My Side of the Mountain, Vocabulary

warmly comfortable

• snug

• diameter

• boulder

• tethers

ropes by which an animal is attached to a fixed object to limit movement

• snug

• diameter

• boulder

• tethers

straight line passing through the center of a circle

• snug

• diameter

• boulder

• tethers

large rock

• snug

• diameter

• boulder

• tethers

pants; slacks

• trousers

• trench

• gorge

• undercut

bank erosion which exposes roots that jut out over the water

• trousers

• trench

• gorge

• undercut

long, narrow ditch

• trousers

• trench

• gorge

• undercut

a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it

• trousers

• trench

• gorge

• undercut

carve an object from wood by repeatedly cutting small slices from it

• whittle

• cascades

• folly

• tinder

dry, flammable material, such as wood or paper, used for lighting a fire

• whittle

• cascades

• folly

• tinder