Chapter 17 - Poisoned pages 123 129 – – matted - Tangled up in a mess. adj. *make amends - To repair a damaged relationship; repay or restore to the v. original. grazed - To graze: To barely touch. v. Chapter 18 - The Wooden Horse pages 130 139 – – *desperate - Having lost all hope, despairing of any solution. adj. *assault - An attack. n. *cunning - Skill at deceptiveness, shrewdness. n. *betray - To make known against someone’s desire or will. v. *oracle - Soothsayer (see p. 3); fortune‐teller. n. Chapter 19 - The Fall of Troy 140 ‐146 – *refuge - Shelter; safe n. *sacked - Having been robbed and destroyed by an invading force. adj. *beseechingly - Pleadingly; imploringly. adv. *desolate - Empty of life and activity; deserted. adj.
Chapter 17 - Poisoned – pages 123 – 129 matted - adj. Tangled up in a mess. *make amends - v. To repair a damaged relationship; repay or restore to the original. grazed - v. To graze: To barely touch. Chapter 18 - The Wooden Horse – pages 130 – 139 *desperate - adj. Having lost all hope, despairing of any solution. *assault - n. An attack. *cunning - n. Skill at deceptiveness, shrewdness. *betray - v. To make known against someone’s desire or will. *oracle - n. Soothsayer (see p. 3); fortune‐teller. Chapter 19 - The Fall of Troy – 140 ‐146 *refuge - n. Shelter; safe *sacked - adj. Having been robbed and destroyed by an invading force. *beseechingly - adv. Pleadingly; imploringly. *desolate - adj. Empty of life and activity; deserted.
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