Homework for November 15

Pg 30 cove: a small bay, where the water may continue in, but it's sheltered from the sky.     

Pg 30 strode: past tense of "stride."  It means to walk quickly.  You can also say a person has "a long stride," which means they take big steps.  

Pg 30 hut to hut: a hut is a small house made of natural materials like sticks or palm tree leaves.  

Pg 32 abalone: a shellfish you can eat  

Pg 36 bobbed: when something moves up and down with water, it bobs.  

Pg 38 flung: the past tense of "fling."  It means to throw something forcefully.  Karana "flung" herself over the boat.  

Pg 38 clutching: to clutch is to hold something very tightly.        

Pg. 39 snarling: If a dog raises its lips so you can see his teeth and growls a little bit, it is snarling.  

Pg 39 slunk into: Slunk is the past tense of "slink."  This is very similar to "sneak into," or walking smoothly and quietly.    

pg 45 trotted off: a trot is when an animal goes faster than walking, but slower than sprinting.  

Pg 59 slanted: when something is not straight up and down, but a little crooked.   Pg 63 chafing: when something rubs against your skin so much that it hurts, makes a rash, or starts to bleed, you can say it is chafing the skin.

Protagonist: the main character of a story.