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have had protectors to match the fiercest dwellers of the forest. The
wolves, taking the hint conveyed by the dogs, stopped in their mad

career, and after a few moments turned and fled.

I watched them until their forms disappeared over a neighboring hill;

then, taking off my skates, I wended my way to the cabin with feelings
which may be better imagined than described. But even yet I never see a

broad sheet of ice by moonlight without thinking of that snuffing breath,
and those ferocious beasts that followed me so closely down that frozen

river.
Glossary

glinting : producing small bright flashes of light
encrusted : covered with a thin layer of something
tremulous : shaking slightly because of fear
excel : to be very good at doing something
exert : to make a big physical or mental effort
yelp : a sudden short cry, usually of pain
baffled : Completely confused
antagonist : a person who strongly opposes something
fissure : a long deep crack
wend : move slowly and carefully
ferocious : very aggressive, violent

10.1. Match the following words with their opposite meanings.

a. frozen i. frequently
b. escape ii. far

c. still iii. molten
d. close iv. trap

e. occasionally v. excited
f. disappointed vi. Moving

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