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scan

to glance at or over or read hastily

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spring

a season in the month of April and May

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flee

to run away from danger

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fiber

a fine threadlike piece, as of cotton, jute, or asbestos

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stern

strict, hard, or harsh

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pitched

fling or hurl

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snarl

to say by snarling

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thrust

to push forcibly, shove, to put or to drive with force

uneasy

not easy in manner, uncomfortable, not easy in body or mind

current

a flowing flow as of a river

dune

a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind

vain

excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance

lair

a den or resting place of a wild animal

mussel

any bivalve mollusk, aspecially on edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae

ponder

to weigh carefully in mind

stout

a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter

scurrying

to send hurrying along

shrouded

to cover, to hide from view

headland

a promotory extending into a large body of water