The Butterfly Seeds

1. The Butterfly Seeds Vocabulary pages 298-313

2. tossed

3. tossed The waves were rocking the boat so much I was being tossed up and down.

4. tossed That night, the ship tossed, rolling the passengers back and forth in their narrow bunk beds.

5. Tossed means moved up and down on a ship because of the waves.

6. pas sen gers

7. passengers There were only twelve passengers on the small plane.

8. passengers That night, the ship tossed, rolling the passengers back and forth in their narrow bunk beds.

9. Passengers are people who travel in a vehicle.

10. har mon i ca

11. harmonica I played the harmonica while my sister played the flute.

12. harmonica “Whoever heard of butterfly seeds?” he said, and just played his harmonica.

13. Aharmonica is a musical instrument played by blowing air into and out of slots.

14. in spec tors

15. inspectors The inspectors looked at every inch of the car.

16. inspectors The inspectors looked in Jake’s ears and eyes—but not in his pockets. Grandpa’s seeds were safe!

17. Inspectorsare people who look at things closely.

18. al ley

19. alley Take the shortcut through the alley between the two buildings.

20. alley Jake looked out at the dark narrow alley, cluttered with lines of drying clothes.

21. An alleyis a narrow street between buildings.

22. ven dor

23. vendor The street vendor was selling food, drinks, and T-shirts.

24. vendor Below, he spotted a fruit vendor emptying a crate of apples into his cart.

25. A vendor is a person who sells things.