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By Chris Van Allsburg. Barren. Definition : producing few or no green plants or vegetation Sentence: We crossed a barren desert of ice. rustle. Definition : to move about to make noise Sentence : I did not rustle the sheets. lurch.
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Barren • Definition: producing few or no green plants or vegetation • Sentence: We crossed a barren desert of ice.
rustle • Definition: to move about to make noise • Sentence: I did not rustle the sheets.
lurch • Definition: a sudden swaying, jerking, or tipping movement • Sentence: The train gave a sudden lurch and started moving.
prance • Definition: to dance around or step lively • Sentence: “They pranced and paced, ringing the silver sleigh bells that hung from their harnesses.”
harness • Definition: a set of straps by which an animal pulls a load • Sentence: Then he gave me a hug and told me to cut a bell From the reindeer’s harness.
polar • Definition: having to do with the North Pole and it’s cold environment. • Sentence: Santa circled us once then disappeared in the cold, dark polar sky.
nougat • Definition: a candy or fruit pieces in a sugar paste • Sentence: We sang Christmas carols and ate candies with nougat centers as white as snow.