The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Vocabulary
aloft
1. in the air "We were aloft for quite some time." muffled 1. to have made something quieter "We heard muffled noises from the bushes." magnified 1. to have made something larger "My mirror magnified my face!" sentinel 1. soldier who guards a door or gate "The sentinel stood watch over the castle." mount 1. a high hill 2. to climb onto something "We sat high, on top of the mount." gleam 1. small, bright light 2. bright or shining quality "I saw a gleam in the night sky." ledge 1. a narrow, flat surface that sticks out from a wall or cliff "Stay far away from that ledge!" weathercock 1. a vane often in the figure of a cock mounted so as to turn freely with the wind and show its direction "The weathercock shows wind from up north." assigned 1. to have given a particular job or duty "You are assigned to bring a dessert." spread 1. open, arrange, or place over a large area "Can you help me spread out this blanket?" |
Spelling
children
moonlight noiseless shoemaker salmon wastebasket sleeveless halfway
people earsplitting sightless quarterfinal countless tombstone stainless letterhead
tireless flyswatter friendless showerhead thoughtless passageway |
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