story: The Summer of the Swans Unit 1 Week 1 Theme : Rescue Teams story: The Summer of the Swans

abruptly Happening in a quick way or without warning. The dog stopped running and abruptly started looking at the sunset.

engulf The wave engulf my body as it came crashing down upon my head. To swallow up or completely surround The wave engulf my body as it came crashing down upon my head.

anxiety I feel anxiety when I have a bad headache. A feeling of fearful uneasiness or worry about what may happen. I feel anxiety when I have a bad headache.

procedure A particular course of action, especially one that follows a definite series of steps. The doctor follow the correct procedure for the heart surgery.

conscious I sat quietly and was very conscious of my surroundings. Knowing or realizing ;aware. I sat quietly and was very conscious of my surroundings.

souvenir A reminder of a person or thing. A keepsake. My mom gave me a baseball as a souvenir of the championship game.

Intersection A place of intersecting, especially where two or more roads or streets meet or cross. We stopped our car at the intersection of 70th street and second avenue.

cascade A waterfall or series of small waterfalls; any thing resembling this. The waterfall cascaded down the beautiful mountain.