| A | B |
|---|
| adjusted | accommodated, moved to fit |
| awe-inspiring | breathtaking, splendid, creates awe |
| loomed | emerged, became visible, leaned over |
| khamsin | sandstorm |
| comparative | nearly alike, or relative to each other |
| navigated | found the way, steered |
| buffeted | battered,pounded, blown around |
| murk | to be dim or dark |
| dense | thick or deep |
| shelter | place of protection, or housing |
| hesitated | paused or wavered |
| ferocious | fierce, or intense |
| echoed | repeated sound, or reflected sound |
| unison | to do together, or at the same time |
| depths | deepest, or lowest point |
| filtering | passing through something in small amounts |
| visible | able to be seen, capable of seeing |
| specifically | particularly, or expressly that one |
| somberly | acting with a feeling of gloom |
| oasis | a place of retreat, a refuge, island of safety |
| bounded | jumped , or leapt |
| modestly | humbly, without bragging,unassuming |
| battering | a beating, or mauling by something |
| resembled | looked like someone |
| tomb in the Sahara Desert | Where most of the story takes place |
| storm | Lewis and Clark were caught in a sand |
| their dad emailed them | How did the boys know about the sandstorm |
| a box of kitty litter | What Clark felt he had swallowed |
| Dad flew back to Cairo because | He needed special permission to bring the two boys along |
| What Dad told the boys before he left | Don't poke around in the tomb |
| El-Qurn, the sacred mountain | What the boys couldn't see because of the sandstorm |
| In the tomb | where the boys took shelter during the storm |
| Aten | Akhnaten worshiped this sun god |
| Atkhnaten demanded that the tomb entrance | point toward the west, so the setting sun could enter |
| a Camel spider | What was moving near the bottom of the stairs |
| a face-hugger | What natives named the spider |
