Vocabulary First Read: Woodsong

GULL - a long-winged web-footed seabird with a raucous call, typically having white plumage with a gray or black mantle.

The gulls were predominantly grey-headed, but among them we found 2 kelp gulls

INFLICT - cause to be suffered by someone or something.

They cannot destroy the strong, but they can inflict significant damage. She wanted to inflict pain. Their ability to inflict carnage will rise in the future.

INTENT -intention or purpose.

Her intent was obvious, but Cynthia decided to play oblivious.

PRECISE - marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail.

Be sure to take precise measurements before you cut the cloth. The dating of very old materials has become more precise with new instruments. The word has a very precise meaning.

SUSTAIN - strengthen or support physically or mentally.

She sighed, no longer able to sustain her hope.

Explanation:

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).