The Hole in the The Hole in the DikeDike

pages 118-131pages 118-131Vocabulary Vocabulary

gur gling

The gurgling of the water in the stream was very calming.

gurgling

Suddenly he heard a soft, gurgling noise.

gurgling

Gurgling means making a sound like a bubbling liquid.

trick ling

The trickling water came from a melting icicle.

trickling

He saw a small stream of water trickling through a hole in the dike below.

trickling

Trickling means a liquid falling or flowing drop by drop as water does from a leaky faucet.

gush ing

The water came gushing out of the open dam.

gushing

Peter knew that if he let the water leak through the hole in the dike, the hole would get bigger and bigger. Then the sea would come gushing through.

gushing

Gushing means pouring out suddenly and in large amounts.

numb

My fingers are numb. They have no feeling in them.

numb

All night long Peter kept his finger in the dike. His fingers grew cold and numb.

numb

Numb means having no feeling, as if asleep.

rum bling

You can hear the thunder rumbling during a thunderstorm.

rumbling

It was the milk cart rumbling down the road.

rumbling

Rumbling means making a heavy, deep, rolling sound.

he ro

Everyone has a hero, a person who is looked up to for being brave.

hero

They carried him on their shoulders, shouting, “Make way for the hero of Holland! The brave boy who saved our land!”

hero

A hero is a person who is looked up to because of brave or courageous acts.