Across the Wide Dark Sea Vocabulary

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Across the Wide Dark SeaVocabulary
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anchor

• A heavy metal hook attached to a ship that is
  dropped overboard to hold the ship in place

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journey

• a trip

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cramped

• crowded not enough room to move about

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rigging

• all the ropes, chains, and pulleys used to
  control the masts and sails of a ship

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furl

• to roll up and fasten

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huddled

• crowded close together

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shuddered

• trembled or shivered suddenly

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overboard

• over the side of the boat

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desperate

• driven by a great need
• My brother was desperate to win the race.

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miraculously

• amazingly, like a miracle
• Miraculously there was no accident during the
  race.

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plucked

• snatched, pulled out
• The baby was plucked from the falling building.

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survive

• to stay alive to hold up or withstand

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jack

• a mechanical tool used to raise or move heavy
  objects, such as a car or house

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seeping

• leaking slowly
• The water is seeping into the boat.

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worship

• to take part in a religious ceremony

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faith

• trust or belief in something or someone

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lurked

• stayed hidden

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shelter

• something that protects or covers

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swamps

• areas of spongy, muddy land that is often covered
  with water

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settlement

• a small community in a new place

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weary

• very tired

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rough

• built in a hurry not completely finished

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defend

• to protect from attack

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cannons

• large, heavy guns attached to wheels

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sprouting

• a new plant beginning to grow
• growing

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thatch-roofed

• a roof covered with straw or reeds