you are communicating in writing.
shudder- If you shudder, you are trembling from fear or from being cold.
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