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