““The Wreck of The Wreck of the the Zephyr”Zephyr”

VocabularyVocabulary

spirespireWill climbed the Will climbed the

church church spirespire until he until he reached the top.reached the top.

spirespiresomething that something that

gradually comes to gradually comes to a pointa point

shorelineshorelineThe window provided a The window provided a spectacular view of the spectacular view of the sand and trees along sand and trees along

the the shoreline.shoreline.

shorelineshorelineedge of the edge of the

waterwater

timberstimbersOn one section of On one section of

shoreline, Will shoreline, Will noticed an unusual noticed an unusual

pile of pile of timbers.timbers.

timberstimberswood used for wood used for

buildingbuilding

hullhullHe wondered if these He wondered if these pieces of wood were pieces of wood were once part of a ship’s once part of a ship’s

hull.hull.

hullhullsides and sides and

bottom parts of bottom parts of a ship or boata ship or boat

treacheroutreacherouss

As a sailor, he knew As a sailor, he knew that the sea could that the sea could

prove prove treacherous treacherous in a storm.in a storm.

treacheroutreacherouss

dangerousdangerous

ominousominousAs his thoughts drifted As his thoughts drifted

to stormy seas, Will to stormy seas, Will noticed the sky turning noticed the sky turning

dark and dark and ominousominous..

ominousominousthreateningthreatening