The Hole in the Dike
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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.