Friday, February 18, 2011

Guid Blyton's SNICKER the BROWNIE

Snicker The Brownie by Enid Blyton
Vocab
Stream–noun

a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook.
Drown–verb (used without object)

to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
Delighted–adjective

highly pleased.

Obsolete . delightful.
Voyage–noun

a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
Clapped–verb (used with object)

to strike the palms of (one's hands) against one another resoundingly, and usually repeatedly, especially to express approval: She clapped her hands in appreciation.
Summary
There are many stories in 'Guid Blyton's SNICKER the BROWNIE'
The story I like the most is the  'The Boy Who Wanted a Pet'
it is about a boy who had  an adventurer with toys. There are many interesting experience in the story.

Friday, February 11, 2011

The Boat of Dreams

Written by:Richard Preston
1) foredeck-–noun Nautical .
the fore part of a weather deck, especially between a bridge house or superstructure and a forecastle superstructure.
2) surface - –noun  
the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
3) thumb - –noun

the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
4) reputation -–noun

the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
5) Dusky - –noun
the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
 
THE BOAT OF DREAMS opens with this line: "The hauntings in our trailer began before Christmas, 1969, in the months after we learned that Dad had died in a rice paddy in Vietnam." The narrator, thirteen-year-old Will, lives in a Glidemaster trailer in New Harbor, Maine with his younger sister Lila and his widowed mother, Sarah Ann. When William Foster, Sr. died, he left behind his lobster boat, named after his wife, and his hopes that Will Jr. would one day man the boat with him.