The Sword in the Grotto by Angie Sage

Chapters 1 - 2

What do we know about Araminta's house?  Who lives there? What makes it different?

Vocabulary:

ambush (3)

deliberate (4)

sulk (11)

torrent (15)

frantic (18)

sulk (22)

Chapters 3 - 4

Why might the sword be a good present for Sir Horace?

Vocabulary:

fuss (26)

trod (27)

muddle (29)

waddle (38)

sympathy (39)

lurking (43)

Chapters 5 - 6

What doesn't Araminta want to tell Uncle Drac?  Why?

Vocabulary:

peered (54)

torch (57)

grotto (58)

rickety (59)

patiently (61)

Chapters 7 - 8

What advice does the handbook give about traps found in caves?

Vocabulary:

damp (69)

slope (80)

intrepid (81)

Chapters 9 - 10

Why are the girls in danger of drowning? What do "low tide" and "high tide" mean?

Vocabulary:

heave (89)

rubbish (92)

damp (99)

Chapters 11 - 13

Why was the sword an important birthday present for Sir Horace?

Vocabulary:

gape (114)

fret (117)

heave (122)

recede (125)

lecture (135)