Open Court Vocabulary for

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Open Court Vocabulary for

• The Story of the Three Whales

Power Point by Mary Ann Hammond Christa
McAuliffe Elementary
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lurk
( hang around )

• The sharks lurk in a dark, underwater cave
  waiting to eat fish that swim by.

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surface
(come to the top of the water to breathe)

• Whales must surface or they will die.

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trudged
( walked very slowly )

• The man and woman trudged slowly through the snow.

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plight
(trouble)

• The whales hard plight made people want to help.

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invincible
undefeated

• The soccer team seemed invincible, because they
  had never been beaten.

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ordeal
(suffering)
It was quite an ordeal when the mans air
conditioning quit working on a really hot day!
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lurk
( hang around )
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plight
(trouble)
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trudged
( walked very slowly )
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ordeal
(suffering)
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invincible
undefeated
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lurk
( hang around )
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surface
(come to the top of the water to breathe)
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lurk
plight
surface
invincible
ordeal
trudged