| blast |
a powerful and sudden gust or stream. |
| check |
to look at something in order to make sure that it is right or correct. |
| classmate |
a person in the same class as another at a college or school. |
| clog |
to block passage through something. |
| dark |
having little or no light. |
| ditch |
a long narrow opening in the ground used to drain away or supply water. |
| explorer |
a person who travels through an area that is unknown to find out what is there. |
| hall |
a long space in a building that people walk through to go from one room to another. |
| lump |
a small mass or pile with no special shape; hunk. |
| native |
an original resident of a given place, such as the Inuit people of Alaska and northern Canada. |
| painter |
one who paints pictures. |
| pierce |
to pass or go through with or as if with something sharp; penetrate. |
| sale |
a selling of goods for a lower price than usual. |
| staircase |
a set of steps with a railing that goes from one floor to another in a building. |
| tale |
a story. |