Nights of the Pufflings Vocabulary Theme 4, Selection 1 Houghton-Mifflin Reading

On or to the shore (from the water) ashore On or to the shore (from the water)

Holes or tunnels small animals use as underground nests burrows Holes or tunnels small animals use as underground nests

Acting on an inner feeling; done without thinking instinctively Acting on an inner feeling; done without thinking

launching sending up in the air

in a helpless or difficult position stranded in a helpless or difficult position

having no people living there uninhabited having no people living there

to set out to do something even though it might be dangerous venture to set out to do something even though it might be dangerous