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Skiff
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Page 3 - Cole Matthews knelt defiantly in the bow of the aluminum skiff as he faced forward into a cold September wind. |
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Any various type of boat that is small enough for one person to sail or row. |
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Smirked
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Page 4 - Still standing on the dock in front of everyone, Cole smirked as he underessed.
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A facial expression that is smug, that may or may or may not be offensive.
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Wallow
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Page - The heavy load of supplies caused the skiff to wallow through the waves
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To roll about or lie in water, snow, mud , dust or the like. |
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Feign
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Page 15 - Garvey feigned surprise. |
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To imitate fictiously or deceptively. |
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Devour
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Page 30 - Inch by inch he billowing flames devoured the supplies and shelter. |
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To consume, swallow or eat hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously.
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Arraignment
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Page 36 - Cole had seen him, the judge had been wearing a black robe at the arraignment hearing in juvenile court when Cole first pleaded guilty. |
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| A calling in court to find fault by which the judge chooses. |
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Scrounged
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Page 53 - He dug carefully with a stick until he found hot coals, then scrounged dry twigs from under the tree branches. |
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| To gather together or seek out for something |
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Billow
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Page 44 - In the dawn light, billowy clouds mounded against the far horizon like a snowdrift. |
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| To rise or roll like a great wave in th sea |
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