The Battle of the Labyrinth: Chapters 12–15

by Rick Riordan
In this fourth book of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, the fourteen-year-old demigod must contend with entering high school and preventing a monstrous army from invading Camp Half-Blood.

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  1. singe
    burn superficially or lightly
    My hair was a rat's nest. It was singed at the edges like Hephaestus’s beard.
  2. restrained
    under control
    It was a small restrained laugh, like she found me really funny but didn’t want to embarrass me.
  3. coy
    affectedly shy especially in a playful or provocative way
    “You’re not...you’re not an evil sorceress, are you?”
    She smiled coyly. “Why would you think that?”
  4. lattice
    framework consisting of an ornamental wood or metal design
    I mean, I wasn’t exactly a gardening type, but Calypso had arbors covered with six different colors of roses, lattices filled with honeysuckle, rows of grapevines bursting with red and purple grapes that would’ve made Dionysus sit up and beg.
  5. dissipate
    go away, scatter, or disappear
    As the column of fire reached the beach, Calypso stood and bowed to it formally. The flames dissipated, and standing before us was a tall man in gray overalls and a metal leg brace, his beard and hair smoldering with fire.
  6. resourceful
    adroit or imaginative
    Resourceful girl, that one. Found her way back, told me the whole story.
  7. suppress
    control and refrain from showing
    She suppressed a smile, though her eyes were still teary.
  8. sprig
    a small branch or stem, usually with leaves or flowers
    She picked a flower from her garden—a sprig of silver moonlace.
  9. maroon
    leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
    I told them I’d been marooned on an island.
  10. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
    “There is precedent, however. Theseus had the help of Ariadne. Harriet Tubman, daughter of Hermes, used many mortals on her Underground Railroad for just this reason.”
  11. revoke
    cancel officially
    The Council of Cloven Elders has revoked Grover's searcher's license in absentia.
  12. retainer
    a person working in the service of another
    "The riddle was quite simple, really. One of my retainers solved it.”
  13. hospitality
    kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
    The gods do not love a man who breaks his oath of hospitality.
  14. harbor
    secretly shelter, as a fugitive or criminal
    “The gods do not love those who harbor criminals, either.”
  15. amiss
    in an improper or mistaken manner
    “I suppose a bath would not be amiss.”
  16. unravel
    become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers of
    He looked frail and sad, but he reached down and touched the mummy’s forehead. The threads unraveled and sank to the bottom of the tub.
  17. sanctuary
    a shelter from danger or hardship
    “My prison may be my only sanctuary.”
  18. juncture
    the shape or manner in which things come together
    All we have to do is reach the arena, and it’s at a juncture. Impossible to get anywhere without passing it.
  19. queasy
    causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
    Annabeth looked queasy, as if she’d slept even worse than me.
  20. intervene
    get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action
    “Okay, stop!” I intervened.
  21. sullenly
    in a manner showing a brooding ill humor
    “Yeah,” she said sullenly. “Maybe.”
  22. mock
    imitating something; not genuine
    “You’re the guide,” Annabeth said with mock politeness. “Lead on.”
  23. flank
    be located at the sides of something or somebody
    We were marched down the tunnel flanked by dracaenae, with Kelli and the giant in back, just in case we tried to run for it.
  24. emblazon
    decorate, adorn, or inscribe with a design
    Up ahead I could see bronze doors. They were about ten feet tall, emblazoned with a pair of crossed swords.
  25. mottled
    having spots or patches of color
    Below that, where her legs should’ve been, were two massive snake trunks, mottled bronze and green.
  26. prod
    poke or thrust abruptly
    The dracaenae prodded me toward the doorway at javelin-point, and I walked out onto the floor of an arena.
  27. emphatically
    in a forceful manner; with emphasis
    Annabeth shook her head emphatically, the Laistrygonian’s hand still clamped over her mouth.
  28. gloat
    dwell on with satisfaction
    “Now you see why I never lose, demigod!” Antaeus gloated.
  29. feint
    deceive by a mock action
    I feinted to the other side.
  30. taut
    pulled or drawn tight
    Quickly I slipped the free chain through the fastening link on my own chain, pulled it taut, and secured it the best I could.
  31. quaver
    give off unsteady sounds
    “Spare the girl.” His voice quavered just a little.
  32. audible
    heard or perceptible by the ear
    I took it out of my pocket and blew. It made no audible sound as it shattered into shards of ice, melting in my hand.
  33. frayed
    worn away or tattered along the edges
    His eye patch was frayed around the edges and the black cloth was faded, like he’d been wearing it a long, long time.
  34. chide
    scold or reprimand severely or angrily
    “So close to your own destruction, little hero,” the voice of Kronos chided. “And still you are blind.”
  35. immense
    unusually great in size or amount or extent or scope
    Tyson strained, pushing with all his immense strength, but the snake squeezed tighter.
  36. mesa
    flat tableland with steep edges
    We were high up in the foothills, at least five hundred feet, and down below a valley spread out, filled with a tumbled collection of red mesas and boulders and spires of stone.
  37. graft
    place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
    At the base of his neck was the mark I’d seen before—the dark shape of a bird grafted to his skin.
  38. thwart
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
    Only my greatest enemy has kept after me, and even him I have thwarted.
  39. relentless
    not willing or able to stop or yield
    He hunts for me relentlessly.
  40. morosely
    in a sullen, moody manner
    He nodded morosely. “I—I’m sorry, Percy. Minos told me you were in danger. He convinced me to go back into the maze.”
Created on Thu Jul 14 18:11:34 EDT 2016 (updated Sat Aug 26 10:16:51 EDT 2023)

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