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Across the Wide Dark Sea Vocabulary

Across the Wide Dark Sea Vocabulary. anchor. A heavy metal hook attached to a ship that is dropped overboard to hold the ship in place. journey. a trip. cramped. crowded ; not enough room to move about. rigging.

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Across the Wide Dark Sea Vocabulary

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  1. Across the Wide Dark SeaVocabulary

  2. anchor A heavy metal hook attached to a ship that is dropped overboard to hold the ship in place

  3. journey a trip

  4. cramped crowded; not enough room to move about

  5. rigging all the ropes, chains, and pulleys used to control the masts and sails of a ship

  6. furl to roll up and fasten

  7. huddled crowded close together

  8. shuddered trembled or shivered suddenly

  9. overboard over the side of the boat

  10. desperate driven by a great need My brother was desperate to win the race.

  11. miraculously amazingly, like a miracle Miraculously there was no accident during the race.

  12. plucked snatched, pulled out The baby was plucked from the falling building.

  13. survive to stay alive; to hold up or withstand

  14. jack a mechanical tool used to raise or move heavy objects, such as a car or house

  15. seeping leaking slowly The water is seeping into the boat.

  16. worship to take part in a religious ceremony

  17. faith trust or belief in something or someone

  18. lurked stayed hidden

  19. shelter something that protects or covers

  20. swamps areas of spongy, muddy land that is often covered with water

  21. settlement a small community in a new place

  22. weary very tired

  23. rough built in a hurry; not completely finished

  24. defend to protect from attack

  25. cannons large, heavy guns attached to wheels

  26. sprouting a new plant beginning to grow growing

  27. thatch-roofed a roof covered with straw or reeds

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