If you come across an unfamiliar word as you are reading and you want to know what the word means, look it up in a dictionary! You can use Merriam Webster's Learner's Dictionary or look at the definitions below.
Chapter Eleven
rummaged: (v.) - To look for something
quivering: (adj.) - To shake because of fear or cold.
stammered: (v.) - To speak with many pauses or repetitions due to nervousness
observe: (v.) - To watch carefully
Chapter Twelve
ghastly: (adv.) - Shocking, horrible, bad
sneered: (v.) - To smile or laugh with dislike or lack of respect
Chapter Thirteen
triumphant: (adj.) - Victory or success
abruptly: (adv.) - Suddenly or unexpectedly
Chapter Fourteen
burrowed: (v.) - To make a hole or tunnel by digging
whirring: (adj.) - Spinning very fast
brute: (adj.) - Very strong
Chapter Fifteen
hunkered: (v.) - To lower your body to the ground by bending your legs