sarcophagus noun [sɑɚˈkɑːfəgəs]

• a stone coffin from ancient times

sandy adjective [ˈsændi]

• full of or covered with sand
• having a yellowish-gray or yellowish-brown color

Egypt [ˈiːʤɪpt]

• country in Africa and the Sinai Peninsula of Asia

drafty adjective []

• having cold air moving through in a way that is unpleasant or uncomfortable

droop verb [ˈdruːp]

• to sink, bend, or hang down
• to become sad or weak

dreamy adjective [ˈdriːmi]

• tending to dream instead of thinking about what is real or practical
• having a quality which shows or suggests that you are not noticing or thinking about what is happening around you
• pleasant, peaceful, and relaxing

describe verb [dɪˈskraɪb]

• to tell someone the appearance, sound, smell, events, etc., of (something or someone) : to say what something or someone is like —often + as
• to make a motion or draw a line that shows the shape of (something)

coffin noun [ˈkɑːfən]

• a box in which a dead person is buried

clay noun [ˈkleɪ]

• a heavy, sticky material from the earth that is made into different shapes and that becomes hard when it is baked or dried —often used before another noun

carve verb [ˈkɑɚv]

• to make (something, such as a sculpture or design) by cutting off pieces of the material it is made of —often + out of or from
• to cut (something, such as a pattern or design) into a surface—often + into or on
• to create (something) by cutting into a surface—often + out

burial noun [ˈberijəl]

• the act or ceremony of burying a dead person in a grave —often used before another noun
• the act of burying something in the ground

budge verb [ˈbʌʤ]

• to move slightly—usually used in negative statements
• to change your opinion or decision—usually used in negative statements

broken []

squinty adjective [ˈskwɪnti]

• partly closed or seeming to be partly closed

sputter verb [ˈspʌtɚ]

• to make loud sounds like explosions
• to speak quickly or in a confused way because you are upset, surprised, etc.

smooth adjective [ˈsmuːð]

• having a flat, even surface : not rough : not having any bumps, ridges, or uneven parts
• not having any lumps : mixed together so there are no lumps
• happening or done without any problems

precipice noun [ˈprɛsəpəs]

• a very steep side of a mountain or cliff
• a point where danger, trouble, or difficulty begins—usually singular

split verb [ˈsplɪt]

• to break apart or into pieces especially along a straight line
• to separate or divide into parts or groups —often + up —often + up
• to separate or divide into groups that disagree

clammy adjective [ˈklæmi]

• unpleasantly wet and cold

barely adverb [ˈbeɚli]

• hardly or scarcely—used to say that something was almost not possible or almost did not happen
• —used to say that someone or something only has a specified small size, age, length, etc.
• —used to say that something reached a specified condition or happened only a short time before