Unit 2: Lesson 7

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  1. romp
    light-hearted recreation activity
    The way he acted, you might have thought that bear fight hadn't been anything more than a roudy romp that we'd all taken part in for the fun of it.
  2. strain
    exert much effort or energy
    I strained for every lick of speed I could get out of my running legs.
  3. picture
    imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
    I think I nearly went blind then, picturing what was going to happen to Little Arliss.
  4. wheel
    change directions as if revolving on a pivot
    Then I swung my chopped axe high and wheeled, aiming to cave in the she bear's head with the first lick.
  5. shoulder
    lift onto one's shoulders
    I shouldered my axe and started toward the cabin, trying to think up some excuse to tell Mama to keep her from knowing I was played clear out.
  6. frantic
    excessively agitated; distraught with violent emotion
    Little Arliss's second scream, when it came, was louder and shriller and more frantic-sounding than the first.
  7. lunge
    make a thrusting forward movement
    Then, just as the bear went lunging up the creek bank toward Little Arliss and her cub, a flash of yellow came streaking out of the brush.
  8. check
    be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
    Without ever checking my stride, I ran in and jerked Little Arliss loose from the cub.
  9. stride
    a step in walking or running
    Without ever checking my stride, I ran in and jerked Little Arliss loose from the cub.
  10. bound
    move forward by leaping
    Old Yeller, though, all he did was come bounding in to jump on us and lick us in the face and bark so loud that there, inside the cabin, the noise nearly made us deaf.
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