THE KNIGHT AT DAWN

Vocabulary for Mrs. Berg’s ClassChapters 4-6

Chapters 4-6oawe oblazed obreastplate ochamber ocobblestones ocrouched odim odungeon ofiercely oforeigner oplanks oquaking ospear osputtered

AWE noun,verb    a feeling of fear or wonder

BLAZED verb    Burn brightly and intensely.  

BREASTPLATE noun    Armor plate that protects the chest;

the front part of a cuirass.  

CHAMBER noun,verb    A room or other enclosed space.

COBBLESTONES noun    Rectangular paving stone with curved

top; once used to make roads.  

CROUCHED adjective,verb    Sat low to the ground.

DIM verb,adjective    slightly dark; hard to see

DUNGEON noun    dark room or cell used as a prison,

usually underground

FIERCELY noun    dark room or cell used as a prison,

usually underground

FOREIGNER noun    a person from another country;

thought of as an outsider

PLANKS noun    Long and large pieces of wood

SPEAR noun,verb    This is a weapon. It is a long

stick with a sharp point at one end.

SPUTTERED verb    made a hissing or popping sounds

QUAKING verb    shake with fear (shuddered, shivered,

trembled)