Short Stories in English for Beginners

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Chapter 2 Review
Summary
The Chief shares his exploration plan with the village. The expedition will
sail west on the sea. Thoric and Niels are chosen to go on the journey. The
expedition leaves. Weeks later, the men fear there is no land in the west.
Chief Eskol shows them proof that there is. Later that day, there is a storm.
The ships go off course. After the storm, the Vikings find land. They get off
the ships. They hunt for food. They plan to begin exploring the next day.
Vocabulary
strategy a plan, the way you are going to get something
ship a large boat that carries passengers or goods on sea journeys
progress movement forward towards a goal or completion of a plan
sail to travel somewhere in a ship or a boat
warrior a soldier, especially in the past

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bird a creature with wings and feathers that produces eggs
angry very annoyed or upset
shout to say something very loudly or to make a loud noise with your voice
evidence facts or objects that help to prove something
strange unusual
quiet having or making little or no noise
row to pull a boat through water using long wooden sticks
rough not smooth
storm a time when there is a lot of wind and rain
sky the area above Earth where you can see the sun, moon, stars and clouds
course (of a ship) the direction that a vehicle is travelling in
wake (up) to stop sleeping, or to make someone stop sleeping
beach an area of sand or stones at the edge of the sea
resource something that you have and are able to use
ignore to not pay attention to someone or something
sunrise tThe beginning of the day when the sun moves into the sky