THE KNIGHT AT DAWN

Vocabulary for Mrs. Berg’s Class

CHAPTERS 1-3 Armor Drawbridge Fanfare Feast Knight Loomed Medallion Moat Mysterious Shivered Shriek Shuddered Tremble Vanished whinny

ARMOR noun,verb    A protective covering made of

metal and worn a long time ago to protect knights in combat or battles.

DRAWBRIDGE noun    a bridge that could be lifted up or

lowered down

FANFARE noun    short music played to announce an

event or a person

FEAST noun,verb    A large meal that celebrates a

special day or occasion.

KNIGHT noun,verb    During medieval times this was

a soldier who wore armor and rode a horse.

LOOMED verb To appear large and threatening.

MEDALLION noun    a medal (like a large coin)

MOAT noun    a small body of water that surrounds

a castle

MYSTERIOUS adjective    Hard to explain or understand.

SHIVERED verb    Shake, as from cold or fear.  

SHRIEK noun,verb    a loud scream

SHUDDERED verb    Shake, as from cold or fear.  

TREMBLE noun,verb    Move or shake quickly up and

down or sideways.

VANISHED adjective,verb    disappeared; went suddenly

out of sight

WHINNY noun, verb    The sound made by a horse.