1. Open Court Vocabulary for
“The Story of the Three Whales”
Power Point by Mary Ann Hammond
Christa McAuliffe Elementary

2. lurk
( hang around )
The sharks lurk in a dark, underwater cave waiting to eat fish that swim by.

3. Whales must surface or they will die.
(come to the top of the water to breathe)
Whales must surface or they will die.

4. The man and woman trudged slowly through the snow.
( walked very slowly )
The man and woman trudged slowly through the snow.

5. The whales hard plight made people want to help.
(trouble)
The whales hard plight made people want to help.

6. The soccer team seemed invincible, because they had never been beaten.
undefeated
The soccer team seemed invincible, because they had never been beaten.

7. ordeal
(suffering)
It was quite an ordeal when the man’s air conditioning quit working on a really hot day!

8. lurk
( hang around )

9. plight
(trouble)

10. trudged
( walked very slowly )

11. ordeal
(suffering)

12. invincible
undefeated

13. lurk
( hang around )

14. surface
(come to the top of the water to breathe)

15. lurk
plight
surface
invincible
ordeal
trudged