Reading challenge 4 VERY LONG DIVISION

VOCABULARY:

• ENCIRCLED

Pronunciation: \in-'ser-kel, en-\
Function: transitive verb

to form a circle around : surround

to pass completely around

• ONRUSH

Pronunciation: \-,resh\

Function: noun

a rushing forward or onward

• FENCE

Pronunciation: \'fen(t)s\
Function: noun

archaic : a means of protection : defense

a barrier intended to prevent escape or intrusion or to mark a boundary especially : such a barrier made of posts and wire or boards

• SOLDIERS

Pronunciation: \'sōl-jer\

Function: noun

a militant leader, follower, or worker

a: one engaged in military service and especially in the army b: an enlisted man or woman c: a skilled warrior

• SURVEILLANCE

Pronunciation: \ser-'vā-len(t)s also -'vāl-yen(t)s or -'vā-en(t)s\
Function: noun

close watch kept over someone or something

• SNIPE

Pronunciation: \'snīp\
Function: noun

or plural snipe : any of various usually slender-billed birds of the sandpiper family

a contemptible person

• GATE

Pronunciation: \'gāt\
Function: noun

an opening in a wall or fence

a city or castle entrance often with defensive structures

• FEAR

Pronunciation: \'fir\
Function: verb

archaic : frighten

archaic : to feel fear in

to have a reverential awe of

• SETTLEMENTS

Pronunciation: \'se-tel-ment\
Function: noun

the act or process of settling

a: an act of bestowing or giving possession under legal sanction b: the sum, estate, or income secured to one by such a settlement

an agreement composing differences

payment or adjustment of an account

• BOUNDARY

Pronunciation: \'baun-d(e-)rē\
Function: noun

something that indicates or fixes a limit or extent