Kensuke's Kingdom chapter 2 vocabulary

When the sea had stopped its heaving. Heaving means...

• Rise and fall

• Pull with a force

• Wetness

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Haul means...

• To pull and drag something with effort

• To go on a ship voyage

• To hurry

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Bow is:

• Tail of a boat

• Front of a boat

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Stern is:

• Front end of a boat

• Tail end of the a boat

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"Taking in sail" means

• To open the sails

• To wrap the sails

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"Winching sails" means

• a round drum to wind ropes around it

• Sails were wet

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Idle:

• Inactive

• Calm

• Upset

• Wavy

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

An escort of porpoises:

• a family of sharks

• a family of whale like mammal

• a family of turtles

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

When Stella was "in her element":

• be in a situation that one likes and in which one can perform well.

• be in a situation that one doesn't like

• To forget the purpose of something

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Sea tossed us and "churned" us. To churn means:

• To move gently

• To shake

• To make butter

• To make cream

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4