Glossary
Some of the words in this list may have more
than one meaning. The meaning listed here
reflects the way the word is used in the book.
down toward the ground or
bottom
found past tense of find; to
discover accidentally or as
-ed as in goat
the result of seeking
a mammal with horns that
bed is often raised on farms for
its milk
problem a situation that needs a
solution or thought
Amanda Rondeau shirt a piece of clothing for the
top part of the body
Consulting Editor Monica Marx, M.A./Reading Specialist
tool a device you use to help
you do a chore
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Glossary
Some of the words in this list may have more
than one meaning. The meaning listed here
reflects the way the word is used in the book.
cell a microscopic part of a
person, animal, or plant
dell a small valley
-ell as in microscope an instrument you look
through to see things
that are too small to see
well pump
with just your eyes
a device that forces
liquid or gas from one
place to another
Mary Elizabeth Salzmann swell to grow larger
Consulting Editor Monica Marx, M.A./Reading Specialist well a deep hole that you
can get water, oil, or
gas from
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Ned is sleeping in his And they set it at the
end of the bed!
bed.
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And Nell never
went back
to the well
Kim helps ring the bell. in the dell.
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Ted led Ed
Bill led his friends. to the shed.
6 19
Hal holds his turtle Nell was so scared
that she gave a loud yell!
by its shell.
6 19
He told his
problem
to his
brother Ted.
We keep tools in the
shed.
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So Nell threw the shell and
the bell back into the well.
There is a pump on this
well.
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Ed Is Too Tall
for His Bed
10 15
Nell and the
Wishing Well
So she tried again
and wished for a bell.
10 15
Ed was very tall.
His dad kept
him well fed.
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She came upon She put a coin in the well
a wishing well. and wished for a shell.
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