Wordly Wise Book 3 Lesson 5 pdf

amaze

v. To surprise or cause wonder.

Freddy amazed his parents by tidying his room without being told.

Amazing

adj. Causing wonder or surprise.

It is amazing but true that time would slow down for a spaceship traveling at very high speed.

Arctic

adj. 1. Very cold.

n. 2. The area around the North Pole.

1. Many people could not start their cars during last week's arctic weather.

2. Polar bears, Caribou, and snowy owls are some of the animals that live in the Arctic.

Court

n. 1. An open, flat area marked off for a game or sport.

2. The home of a king, queen, or other royal person.

3. The place where a judge holds trials and decides matters of law.

1. After school, my friends and I met at the basketball court to practice different shots.

2. Each spring, knights and ladies gather at the court of Queen Eleanor of France for contests, food, and dance.

3. Everyone stood when Judge Jurgen entered the court and took her place on the bench.

Elect

v. 1. To choose by voting for.

2. To make a choice.

This year Sui Lu elected to go to a summer camp closer to home.

Interval

n. 1. A period of time between events.

2. A space between two things.

The row of old oak trees, bordering the road, had been planted at intervals of forty feet.

League

n. 1. A group of people that works together for a common purpose.

2. A group of sports teams that play each other to see which is best.

1. The league began in 1993 to protect the wild lands in Alaska.

2. Third baseman Ellis has the best batting average in our league.

Limit

n. 1. A line or point beyond which one may not go.

v. 2. To keep from going beyond a certain point.

1. At our library, the limit to the number of books a person can borrow at one time is ten.

2. Because the party will be in the park, we will not limit the number of people who can attend.

Milestone

n. 1. A stone marker that gives the distance in miles to another point.

2. An important event.

1. On our hike, we rested by a milestone that said "Camden 26 miles."

2.. sending humans to the moon and bringing them back to earth was an important milestone in the history of space travel.

Recreation

n. Anything a person does to relax or have fun; play.

Sally's favorite recreation is ice-skating.

Tackle

v. 1. To grab or get in the way of a player in a game in order to stop the player or take the ball away.

2. To do or try to do something.

n. The tools needed for some activity or sport.

1. Just as I caught the ball, Ian tackled me.

2. Dad told my brother and me that after cleaning our rooms, we could tackle the basement.

n. Opening the box of fishing tackle, we found hooks, lines, weights, and floats.