The Longest Night Vocabulary

Quest (noun)

"I would start the most important journey, my vision quest,"

• a boat that sails smoothly over the water

• a long or arduous search for something

• a large woven basket

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Sacred (adjective)

"...as I danced to the beat of the sacred drum."

• producing a loud sound

• being of large size

• dedicated to a religious purpose

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Warrior (noun)

"...I would be a warrior."

• a brave or experienced soldier or fighter

• a person who starts a war

• an experienced painter

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Triumph (noun)

"I am sure it would be a triumph for me."

• a brass instrument

• a great victory or achievement

• an experience or trial

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Chanted (verb)

"I waited outside as the Shaman chanted a prayer,"

• to lay askew or crooked

• to cause to have magical powers

• say or shout repeatedly in a singsong tone.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Shallow (adjective)

"There was a shallow pit in the middle of the floor."

• made of small rocks

• of little depth

• to be hidden from the sun

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Raked (verb)

"The bear had reached up and raked my leg with it's claw"

• to grab and twist with a firm action

• to scratch or scrape with a long sweeping movement

• to hold down and control

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Endured (verb)

" bravely endured all four rounds of increasing heat..."

• remain in existence; last

• to go over again and again

• to stoke higher; enflamed

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Ritual (noun)

• a group of ribbons pulled together

• a game including various piece of wood

• a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Retrieved (verb)

"The dog retrieved the branch"

• to find and bring back (game or an object)

• to plant trees in a row

• to break free from

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4