Vocabulary from The 39 Clues: Maze of Bones Part 1

Amy and Dan decided to take on a journey that was so perilous that they could even die.

Perilous means ______.

• fun

• safe

• dangerous

• boring

The children lamented the loss of their beloved grandmother, but they knew she wouldn't want them to be sad forever.

Lamented means ___.

• celebrated

• mourned

• discovered

• enjoyed

Aunt Beatrice was very brusque. She always said exactly what she thought.

• straightforward

• cautious

• untruthful

• shy

A secret door was obscurred by a large picture of one of their ancestor, so Dan almost didn't see it.

• shown

• beside

• outlined

• hidden

Grace told Amy all about her exploits when she was a young girl. She did some amazing things!

• accomplishments

• failures

• hobbies

• misdeeds

Dan;s rocket strafed the building next door, and you can still see the black mark on the wall.

• decorated

• cleaned

• hit

• imploded

When the children entered their grandmother's home for the first time after she died, were sentimental and thinking about all the good times they had with her there.

• thinking about the future

• angry

• regretful

• remembering the past

Everyone at the funeral hoped to be beneficiaries of Grace's will. They dreamed of being millionaires.

• people who get nothing

• people singled out as favorites

• people designated to receive something from a will

• people who read a will

The family crest showed a wolf, a dragon, a snake, and a bear entwined as one on a sword.

• woven together

• spread apart

• drawn

• carved

Amy and Dan resented that mean old Aunt Beatrice was their legal guardian.

• didn't like

• enjoyed

• didn't care

• loved