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.
hike to take a long walk,
especially in the country
lily pad the floating leaf of
a water lily
-ad as in loon a water bird that lives
near lakes and can dive
dad rad
and swim under water
short form of the word
radical that is slang for
great or terrific
Mary Elizabeth Salzmann squirrel a rodent that has a
bushy tail and lives
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in trees
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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.
collar a thin band of
material worn around
an animal’s neck
crag a steep rock or cliff
-ag as in field a large grassy area
lag to slow down or fall
flag nag
behind
an old horse
sleeping bag a padded bag you
can sleep in and that
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stag a male deer
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In the end,
Val colors with her dad. the trip wasn’t bad.
In fact, Brad thought
it was totally rad!
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Matt took the fruit out Then Mag woke up
in her sleeping bag!
of the bag.
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Good grades mean They couldn’t tell if the
sound was happy or sad.
Jon is a smart lad.
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Steve waves an Mag got tired and
began to lag.
American flag.
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Tim writes on a pad. It was sitting
on a lily pad.
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Mag, the nag,
The stag rests in a field. and the stag played
a fun game of tag.
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Brad and
His Dad
So they began to hike
around Lake Chad.
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Mag, the Nag,
and the Stag
Then she wiped the crag
with a rag.
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They fished all day, but there were no fish
to be had.
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Mag dreamed that she The nag carried her
rode on a nag. to the top of a crag.
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