3rd Grade Word List in Literature

suspicion

n. a belief or idea that something may be true

brook

n. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

waddle

v. walk unsteadily

spare no trouble

v. use a lot of effort, expense, etc. to do something

amend

v. change something, especially the words of a text

reed

n. any of various types of tall, stiff plants like grasses growing together in groups near water

gasp

v. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

lament

v. express sadness and feeling sorry about something

alight

v. get out of a vehicle or horse

forfeit

v. lose the right to do or have something because you have broken a rule

suitor

n. a man who courts a woman

mussel

n. a small sea creature that has a black shell with two parts that close tightly together

scorn

v. look down on with disdain

strew

v. spread by scattering

millet

n. a plant that is similar to grass, or the small seeds from this plant that can be eaten