The Red Pyramid: Chapters 24–31

by Rick Riordan
In the first volume of The Kane Chronicles, siblings Carter and Sadie must use their newly discovered magical powers to defeat an ancient Egyptian god.

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  1. portico
    porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered area
    Beyond them, the driveway curved through the trees up to a two-story house with a white-columned portico.
  2. symposium
    a meeting for the public discussion of some topic
    “Dad loves blues and jazz, mostly, but he said Elvis was important because he took African American music and made it popular for white people. He helped invent rock and roll. Anyway, Dad and I were in town for a symposium or something. I don’t remember. Dad insisted I come here.”
  3. indignantly
    in a manner showing anger at something unjust or wrong
    "Agh!" Khufu said indignantly. And I swear he gave me a dirty look.
  4. incantation
    a ritual reciting of words believed to have a magical effect
    “You cannot read it now because the words can only be spoken in Set’s presence. Once before him, Sadie should open the book and recite the incantation. She’ll know what to do when the time comes.”
  5. profound
    showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
    Sadie and I just stared at him, but Thoth nodded as if the baboon had said something profound.
  6. prow
    the front part of a vessel
    And on the prow of the ship, two painted eyes moved and blinked, scanning the river for trouble.
  7. laden
    filled with a great quantity
    A long dining table was laden with every kind of food you could want—sandwiches, pizzas, hamburgers, Mexican food, you name it.
  8. cleave
    separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
    Across the room, a door opened, and the axe dude came in. He had to duck to avoid cleaving the doorframe.
  9. resonate
    produce a deep, clear sound
    His voice was a quivery hum that resonated along his front blade.
  10. listless
    marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
    She turned her goblet listlessly.
  11. keel
    one of the main longitudinal beams of the hull of a vessel
    The boat shuddered as if we’d ground the keel over a sandbar.
  12. devolve
    grow worse
    The cabin devolved into chaos—drinks, books, and shoes flying everywhere, oxygen masks dropping and tangling, people screaming for their lives.
  13. maelstrom
    a powerful circular current of water
    For a moment, the magicians floated in a maelstrom of storm clouds, chunks of fuselage, luggage, and spinning passengers still strapped to their seats.
  14. fuselage
    the central body of an airplane holding crew and passengers
    For a moment, the magicians floated in a maelstrom of storm clouds, chunks of fuselage, luggage, and spinning passengers still strapped to their seats.
  15. revel
    take delight in
    In the harsh, hot wind, I heard Set laughing, reveling in his power.
  16. cataract
    a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice
    “We’ve sailed down most of the Mississippi and into the Duat,” Bast said. “Now we approach the First Cataract.”
  17. starboard
    right side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow
    “This is delicate work. Two degrees to starboard, Khufu.”
  18. crag
    a steep rugged rock or cliff
    Ahead of us, crags of rock jutted from the river like fangs, turning the water into a boiling mass of rapids.
  19. tributary
    a branch that flows into the main stream
    “It is every river and no river—the shadow of the Mississippi, the Nile, the Thames. It flows throughout the Duat, with many branches and tributaries.”
  20. festoon
    decorate or adorn
    A rope belt was tied around his waist, festooned with leather pouches, severed demon heads, and other charming bits and bobs.
  21. spectral
    resembling or characteristic of a phantom
    His spectral wings fluttered.
  22. adamant
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
    Behind his back, Bast shook her head adamantly.
  23. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
    “Stay alert,” Bast warned, sniffing the air. “He’s close.”
    “Who?” I asked.
    “The Dog,” Bast said with disdain.
  24. glower
    look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval
    Anubis glowered. I remembered Thoth saying Anubis was only in a good mood once an eon or so. I had the feeling this was not one of those days.
  25. hearse
    a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery
    And behind them, carrying flowers and torches, a crowd of revelers in funeral clothes danced round an old-fashioned black hearse as it drove along.
  26. dejected
    affected or marked by low spirits
    He shook his head dejectedly.
  27. plume
    the feather of a bird
    There was a burst of light, and a glowing feather floated above his palm—a snowy plume like a writing quill.
  28. relent
    give in, as to influence or pressure
    “All right,” I relented. “If I had to, then I suppose...I suppose I would save the world.”
  29. upholstery
    covering on a piece of furniture
    She’d already shredded most of the RV’s upholstery, and was now using the kitchen table as a scratching post.
  30. emanate
    proceed or issue forth, as from a source
    Her fingertips caused ripples that seemed much too large, rings of force emanating all the way across the river.
  31. maw
    the mouth, jaws, or throat
    At first all I saw were hundreds of teeth—a pink maw three times as big as me.
  32. plait
    a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
    His black hair hung in plaits down to his shoulders, and bull’s horns curved from his head.
  33. torrent
    a violently fast stream of water or other liquid
    If that wasn’t weird enough, he appeared to be sweating at an unbelievable rate—oily water poured off him in torrents and pooled in the river.
  34. talisman
    a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
    It wore Bast’s collar, but as I watched, the talisman of the goddess crumbled to dust.
  35. despondent
    without or almost without hope
    Carter sat nearby at the top of a sand dune, looking despondent and holding...was that Muffin in his lap?
  36. cant
    lean or slope to one side
    Amos’s boat, the same one that had carried us from the Thames to Brooklyn, was beached at the top of a nearby dune, canted at a precarious angle as if it had been thrown there.
  37. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
    Amos’s boat, the same one that had carried us from the Thames to Brooklyn, was beached at the top of a nearby dune, canted at a precarious angle as if it had been thrown there.
  38. imploringly
    in a pleading manner
    “She’ll come back, won’t she?” I looked at Amos imploringly.
  39. slough
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
    Geb shrugged, sloughing off a few tons of sand from his shoulders.
  40. wistfully
    in a pensively sad manner
    He looked up at the sky wistfully. “And while I miss my beloved more each millennium, I know neither of us would change our choice. I have five children whom I love.”
Created on Thu Aug 01 10:08:05 EDT 2019 (updated Wed Aug 07 10:04:49 EDT 2019)

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