We put Laz's chair in the trunk. It always amazed me how smoothly he transitioned from his chair to the car seat. Transitioned means:

During the storm, the velocity of the wind was over a hundred miles per hour. Velocity means:

We found piles of used plywood that the roofers had discarded in front of the house by the golf course. Discarded means:

The army told Bruce that those were the only boards for the fort that they could scrounge from the scrap pile of lumber. Scrounge means:

Anticipating what Jason and the meanies would do next, the army built a fort. It would hopefully shelter them from attack. Anticipating means:

"You guys are in trouble at Lakeside Middle. Neither of you could 'bust a grape'. What are you going to do?" What does the phrase 'bust a grape' mean?

One day in the fort we were all lying on our backs gazing up at the canopy of green leaves above our heads. Canopy means:

The next morning after the meanings tore up the fort, Billy stared sleepy eyed at the devastation in his back yard. Devastation means:

Homestead didn't appease Andrew's hunger for destruction. It wanted another part of the country now. Appease means:

The next morning Andrew had vanished, hungry for the Bayou country and fed up with South Florida. Vanished means:

We tried everything when just then I had this "light bulb pop on in my heard". "Try the garage door, Bruce." I shouted. What does the phrase "light bulb pop on in my head" mean?

I'll never forget that night. It's etched in my memory forever. Etched means:

Jay and Laz were like two peas in a pod. They were always together. The phrase 'two peas in a pod' means:

Working all day on the fort sapped Jay's energy and he went home to rest. Sapped means:

After I met Susie at the tent city, I was super stoked. I couldn't wait to ask her out. Stoked means:

I picked up a stout piece of two by four and braced it against the door to prevent the wind from blowing it down. Stout means:

There was no argument. We unanimously agreed to name our new fort, Fort Nacho. Unanimously means:

Billy nearly knocked a lizard when it sprinted up the Ficus tree at mach one. Sprinted means:

I went outside after the storm and scanned our neighborhood. I could see nothing but destruction. Scanned means:

When a hurricane approaches, Bruce said you better "batten down the hatches" and get supplies, too. "Batten down the hatches" means:

He dropped the board he was going to use to pry the boards up and walked into the kitchen. Pry means:

Susie called down that she had something important to tell us. This caused Billy and me to quickly ascend the ladder. Ascend means:

We bolted across the golf course to avoid being hit by a ball. Bolted means:

It didn't mean that they were talking to each other when both their lines were busy, but it "sounded fishy". The phrase "sounded fishy" means: