Lesson 2 The Hole in the Dike
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Lesson 2The Hole in the Dike
Windmillwind/mill
• A mill or machine that uses the power of the wind to turn the vanes or sails.
• Peter loved to look at the old windmills turning slowly.
Dikes
• A thick wall built to hold back water.
• The land is kept safe and dry by high, strong walls called dikes.
Tricklingtrick/ling
• Flowing drop by drop.
• He saw a small stream of water trickling through a hole in the dike below.
Numb
• Having no feeling.
• His fingers grew cold and numb.
RumblingRum/bling
• Make a deep, heavy, continuous sound
• It was the milk cart rumbling down the road.
Flooded
A great flow of water over dry land
• To fill much higher than usual
• Without these dikes the land would be flooded and everything would be washed away.
Other words to know.Gushing
• Pouring out suddenly and in large amounts
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Hero
• A person who is looked up to because of brave or courageous acts
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Gurgling
• Making a sound like a bubbling liquid
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Echo
• A sound that repeats after it hits a hollow wall, or distant hills
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