Within the pages of The Woodland Elves there may be some words you have never met before. If you are unsure of their meaning, they would like to introduce themselves to you. There may be other definitions for the following words. The definitions we included best match the use of the word in the book itself. In alphabetical order, we proudly present the following words:
Beckoned (page 15)
to signal (someone) with your arm or hand in order to tell that person to come closer
Blur (page 11)
something that you cannot see clearly
Chaos (page 42)
complete confusion and disorder
Clatter (page 43)
a quick series of short loud sounds
Commotion (page 51)
noisy excitement and confusion
Consequence (page 15)
something that happens as a result of a particular action or set of conditions
Consummate (page 15)
very good or skillful
Dwelling (page 47)
a place where people live
Enchanted (page 31)
beautiful, interesting, charmed
Foliage (page 35)
the leaves of a plant or of many plants
Hovered (page 35)
Floating in the air without moving in any direction
Inhabitants (page 11)
a person or animal living in a particular place
Refuge (page 37)
a place where you are sheltered from danger
Roused (page 42)
to be waked from sleep
Rumbled (page 37)
a low, heavy sound or series of sounds
Rustle (page 11)
a soft, light sound caused when things are touching each other
Scurrying (page 25)
moving quickly and with short steps
Stock (page 21)
to “take stock” is to carefully think about something in order to make a decision do next
Trudged (page 33)
to walk slowly and heavily because you are tired or working very hard
Vanished (page 29)
to disappear entirely without a clear explanation
Here are the words in order of their appearance in the book:
- rustle (page 11)
- blur (page 11)
- inhabitants (page 11)
- consummate (page 15)
- consequence (page 15)
- beckoned (page 15)
- stock (page 21)
- scurrying (page 25)
- boundless (page 29)
- vanished (page 29)
- enchanted (page 31)
- trudged (page 33)
- foliage (page 35)
- hovered (page 35)
- rumbled (page 37)
- refuge (page 37)
- chaos (page 42)
- roused (page 42)
- clatter (page 43)
- dwelling (page 47)
- commotion (page 51)
PARENTS AND TEACHERS: Within the pages of The Woodland Elves, there may be some words children have never read before. It is with great pride that we include these vocabulary words to challenge them.
Instead of limiting their vocabularies, we hope to challenge children in a positive way to discover some exciting, new words. Setting high expectations will give them an opportunity to explore some new vocabulary words. Children are never too young to begin celebrating the power of language and discover that word are the bridge that connects us all!