Holes/chapter 1

angela A. (United States of America)
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  1. scorpion
    a small, eight-legged creature with pincers and a stinging, poisonous tail
    Rattlesnakes and scorpions hide in the shade under rocks and in holes that the campers of Camp Green Lake dig.
  2. rattlesnake
    a pit viper that makes a sound when it shakes its tail
    Rattlesnakes and scorpions hide in the shade under rocks and in holes that the campers of Camp Green Lake dig.
  3. lizard
    relatively long-bodied reptile with legs and a tapering tail
    Rattlesnakes and scorpions are horrible but nothing is as dangerous as the yellow-spotted lizard, whose bite is always fatal.
  4. warden
    the chief official in charge of a prison
    The hammock belongs to the Warden so the campers cannot lie in it.
  5. barren
    completely wanting or lacking
    Now the lake is a dry and barren land where the temperature is usually about ninety- five degrees.
  6. fatal
    bringing death
    Rattlesnakes and scorpions are horrible but nothing is as dangerous as the yellow-spotted lizard, whose bite is always fatal.
Created on Thu Oct 01 15:04:34 EDT 2009

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