1. Across the Wide Dark Sea Week 7

2. settlement A place people develop so they can live there. Noun These ruins show that there was once a large settlement here.

3. lurked To be ready to attack while hiding from view. Verb The leopard lurked in the jungle, quietly searching for food.

4. vast Of very large size; enormous; huge Adjective The Atlantic Ocean is vast in size.

5. rigging The lines and chains used with sails and masts on a sailing vessel. Noun. Julian found that the hardest part of making a model ship was setting up the rigging correctly.

6. furl To wrap up tightly and then tie, such as a sail. Verb. Dori had to furl the sail after tying the small sailboat to the dock.

7. huddled To nestle close together, as for protection. Verb. The pigeons huddled together against the wind.

8. beams The heavy crosspiece of a ship or building. Noun The main beams gave the ship its structure.