“The Egypt Girls,” “The Evil God” & “The Secret Spy”

To gather or collect. Verb  “In a very short time they had accumulated all sorts of fascinating facts about tombs and temples…”

Unwilling. Adjective  “It had moved stiffly, that first time, with a reluctant rusty yelp and they peeked through into he hidden and deserted yard.”

Worked out with great care or detail. Adjective  “With elaborate caution they made their way out of the back door of the Casa Rosada and down the alley.”

To make a search; to hunt. Verb  “Then they scouted around and found a trash bin that was nice and roomy and not too full to hold an extra donation of dead weeds.”

The right to control, command, or determine. Noun  “But Melanie seemed to feel that April’s short talk with the old man had made her an authority on the subject…”

Devoted or dedicated to some religious purpose. Adjective  “April said it would be just the thing for a firepit for building sacred fires.”