THE NIGHT THE MOON FELL

WEEK 9

VOCABULARY

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THIS WILL NOT BE TESTED ON THE MID TERM

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plot (n.)

the series of events in a story

theme (n.)

the main subject or topic

visualize / visualized (v.)

to form a picture in the mind

sniffle / sniffled (v.)

to sniff through your nose and make a noise

round (adj.)

circular in shape

miss / missed (v.)

to notice when something or someone is not there

sigh / sighed (v.)

to breathe out with a long breath because of being sad, tired, or relieved

high (adj.)

far above the ground

feel / felt (v.)

to sense or be aware of; to find out about by the sense of touch

dark (adj.)

having little or no light

kelp (n.)

a type of brown seaweed

glisten / glistened (v.)

to shine or sparkle with reflected light

gallop / galloped (v.)

to run fast like a horse

gently (adv.)

softly

wave / waved (v.)

to move your hand in a repeated motion

lavender (adj.)

a plant of the mint family with pale purple flowers

gasp/ gasped (v.)

to breathe strongly because of shock or surprise

brush / brushed(v.)

to clean with a brush; to remove something with your hand, finger, etc.

brave (v.)

unafraid; showing no fear

sway / swayed (v.)

to swing back and forth or from side to side; rock

roll/ rolled (v.)

to move by turning over and over

tickle/ tickled (n.)

to try to make (someone) laugh by lightly touching a very sensitive part of the body with something

wriggle / wriggled (v.)

to move with quick, twisting motions from side to side

loosen (v.)

to make loose; to release