NARNIA

The sky in the east was whitish by now and the stars were getting fainter.

Word/ whitish
Definition/ fairly white in colour
Example/ a bird with a whitish throat

Word/ faint
Definition/ that cannot be clearly seen, heard or smelt
Example/ We could hear their voices growing fainter as they walked down the road.
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The mice crept away again.

Word/ mice
Definition/ mouse
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The girls cleared away the remains of the gnawed ropes.

Word/ gnaw
Definition/ to keep biting something or chewing it hard, so that it gradually disappears
Example/ The dog was gnawing a bone.
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" Oh, it's too bad," sobbed Lucy

Word/ sob
Definition/ to cry noisily, taking sudden, sharp breaths
Example/ I heard a child sobbing loudly.
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" You're not- not a -? " asked Susan in a shaky voice.

Word/ shaky
Definition/ shaking and feeling weak because you are ill/ sick, emotional or old
Example/ Her voice sounded shaky on the phone.
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Aslan stooped his golden head and licked her forehead. The warmth of his breath and a rich
sort of smell that seemed to hang about his hair came all over her.

Word/ lick
Definition/ to move your tongue over the surface of something in order to eat it, make it wet
or clean it
Example/ He licked his fingers.

Word/ forehead
Definition/ the part of the face above the eyes and below the hair

Word/ warmth
Definition/ the state or quality of being warm, rather than hot or cold
Example/ She felt the warmth of his arms around her.
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I had read about 900 words in this time.