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September 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022
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Book Used:
Birdwatcher - Audio (Chap 5): "that I should turn birdwatcher too"
Deity - Audio (Chap 11): "a belief in the Deity"
Interior - Audio (Chap 4): "the interior of the church"
Moon - Audio (Chap 9): "the moon fell upon the embroidered counterpane"
Shining - Audio (Chap 11): "shining my torch onto the ceiling"
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Delicious - Page 192 "delicious and sinful concoction"
Pavilion - Page 164 "Meet me for lunch at the Pavilion Bar"
Plantation - Page 134 "the entrance at Oak Plantation Campground"
Respect - Page 227 "all due respect to your empathy"
Tsunami - Page 143 "the last time a major tsunami hit the Charleston area"
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Adorn - Loc 3182 "military uniform was adorned with red stripes"
Bathing - Loc 658 "filled with locals brushing their teeth and bathing"
Dutch - Loc 1189 "a ceramic tile featuring a Dutch windmill"
Elephant - Loc 3276 "a week of riding elephants and spotting rhino"
Granite - Loc 466 "mysterious triangle of black granite"
Hindu - Loc 690 "the entrance of a large Hindu structure"
Irrigation - Loc 2204 "carved up by irrigation troughs"
Jungle - Loc 3464 "Even her upcoming jungle experience"
Orphanage - Loc 3282 "they'd arrived at the orphanage"
Pearl - Loc 2736 "all roughly the size of large pearls"
Song - Loc 1136 "She loved that song."
Book Used:
Global Warming - Page 149 "Global warming, waste and usage of natural resources"
Harvester - Page 229 "That's the greatest harvester of natural resources"
Pole - Page 15 "to readjust the pole that had fallen over"
Stadium - Page 77 "want to take a spin past Michigan Stadium"
Volcanic - Page 253 "the volcanic activity of Pompeii"
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Coastal - Loc 2275 "the coastal highway"
Cricket - Loc 548 "Teo sitting like Jiminy Cricket on her shoulder"
Keeper - Loc 2213 "secrets harmed the keeper"
Relic - Loc 747 "a relic of the 1970's"
Tooth - Loc 4068 "had fought tooth and nail to quit"
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Fort - Loc 1315 "assistants held down the fort"
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Goods - Loc 335 "Have you looked at the grave goods?"
Leopard - Loc 2358 "with a leopard print skirt:
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Reef - Page 41 "out to the underwater reef"
Sea Turtle - Page 51 "dolphins could be seen next to large green sea turtles"
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Rainwater - Audio/Chap 8 "streaked with rainwater"
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Buddhism - Loc 2273 "years studying Buddhism"
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Colonial - Loc 3154 "It's a two-story colonial, with white siding"
Serendipity - Loc 4749 "Laughing at Serendipity"
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Conservation - Loc 4475 "Influence by the professor's conservation ideas"
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Bell-shaped - Loc 1517 "a graceful bell-shaped number with long lacy sleeves"
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Waterfowl - Loc 478 "sit on the veranda and watch waterfowl"
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Fresco(e) - Page 193 "a wall fresco with flames"
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Bastion - Page 87 "a bastion of integrity and honesty"
Sri Lanka Word SearchSeptember 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022
Words
Adorn "Black ironwork adorns the railings and window boxes." p. 29 The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner 9.5.22
Bastion "by a venerable chain of ramparts and bastions" p. 28 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Bathing (no variations) "Superbly carved bathing pools can be found all over Anuradhapura" p. 12 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Bell-shaped "a bell-shaped dagoba, and other architectural additions" p. 82 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Birdwatcher "island is attracting a growing number of birdwatchers" p. 121 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Buddhism "and converts population to Buddhism" p. 5 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Coastal "and soon occupy the island's coastal areas." p. 45 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Colonial "A perfectly observed colonial time capsule." p. 34 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Conservation "striking a balance between tourism and conservation..." p. 90 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Cricket "A cricket match" p. 22 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Deity "devale is a shrine devoted to a particular deity" p. 25 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Delicious "Libby thanked me for the delicious lunch." p. 77 The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner 9.5.22
Dutch "with characterful Dutch era mansions..." p. 22 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Elephant "worlds largest gathering of Asian elephants..." p. 5 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Fort "from Tampa south to Fort Meyers..." p. 125 Goldilocks by Ed McBain 9.2.22
Fresco(e) "closely related to the great frescoes...of the Maya" p. 21 Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit by Leslie Marmon Silko 11.5.22
Global Warming (must be together) "efforts to educate the public on global warming..." p. 489 A Promised Land by Barack Obama 10.14.22
Goods (noun - must be plural) "and walk past displays of sporting goods." p. 342 The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner 9.5.22
Granite "hulking shapes of marble and onyx and granite." p. 300 The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner 9.5.22
Harvester (no variations)
Hindu"...dotted with superb Hindu temples" p. 40 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Interior "He couldn't do this without cutting down on the interior of Frank's office." Goldilocks by Ed McBain 9.2.22
Irrigation "They developed skills in irrigation and the building of reservoirs..." p. 37 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Jungle "Getting about through the jungle was slow and difficult..." p. 3 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Keepern"Petrus Vuyst was as close as the Dutch got to matching the Portuguese crocodile keeper..." p. 24 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Leopard "The world;s highest concentration of leopards" p. 13 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Moon "hung with a full moon shimmering in halo." p. 152 Goldilocks by Ed McBain 9.2.22
Orphanage "...and the orphanage is a heap." p. 205 The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner 9.5.22
Pavilion "The three of us attend the circus at the Mechanics Pavilion for her birthday." p. 80 The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner 9.5.22
Pearl "every Calusa social event was akin to tossing "pearls before swine"". p. 170 Goldilocks by Ed McBain 9.2.22
Plantation "misty upland plantations and lowland jungles." Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Pole "...the photographer is hoisting his camera and flash pole on his shoulder..." p. 21 The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner 9.5.22
Rainwater "watching my koi in their rainwater pool" p. 198 Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit by Leslie Marmon Silko 11.5.22
Reef "fishing boats and the tsunami have all played havoc with Sri Lanka's coral reefs." p. 54 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Relic "housing the revered Tooth Relic of the Buddha." p. 41 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Respect "he was beginning to respect me." p. 109 Goldilocks by Ed McBain 9.2.22
Sea Turtle (must be together) "For every 1,000 eggs laid by a sea turtle only one mature adult sea turtle is likely to survive." p. 23 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Serendipity "Tea and Serendipity in the 19th century" p. 88Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Shining (no variations) "...expanded into the smooth shining back." p. 112 Goldilocks by Ed McBain 9.2.22
Song "but they still sound as beautiful as a song to me." p. 324 The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner 9.5.22
Stadium "it was recognizable to the cricket fans who had flocked to its distinctive international stadium" p. 65 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Tooth "Not his wedding ring, not a tooth..." p. 286 The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner 9.5.22
Tsunami "fishing boats and the tsunami have all played havoc with Sri Lanka's coral reefs." p. 54 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Volcanic (no variations) "The volcanic Massiff Central mountains..." p. 243 A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell 10.8.22
Waterfowl - "a pool for waterfowl and monkey cages next to it" p. 76 A Pigeon and a Boy by Meir Shalev 11.27.22
~~~ Complete ~~~Sri Lanka Word Search
September 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022
45 of 45 Complete
Words
The Savior - J.R. Ward - 9/1/22 - (2)
📍Fresco(e) - page 472 - "There was a domed ceiling sporting a fresco of warriors on stallions."
📍Orphanage - page 266 - "He'd been placed in a Catholic orphanage because Our Lady of Mercy was pretty much all Caldwell had for unwanted kids."
Angel Falls - Kristin Hannah - 9/2/22 - (5)
📍Bastion - angel - page 293 - The town of Rain Valley was the last bastion of civilization before the start of the deep woods
📍Coastal - page 284 - "Smoke hung above the rooftops and turnd the normally bright coastal air into thick brown sludge."
📍Granite - page 4 - "In northwest Washington state, jagged granite mountains reach for the misty sky."
📍Pavilion - page 228 - Up ahead the county fairgrounds were a cluster of big metal buildings, barns, arenas, and pavilions."
📍Rainwater - page 142 - "You tasted like rain water-- did you know that?"
Xibalba - David Wood - 9/3/22 - (9)
📍Adorn - page 138 - Didn't the Maya adorn their sacrificial victims in gold?"
📍Hindu - page 61 - "Egyptian, Greek, Hindu, all of them describe a place where the dead experienced horrifying torments."
📍Jungle - page 9 - "The snake man turned away, disappearing into the jungle again."
📍Plantation - page 103 - "They were all treated to a low altitude flyover above forests, lakes, and sprawling coffee plantations."
📍Relic - page 11 - "The relic was about the size of a man's head."
📍Respect - page 158 - "Evidently I misinterpreted the legend in that respect."
📍Shining (no variations) - page 122 - "He was shining his light on an enormous sculpture."
📍Stadium - page 210 - "A flight of irregularly carved steps descended down into a vast stadium sized chamber."
📍Tooth - page 14 - "This impression was reinforced by a brownish silt layer that covered the rises like an accumulation of plaque on a tooth."
When Red Is Black - Qiu Xiaolong - 9/5/22 - (4)
📍Colonial - page 12 - "It will be an attraction for foreigners, exotic strange, colonial, post colonial, what they don't have at home."
📍Cricket - page 47 - "A cricket was screeching outside the window."
📍Deity - page 62 - "In the Buddhist religion she believed in, there was no particular deity in charge of fate."
📍Delicious - page 58 - "Delicious, and yet inexpensive."
Thief of Souls- Brian Klingborg - 9/13/22 - (4)
📍Buddhism - page 282 - "The People's Republic is officially atheist but it allows for a practice of five religions, Daoism, Islam, Buddhism, Catholicism, and Protestantism."
📍Interior - page 102 - "The interior is more spacious than Lu had anticipated."
📍Leopard - page 223 - Warms up a bit and runs through some animal gong fu forms -- tiger, crane, leopard."
📍Pearl - page 93 - Poetically, the 'pearl on the swan's neck', so called because when viewed from above, it resembles a swan with outstretched wings."
The Investigator - John Sandford - 9/16/22 - (1)
📍Fort - page 47 - "Bliss was a US Army fort in El Paso."
Missing, Presumed - Susie Steiner - 9/21/22 - (2)
📍Dutch - page 31 - "Flogging some 24 month contract with 3,000 minutes or wondering whether the Dutch woman got on the train in Brighton."
📍Elephant - page 149 - "Looking good, elephant woman."
Captain Riley - Fernando Gamboa - 10/11/22 - (3)
📍Reef - page 119 - "The keel of the freighter looked intact, so it must not have run into a rock or reef."
📍Song - page 360 - "Their eyes met as the last note of the song played."
📍Volcanic (no variations) - page 108 - "A stream of air filled with thousands of water droplets fired into the sky like a little volcanic geyser."
Shakespeare's Trollop - Charlaine Harris - 11/9/22 - (4)
📍Bathing (no variations) - page 120 - "I went home and went to bed without bathing or eating."
📍Birdwatcher - page 1 - That person was waiting for some unlucky Arkansan, a hunter, a birdwatcher, a surveyor to find Deedra, to set an motion the business of recording the circumstances of her permanent absence."
📍Goods (noun - must be plural) - page 42 - "Becca had the rent income, the Winthrops were wealthy from the lumberyard, the sporting goods store, and oil, while Calla's little house with sandwiched between an insurance office and a small engine repair service."
📍Pole - page 162 - "I wouldn't have touched her with 10 foot pole."
Operation Turtle Ransom - Kimberli A. Bindschatel - 11/9/22 - (4)
📍Conservation - page 37 - "Is there any work being done to promote conservation tourism here."
📍Moon - page 53 - "By now the sun had set and the moon sparkled across the water."
📍Sea Turtle (must be together) - page 36 - "Sea turtles don't raise their young."
📍Waterfowl - page 218 - "Steve would be coming through with a boatload of illegal waterfowl."
Simantov - Asaf Ashery - 11/10/22 - (1)
📍irrigation - page 124 - "Blue flourescent lamps had hoodwinked the plants into believing that daylight never ended, and an elaborate system of drip irrigation and climate control pipes provided the ideal conditions for growth and development."
Flight Behavior - Barbara Kingsolver - 11/4/22 - (1)
📍Global Warming (must be together) - page 231 - "Most likely, this is due to climate change."
Foul Lady Fortune - Chloe Gong - 11/8/22 - (1)
📍Keeper - page 325 - While the keeper was not watching, a young infant yanked the telephone line out and it will not be discovered until morning."
The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey - 10/12/22 - (1)
📍Tsunami - page 69 - "If you freeze, the hungries will roll over you like some kind of gangrenous tsunami."
The Dovekeepers -Alice Hoffman - 9/29/22 - (1)
📍Bell-shaped - page 156 - "The fields of poppies and thistle, cypress groves, the blooms of pomegranates, whose bell shaped, scarlet flowers would turn to fruit before our eyes.
Assailants, Asphalt & Alibis - Tonya Kappes - 12/8/22 - (1)
📍Harvester (no variations) - page 128 - "A harvester may apply to become a dealer to certify one's own roots."
Love the One You're With - Emily Giffin - 12/11/22 - (1)
📍Serendipity - page 7 - You can slap a pretty label on it, like serendipity or fate."
Sri Lanka Word SearchSeptember 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022
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Cricket- ...anybody who can play cricket... Ch.16 t.8.02.58
Deity- Mrs Harris's Deity had been acquired... Ch.21 t.9.40.10
Fort- ...who lived near Fort George... Ch.18 t.9.21.35
Song- ...like in the song... Ch.2 t.4.43.22
Bathing- ...old-school bathing suits. p.193
Delicious- ...that looked delicious. p.162
Fresco- ...replica of Michelangelo's fresco... p.170
Goods- ...shelves packed with dry goods. p. 74
Interior- ...from an interior pocket. p.285
Jungle- Is she really from the jungle? p.185
Moon- ...and watched the moon rise... p.96
Orphanage- He had lived in an orphanage... p.8
Pearl- ...the pearl-handled pistol. p.20
Reef- ...a reef of ghostly clouds... p. 66
Shining- ...that had been shining through my window. p.72
Colonial- ...the colonial design of the house. p.30
Conservation- So we put a conservation covenant on it... p.354
Relic- MyMurder was an internet relic... p.300
Respect- ...how we needed to respect her... p.209
Elephant- Don't think of the pink elephant! p.142
Pole- It stands for Red Pole... p.61
Rainwater- ...in the precious rainwater... p.180
Stadium- ...and we have a magnificent stadium. p.112
Dutch- ...a Dutch shipping company. p.281
Tsunami- ...and the tsunami of hormones washed over him... p.61
Birdwatcher- ...for the birdwatchers. p.29
Tooth- ...the objectionable gray tooth. p.190
Coastal- ...coastal areas are being rested. p.252
Irrigation- ...the irrigation of land... p.182
Keeper- A keeper. A girl. p.210
Volcanic- ...I heave, seismic, volcanic... p.226
Bastion- ...the mountain bastion of First House. p.96
Granite- ...loomed a granite statue... p.11
Leopard- ...fat panda, fierce leopards and... p.14
Serendipity- ...the blessings of serendipity... p.28
Plantation- ...revealing a small plantation... p.11
Hindu: ...enterprising Hindu lawyers... p.111
Harvester: ...had just acquired a combine harvester. p19
Pavilion- ...in my pavilion packing a few things... p.293
Global Warming- ...who didn't believe in global warming. p.35
Buddhism- ...and take up something else. Buddhism, say. p.218
Adorn- -...is adorned with carvings... p.149
Bell-shaped- The bell-shaped Thuparama Dagoba... p.42
Sea Turtle- A green sea turtle gliding over the reef... p.37
Waterfowl- Don't waterfowl count as fish, since they feed only on fish and weeds? p.5
*****COMPLETED 6/21/24****** Last words="Sea Turtle"(9/1/22-6/21/24)- 660 days; last words= "sea turtle"; 45 words; 19 sources; .068wpd; 2.368wps
Sri Lanka Word Search
September 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022
45/45
Words
✔ Adorn-p.322-Burma Sahib-"...blooms, had adorned every other bungalow..." 4/9/24
✔Bastion-p.2- Dash & Lily's Book of Dares-"...the Strand, that bastion of titillating erudition..." 11/5/22
✔Bathing (no variations)-p.141-Call Me By Your Name-"...he was wearing my bathing suit." 9/1/22
✔ Bell-shaped-p.154-The White Woman on the Green Bicycle-"The branches dangled with bell-shaped, woman-shaped fruit..." 6/12/24
✔ Birdwatcher-p.273-Selfish and Perverse-"Birdwatchers understand that when a beautiful bluebird flies off..." 10/22/23
✔Buddhism-p.54-Trouble in Nuala-"Ceylon's version of Buddhism didn't require its followers to be strict vegetarians..." 12/18/22
✔Coastal-p.116-Attrib. and other stories-"...started driving around the coastal roads at four..." 9/9/22
✔Colonial-p.118-Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics-"Belgian colonial rule made the British and French versions look positively benign..." 10/6/22
✔Conservation-p.273-Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders-"...while educating people on their conservation." 12/23/22
✔Cricket-p.50-Trouble in Nuala-"...an Australian cricket team was visiting..." 12/18/22
✔Deity-p.147-Call Me By Your Name-"...had spurned an envious deity who had..."9/1/22
✔Delicious-p.193-Call Me By Your Name-"The brew is quite delicious." 9/2/22
✔Dutch-p.239-Call Me By Your Name-"One of the Dutch girls had lost it." 9/2/22
✔Elephant-p.155-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire-"...and each the size of an elephant." 10/14/22
✔Fort-p.41-Trouble in Nuala-"...Nadar will be happy to hold the fort..." 12/1/22
✔Fresco(e)-p.188-Call Me By Your Name-"The place was a large al fresco trattoria..." 9/2/22
✔Global Warming (must be together)-p.179-Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics-"...and global warming could diminish the water flow." 10/7/22
✔Goods (noun - must be plural)-p.105-On Her Majesty's Secret Service-"...the tiny caterpillar of a long goods train..." 9/13/22
✔Granite-p.101-On Her Majesty's Secret Service-"The granite grey eyes were careful." 9/13/22
✔ Harvester (no variations)-p.361-Leaves of Grass-"Or the sower sowing in the fields, or the harvester harvesting..." 6/14/23
✔Hindu-p.27-The Buddha in the Attic-"...distracted by the handsome Hindu man..." 9/7/22
✔Interior-p.117-On Her Majesty's Secret Service-"Several of the interior tables were occupied..."9/13/22
✔Irrigation-p.53-The Buddha in the Attic-"One in an irrigation ditch." 9/21/22
✔Jungle-p.163-Attrib. and other stories-"...that uses insect corpses and jungle debris..." 9/11/22
✔Keeper-p. 206-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire-"Harry saw each of the dragon keepers pull out his wand." 10/16/22
✔Leopard-p.130-Attrib. and other stories-"...and might include jaguars, leopards, and some..." 9/11/22
✔Moon-p.92-Playing with Myself-"I was over the moon!" 9/3/22
✔Orphanage-p.41-The Buddha in the Attic-"Build an orphanage." 9/21/22
✔Pavilion-p.62-Swimming in the Dark-"...by the hill with the white pavilion." 10/24/22
✔Pearl-p.43-Playing with Myself-"...to snarkily suggest he calm down with the pearl clutching..." 9/2/22
✔Plantation-p.42-Border Districts-"...he would soon sell off his plantation..." 10/9/22
✔Pole-p.151-Attrib. and other stories-"...across the metal pole in his hands..." 9/11/22
✔Rainwater-p. 122-Border Districts-"...that formed a base beneath a tall rainwater tank." 10/10/22
✔Reef-p.25-A River Runs Through It-"The reef of rock was about two feet under the water..." 10/23/22
✔Relic-p.92-The Buddha in the Attic-"Relics from a distant era." 9/23/22
✔Respect-p.39-On Her Majesty's Secret Service-"...because he had conceived respect and affection for this man." 9/12/22
✔ Sea Turtle (must be together)-p.333-The White Woman on the Green Bicycle- "The time he stroked the sea turtle's head...." 6/21/24
✔ Serendipity-p.78-Word Play-"Neophyte's serendipity!" 6/19/23
✔Shining (no variations)-p.144-Call Me By Your Name-"...more radiant: it was shining right at me,..." 9/1/22
✔Song-p.1- Playing with Myself-"...it's likely you've seen my song parody videos..." 9/2/22
✔Stadium-p.66-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire-"The stairs into the stadium were carpeted..." 10/12/22
✔Tooth-p.41-=Attrib. and other stories-"I rapped my day-old tooth stripped #34 Char Siu takeaway rib against..." 9/8/22
✔Tsunami-p.60-This Way Out-"...not since I fell into that tsunami of depression..." 11/4/22
✔Volcanic (no variations)-p.27-Attrib. and other stories-"...that featured a Volcanic Red alien vinyl decal..." 9/7/22
✔ Waterfowl-p.80-She: A History of Adventure-"...flocks of every sort of waterfowl flew..." 10/27/23
Sri Lanka Word SearchSeptember 1 - November 30, 2022
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Buddhism
"during the Buddhist Oban Festival" loc 2617 Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking Raquel V. Reyes 10/20
Hindu
Waterfowl
Golden Prey John Sandford 10/24
Irrigation “before the irrigation” loc 4467
Dewey Decimated Allison Brook 10/12
Global Warming "a solution to global warming" loc 4126
Down Cemetery Road Mick Herron 9/5
Orphanage “this is an orphanage” loc 2340
The Big Island Killer R. Barri Flowers 9/8
Conservation “tropical conservation” pg 59
Plantation “two story plantation house” pg 37
Extra Sensory Deception Allison Kingsley 9/13
Volcanic “a volcanic argument” loc 84
Elephant "tusks off an elephant" loc 1153
Swamp Spirits Jana Deleon 9/10
Jungle “the concrete jungle” pg 15
The Swell Allie Reynolds 9/11
Rainwater “from the rainwater tank” pg 86
Reef “little reef break” pg 142
A Fatal Booking Victoria Gilbert 9/8
Colonial “powerful colonial settlement” loc 3266
Boss Witch Ann Aguirre 9/4
Bell-shaped “no bell-shaped dress” loc 1030
Tsunami “tsunami making landfall” loc 1887
Flight Laura Griffin 9/5
Birdwatcher “a lone birdwatcher” loc 3857
Fresco(e) “a religious fresco” loc 2126
Sea Turtle “shirt with a Sea Turtle patch”loc 543
No Parm No Foul Linda Reilly 9/2
Fort “hold down the fort”loc 3496
Serendipity “the call was serendipitous” loc 3674
Soul Taken Patricia Briggs 9/14
Deity “a chaos deity” pg 316
Harvester “the Harvester moved” pg 313
In Too Steep Kate Kingsbury 9/3
Adorn “adorned one wall” loc 2789
Bathing “breeze bathing her face” loc 68
Coastal “small coastal town” loc 81
Keeper “finders keepers” loc 957
Pavilion “like the Grand Pavilion” loc 963
The Wrong Side of Goodbye Michael Connelly 9/13
Elephant “ cover of the elephant” pg 3
Relic “some kind of relic” pg 163
Stadium “into the stadium” pg 137
A Killing in Costumes Zac Bissonnette 9/6
Bastion “bastion of shame” loc 2301
Cricket “crickets on that front” loc 3822
Delicious “it was delicious” loc 2621
Goods “baked goods” loc 2096
Interior “interior designer” loc 2106
Moon “singing Moon River” loc 653
Respect “respect for Jay” loc 4173
Song “some Elvis songs” loc 3914
Tooth “a sweet tooth” loc 3331
Killers of a Feather T.C. LoTempio 9/11
Dutch “Dutch boy styles” loc 2239
Granite “granite countertops” loc 3158
Leopard “leopards don’t change” loc 2489
Pearl “opera-length pearls” loc 2556
Pole “fishing pole” loc 112
Shining “eyes were shining” loc 1423
Sri Lanka Word SearchSeptember 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022
The words for this search are taken from our Pearl of the Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka Seasonal Challenge. You do not need to participate in both to play.
Below is the list of 45 words for you to find. They can only be found within the text of the book - no covers, titles or authors, please. For each word you find, please provide the book title, page or location, and the sentence or phrase containing the word.
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- Debbie Macomber 09/04/22
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Traci Wilton 09/23/22
Ellie Alexander 09/27/22
Ellen Byron 10/01/22
Maddie Day 10/06/22
Ellie Alexander 10/18/22Words:
👩🏼🏫Adorn Hitting the Books pg. 86 “Matching spring wreaths made up of silk daffodils and wrapped with bright green ribbon adorned each door.”
Bastion
👩🏼🏫Bathing (no variations) Yours and Mine loc. 1407 “Tanner gazed down on her, bathing her in the warmth of his smile.”
Bell-shaped
Birdwatcher
Buddhism
Coastal
🧙🏻♀️Colonial Bayou Book Thief pg. 152 “Abelard traveled a fairly straight path to a brick two-story colonial-style home on Washington Street,”
Conservation
Cricket
Deity
👩🏼🏫Delicious Yours and Mine loc. 1804 “Once more he lowered his mouth to hers, creating a delicious sensation that electrified Joanna and sent chills racing down her spine.”
👩🏼🏫Dutch Fatal Frost pg. 265 “Combine all ingredients in a large, thick saucepan or Dutch oven.”
🧙🏻♀️Elephant Bayou Book Thief pg. 144 “Whoa. What do you do with this thing, haul circus elephants?”
👩🏼🏫Fort Without a Brew pg. 44 “Kat, can you hold down the fort for a couple minutes?”
🧙🏻♀️Fresco(e) Bayou Book Thief pg. 18 “pink walls stenciled with a green-and-gold-filigree design, and cherub-laden ceiling frescoes.”
Global Warming (must be together)
👩🏼🏫Goods (noun - must be plural) Yours and Mine loc. 113 “Joanna didn’t give them more than a fleeting glance as she headed toward the aisle where baking goods were shelved.”
👩🏼🏫Granite Fatal Frost pg. 83 “she asked, leading us through the cavernous front hall to a kitchen with a granite-topped island adrift in the middle of a sea of tile.”
Harvester (no variations)
🧙🏻♀️Hindu Batter Off Dead pg. 85 “being a Hindu who wouldn’t go near beef as food for himself,”
👩🏼🏫Interior Hitting the Books pg. 65 “The interior door banged open behind Emma, and a gust of wind brought in a torrent of rain.”
Irrigation
👩🏼🏫Jungle Yours and Mine loc. 1660 “N-no, come in,” she said, her pulse beating as hard and loud as jungle drums.”
👩🏼🏫Keeper Fatal Frost pg. 175 “he said quietly as the goat took a tentative step toward her former keeper.”
Leopard
👩🏼🏫Moon Fatal Frost pg. 47 “It was a small blue-sapphire cross on a gold chain, and she was over the moon about it.”
🧙🏻♀️Orphanage Batter Off Dead pg. 26 “They were delighted to be back helping out at the orphanage they had helped build.”
🧙🏻♀️Pavilion Bayou Book Thief pg. 14 “which was housed in the home’s former pool pavilion.”
👩🏼🏫PearlFatal Frost pg. 196 “only my mother preferred pearls.”
Plantation
👩🏼🏫Pole Mrs. Morris and the Pot of Gold pg. 263 “Three balloons were tied to a pole on one side, and four on the other.”
Rainwater
Reef
Relic
👩🏼🏫Respect Yours and Mine loc. 57 “She’d gained a new measure of independence and self-respect, forging a career for herself at Columbia Basin Savings and Loan.”
🧙🏻♀️Sea Turtle (must be together) Caught Bread Handed pg. 150 “We swam with giant sea turtles and watched schools of neon-colored tropical fish dart through the current in geometric patterns.”
Serendipity
👩🏼🏫Shining (no variations) Yours and Mine loc. 1504 “her heart shining through her eyes,”
👩🏼🏫Song Yours and Mine loc. 261 “We’re lip-synching a song from Heart.”
👩🏼🏫Stadium Yours and Mine loc. 128 “Nicole’s cheerful laugh resounded through the store like a yell echoing in an empty sports stadium.”
👩🏼🏫Tooth Mrs. Morris and the Pot of Gold pg. 23 “Hot black tea with lemon and a packet of honey, if you have a sweet tooth?”
Tsunami
🧙🏻♀️Volcanic (no variations) Bayou Book Thief pg. 13 “Lyla has a mouth the size of a volcanic crater, but in this case, whoo-hoo!”
Waterfowl
Sri Lanka Word SearchBegins: 01Sep22 / Ends: 30Nov22
45 / 45 words found
18 books read
Adorn - The Hindi-Bindi Club ✔ – 03Dec22 - pg 410 - "…by my mother, adorn my ears."
Bastion - Home Front ✔ – 15Sep22 - pg 14 - "We are the last bastion."
Bathing - Blackbird House ✔ – 05Sep22 - pg 195 - "…wearing a bathing suit and…"
Bell-shaped - West with Giraffes ✔ – 06Feb23 - pg 296 - "…the bell-shaped public …."
Birdwatcher - Buried in a Good Book ✔ – 18Feb23 - pg 127 - "…or even a birdwatcher."
Buddhism - A Single Thread ✔ – 03Oct22 - pg 267 - "…used in Hinduism and Buddhism."
Coastal - Angel with Two Faces ✔ – 30Sep22 - pg 49 - "…toward a coastal path."
Colonial - The Coyotes of Carthage ✔– 21Sep22 - pg 146 - "…costumes, colonial Minutemen,…"
Conservation - Rich People Problems ✔ – 09Oct22 - pg 276 - "…visit to a conservation center…"
Cricket - Blackbird House ✔ – 05Sep22 - pg 30 - "…shoulders, crickets would crawl…"
Deity - Rich People Problems ✔ – 09Oct22 - pg 112 - "…depicting a deity entwined…"
Delicious - Blackbird House ✔ – 05Sep22 - pg 132 - "…hot and delicious it made…"
Dutch - The Heart Goes Last ✔– 18Sep22 - pg 178 - "…writing in, it must be, Dutch."
Elephant - Home Front ✔ – 15Sep22 - pg 52 - "…the white elephant in the…"
Fort - Blackbird House ✔ – 05Sep22 - pg 70 - "…report to the fort in Braintree…"
Fresco( - Rich People Problems ✔ – 09Oct22 - pg 30 - "…special al fresco lunch prepared…"
Global Warming - The Coyotes of Carthage ✔– 21Sep22 - pg 245 - "Evolution? Global warming?"
Goods - Fly Away ✔– 09Sep22 - pg 92 - "…as if I'm damaged goods."
Granite - Home Front ✔ – 15Sep22 - pg 380 - "…the black granite seemed alive."
Harvester - Pray for Silence ✔ – 26Dec22 - pg 74 - "…International Harvester tractor…"
Hindu - Blackbird House ✔ – 05Sep22 - pg 151 - "…which was Hindu for those whose…"
Interior - The Unconsoled ✔– 06Sep22 - pg 393 -"The interior of the café..."
Irrigation - U is for Undertow ✔ – 18Jan23 - pg 43 - "…by an irrigation system…"
Jungle - Fly Away ✔– 09Sep22 - pg 26 - "…superheroes ran through the jungle."
Keeper - Fly Away ✔– 09Sep22 - pg 81 - "…a Trapper Keeper notebook…"
Leopard - These Precious Days: Essays ✔ – 21Nov22 - pg 269 - "…we were leopards, but we…"
Moon - Hidden Valley Road ✔ – 02Sep22 - pg 304 - "…talk about the moon, the stars…"
Orphanage - The Heart Goes Last ✔– 18Sep22 - pg 249 - "…who runs the evil orphanage."
Pavilion - Angel Falls ✔– 17Sep22 - pg 316 - "…barns, arenas, and pavilions."
Pearl - Fly Away ✔– 09Sep22 - pg 337 - "…and black pearl earrings …"
Plantation - The Coyotes of Carthage ✔– 21Sep22 - pg 145 - "Ulrich Plantation sits atop…"
Pole - Blackbird House ✔ – 05Sep22 - pg 4 - "…flag on the pole outside the…"
Rainwater - Fly Away ✔– 09Sep22 - pg 337 - "…puddles of rainwater on …"
Reef - Rich People Problems ✔ – 09Oct22 - pg 379 - "…the coral reef, the sea anemones,…"
Relic - Fly Away ✔– 09Sep22 - pg 126 - "…blood, relics she couldn't…"
Respect - The Unconsoled ✔– 06Sep22 - pg 352 - "…natural respect, a desire to…"
Sea Turtle - Rich People Problems ✔ – 09Oct22 - pg 279 - "…with endangered sea turtles and…"
Serendipity - Rich People Problems ✔ – 09Oct22 - pg 361 - "This is serendipity!"
Shining - Blackbird House ✔ – 05Sep22 - pg 53 - "…false beacon shining off the dark…"
Song - Blackbird House ✔ – 05Sep22 - pg 64 - "…and the song of the few…"
Stadium - The Coyotes of Carthage ✔– 21Sep22 - pg 25 - "…bright, beneath stadium lights, …"
Tooth - Blackbird House ✔ – 05Sep22 - pg 49 - "…found the halibut tooth necklace…"
Tsunami - The Hindi-Bindi Club ✔ – 03Dec22 - pg 222 - "… - imagine a nightlong tsunami - killed …"
Volcanic - The Paris Hours ✔ – 08Nov22 - pg 91 - "…their volcanic fumes catching…"
Waterfowl - The Hour of Land ✔ – 02Feb23 - pg 277 - "…percent of all waterfowl in…"
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Since we are so early in the search, I would prefer you keep hunting Kylie! But keep the info somewhere and go ahead and use it if you don't find it later.
Jan wrote: "Since we are so early in the search, I would prefer you keep hunting Kylie! But keep the info somewhere and go ahead and use it if you don't find it later."Ok. I daresay it'll turn up. Ask me on 29 Nov, lol!
Done! Finally found WATERFOWL!Sri Lanka Word Search
September 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022
Adorn .. she meant to adorn the bed .. Olav Audunssøn: III. Crossroads loc 1502
Bastion .. repaired the bastion which had long been neglected .. The Winthrop Woman pg 756
Bathing (no variations) .. go without bathing for months .. Hell and Back pg 50
Bell-shaped .. adorned with tiny cone bell shaped .. Hell and Back pg 10
Birdwatcher .. there are always walkers, birdwatchers, balloonists .. The Undertow pg 237
Buddhism .. ‘Buddhism is very simple,’ said the monk .. MiJa/
Mark Atkinson loc 2263
Coastal .. a series of coastal English towns .. Olav Audunssøn: III. Crossroads loc 3400
Colonial .. the seventh year of colonial settlement .. The Boy in the Field pg 38
Conservation .. he worked with the Hwange Conservation Project .. The Guide pg 129
Cricket .. I should have stayed with cricket .. Moon Tiger pg 39
Deity .. a possible Deity for a solution.. The Winthrop Woman pg 664
Delicious .. There was a delicious smell .. Hell and Back pg 289
Dutch .. in the open half of a Dutch door .. Gilded Mountain loc 318
Elephant .. dogs bark and elephants trumpet .. The Antelope Wife pg 173
Fort .. with the words Fort Pratt Industrial Indian Boarding School .. Hell and Back pg 2
Fresco(e) .. and a billowing ceiling fresco .. Moon Tiger pg 148
Global Warming (must be together) .. efforts to end global warming .. The Block Party loc 1143
Goods (noun - must be plural) .. had supposedly held back his goods .. Olav Audunssøn: III. Crossroads loc 77
Granite .. the granite bedrock forming a wall .. A Simple Murder pg 41
Harvester (no variations) .. an illustration in a Victorian novel: The Weary Harvester .. The Boy in the Field pg 3
Hindu .. Samir’s grade were Hindu or Sikh .. The Book of Everlasting Things loc 395
Interior .. interior life of those characters .. Olav Audunssøn: III. Crossroads loc 17
Irrigation .. equipment and supplies, irrigation from the river .. Gilded Mountain loc 5605
Jungle .. big, elaborate jungle hotel lobby .. The Antelope Wife pg 87
Keeper .. but the keeper of the books .. Hell and Back pg 136
Leopard .. costume on the left was a leopard skin .. The Member of the Wedding pg 20
Moon .. “Look at the moon, Father,” .. Olav Audunssøn: III. Crossroads loc 1903
Orphanage .. for the children of the Coptic Orphanage .. Moon Tiger pg 48
Pavilion .. and the pavilions of traveling preachers .. The Cold Millions pg 9
Pearl .. a cashmere sweater and pearl .. Hell and Back pg 41
Plantation .. from your shacks at Plymouth Plantation to me .. Moon Tiger pg 29
Pole .. he used the oars to pole and row ., Olav Audunssøn: III. Crossroads loc 359
Rainwater .. “What about a rainwater cistern, Gig? .. The Cold Millions pg 18
Reef .. a useful warning of reefs .. The Winthrop Woman pg 263
Relic .. The ring was just a relic .. Gilded Mountain loc 5963
Respect .. show her the respect that was her due .. Olav Audunssøn: III. Crossroads loc 909
Sea Turtle (must be together) .. a couple of sea turtles winging through the gloom .. The Antelope Wife pg 81
Serendipity .. picking up a call that had arrived serendipitously .. The Last Orphan loc 1598
Shining (no variations) .. but the sun was still shining on the rooftops .. Olav Audunssøn: III. Crossroads loc 345
Song .. The resonance of their song lingered .. Olav Audunssøn: III. Crossroads loc 990
Stadium .. It’s hard to imagine stadiums of people .. The Boy in the Field pg 100
Tooth .. the tooth the next time she comes here .. Olav Audunssøn: III. Crossroads loc 359
Tsunami .. ‘This is the tsunami layer .. The Ness Deception pg 48
Volcanic (no variations) .. I put Volcanic rocks in the bottom .. The Antelope Wife pg 298
Waterfowl .. waterfowl with iridescent tails .. The Bitter Past loc 1401
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Sri Lanka Word SearchSeptember 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022
44/45 words found
Words
Harvester - not found
Adorn "Black ironwork adorns the railings and window boxes." p. 29 The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner 9.5.22
Bastion "by a venerable chain of ramparts and bastions" p. 28 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Bathing (no variations) "Superbly carved bathing pools can be found all over Anuradhapura" p. 12 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Bell-shaped "a bell-shaped dagoba, and other architectural additions" p. 82 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Birdwatcher "island is attracting a growing number of birdwatchers" p. 121 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Buddhism "and converts population to Buddhism" p. 5 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Coastal "and soon occupy the island's coastal areas." p. 45 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Colonial "A perfectly observed colonial time capsule." p. 34 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Conservation "striking a balance between tourism and conservation..." p. 90 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Cricket "A cricket match" p. 22 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Deity "devale is a shrine devoted to a particular deity" p. 25 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Delicious "Libby thanked me for the delicious lunch." p. 77 The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner 9.5.22
Dutch "with characterful Dutch era mansions..." p. 22 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Elephant "worlds largest gathering of Asian elephants..." p. 5 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Fort "from Tampa south to Fort Meyers..." p. 125 Goldilocks by Ed McBain 9.2.22
Fresco(e) "closely related to the great frescoes...of the Maya" p. 21 Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit by Leslie Marmon Silko 11.5.22
Global Warming (must be together) "efforts to educate the public on global warming..." p. 489 A Promised Land by Barack Obama 10.14.22
Goods (noun - must be plural) "and walk past displays of sporting goods." p. 342 The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner 9.5.22
Granite "hulking shapes of marble and onyx and granite." p. 300 The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner 9.5.22
Harvester (no variations)
Hindu"...dotted with superb Hindu temples" p. 40 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Interior "He couldn't do this without cutting down on the interior of Frank's office." Goldilocks by Ed McBain 9.2.22
Irrigation "They developed skills in irrigation and the building of reservoirs..." p. 37 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Jungle "Getting about through the jungle was slow and difficult..." p. 3 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Keepern"Petrus Vuyst was as close as the Dutch got to matching the Portuguese crocodile keeper..." p. 24 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Leopard "The world;s highest concentration of leopards" p. 13 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Moon "hung with a full moon shimmering in halo." p. 152 Goldilocks by Ed McBain 9.2.22
Orphanage "...and the orphanage is a heap." p. 205 The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner 9.5.22
Pavilion "The three of us attend the circus at the Mechanics Pavilion for her birthday." p. 80 The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner 9.5.22
Pearl "every Calusa social event was akin to tossing "pearls before swine"". p. 170 Goldilocks by Ed McBain 9.2.22
Plantation "misty upland plantations and lowland jungles." Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Pole "...the photographer is hoisting his camera and flash pole on his shoulder..." p. 21 The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner 9.5.22
Rainwater "watching my koi in their rainwater pool" p. 198 Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit by Leslie Marmon Silko 11.5.22
Reef "fishing boats and the tsunami have all played havoc with Sri Lanka's coral reefs." p. 54 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Relic "housing the revered Tooth Relic of the Buddha." p. 41 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Respect "he was beginning to respect me." p. 109 Goldilocks by Ed McBain 9.2.22
Sea Turtle (must be together) "For every 1,000 eggs laid by a sea turtle only one mature adult sea turtle is likely to survive." p. 23 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Serendipity "Tea and Serendipity in the 19th century" p. 88Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Shining (no variations) "...expanded into the smooth shining back." p. 112 Goldilocks by Ed McBain 9.2.22
Song "but they still sound as beautiful as a song to me." p. 324 The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner 9.5.22
Stadium "it was recognizable to the cricket fans who had flocked to its distinctive international stadium" p. 65 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Tooth "Not his wedding ring, not a tooth..." p. 286 The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner 9.5.22
Tsunami "fishing boats and the tsunami have all played havoc with Sri Lanka's coral reefs." p. 54 Insight Guides: Sri Lanka by Insight Guides 9.8.22
Volcanic (no variations) "The volcanic Massiff Central mountains..." p. 243 A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell 10.8.22
Waterfowl - "a pool for waterfowl and monkey cages next to it" p. 76 A Pigeon and a Boy by Meir Shalev 11.27.22
~~~ Complete ~~~Sri Lanka Word Search
September 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022
45 of 45 Complete
Words
The Savior - J.R. Ward - 9/1/22 - (2)
📍Fresco(e) - page 472 - "There was a domed ceiling sporting a fresco of warriors on stallions."
📍Orphanage - page 266 - "He'd been placed in a Catholic orphanage because Our Lady of Mercy was pretty much all Caldwell had for unwanted kids."
Angel Falls - Kristin Hannah - 9/2/22 - (5)
📍Bastion - angel - page 293 - The town of Rain Valley was the last bastion of civilization before the start of the deep woods
📍Coastal - page 284 - "Smoke hung above the rooftops and turnd the normally bright coastal air into thick brown sludge."
📍Granite - page 4 - "In northwest Washington state, jagged granite mountains reach for the misty sky."
📍Pavilion - page 228 - Up ahead the county fairgrounds were a cluster of big metal buildings, barns, arenas, and pavilions."
📍Rainwater - page 142 - "You tasted like rain water-- did you know that?"
Xibalba - David Wood - 9/3/22 - (9)
📍Adorn - page 138 - Didn't the Maya adorn their sacrificial victims in gold?"
📍Hindu - page 61 - "Egyptian, Greek, Hindu, all of them describe a place where the dead experienced horrifying torments."
📍Jungle - page 9 - "The snake man turned away, disappearing into the jungle again."
📍Plantation - page 103 - "They were all treated to a low altitude flyover above forests, lakes, and sprawling coffee plantations."
📍Relic - page 11 - "The relic was about the size of a man's head."
📍Respect - page 158 - "Evidently I misinterpreted the legend in that respect."
📍Shining (no variations) - page 122 - "He was shining his light on an enormous sculpture."
📍Stadium - page 210 - "A flight of irregularly carved steps descended down into a vast stadium sized chamber."
📍Tooth - page 14 - "This impression was reinforced by a brownish silt layer that covered the rises like an accumulation of plaque on a tooth."
When Red Is Black - Qiu Xiaolong - 9/5/22 - (4)
📍Colonial - page 12 - "It will be an attraction for foreigners, exotic strange, colonial, post colonial, what they don't have at home."
📍Cricket - page 47 - "A cricket was screeching outside the window."
📍Deity - page 62 - "In the Buddhist religion she believed in, there was no particular deity in charge of fate."
📍Delicious - page 58 - "Delicious, and yet inexpensive."
Thief of Souls- Brian Klingborg - 9/13/22 - (4)
📍Buddhism - page 282 - "The People's Republic is officially atheist but it allows for a practice of five religions, Daoism, Islam, Buddhism, Catholicism, and Protestantism."
📍Interior - page 102 - "The interior is more spacious than Lu had anticipated."
📍Leopard - page 223 - Warms up a bit and runs through some animal gong fu forms -- tiger, crane, leopard."
📍Pearl - page 93 - Poetically, the 'pearl on the swan's neck', so called because when viewed from above, it resembles a swan with outstretched wings."
The Investigator - John Sandford - 9/16/22 - (1)
📍Fort - page 47 - "Bliss was a US Army fort in El Paso."
Missing, Presumed - Susie Steiner - 9/21/22 - (2)
📍Dutch - page 31 - "Flogging some 24 month contract with 3,000 minutes or wondering whether the Dutch woman got on the train in Brighton."
📍Elephant - page 149 - "Looking good, elephant woman."
Captain Riley - Fernando Gamboa - 10/11/22 - (3)
📍Reef - page 119 - "The keel of the freighter looked intact, so it must not have run into a rock or reef."
📍Song - page 360 - "Their eyes met as the last note of the song played."
📍Volcanic (no variations) - page 108 - "A stream of air filled with thousands of water droplets fired into the sky like a little volcanic geyser."
Shakespeare's Trollop - Charlaine Harris - 11/9/22 - (4)
📍Bathing (no variations) - page 120 - "I went home and went to bed without bathing or eating."
📍Birdwatcher - page 1 - That person was waiting for some unlucky Arkansan, a hunter, a birdwatcher, a surveyor to find Deedra, to set an motion the business of recording the circumstances of her permanent absence."
📍Goods (noun - must be plural) - page 42 - "Becca had the rent income, the Winthrops were wealthy from the lumberyard, the sporting goods store, and oil, while Calla's little house with sandwiched between an insurance office and a small engine repair service."
📍Pole - page 162 - "I wouldn't have touched her with 10 foot pole."
Operation Turtle Ransom - Kimberli A. Bindschatel - 11/9/22 - (4)
📍Conservation - page 37 - "Is there any work being done to promote conservation tourism here."
📍Moon - page 53 - "By now the sun had set and the moon sparkled across the water."
📍Sea Turtle (must be together) - page 36 - "Sea turtles don't raise their young."
📍Waterfowl - page 218 - "Steve would be coming through with a boatload of illegal waterfowl."
Simantov - Asaf Ashery - 11/10/22 - (1)
📍irrigation - page 124 - "Blue flourescent lamps had hoodwinked the plants into believing that daylight never ended, and an elaborate system of drip irrigation and climate control pipes provided the ideal conditions for growth and development."
Flight Behavior - Barbara Kingsolver - 11/4/22 - (1)
📍Global Warming (must be together) - page 231 - "Most likely, this is due to climate change."
Foul Lady Fortune - Chloe Gong - 11/8/22 - (1)
📍Keeper - page 325 - While the keeper was not watching, a young infant yanked the telephone line out and it will not be discovered until morning."
The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey - 10/12/22 - (1)
📍Tsunami - page 69 - "If you freeze, the hungries will roll over you like some kind of gangrenous tsunami."
The Dovekeepers -Alice Hoffman - 9/29/22 - (1)
📍Bell-shaped - page 156 - "The fields of poppies and thistle, cypress groves, the blooms of pomegranates, whose bell shaped, scarlet flowers would turn to fruit before our eyes.
Assailants, Asphalt & Alibis - Tonya Kappes - 12/8/22 - (1)
📍Harvester (no variations) - page 128 - "A harvester may apply to become a dealer to certify one's own roots."
Love the One You're With - Emily Giffin - 12/11/22 - (1)
📍Serendipity - page 7 - You can slap a pretty label on it, like serendipity or fate."
Found my last word!!! Yay!!Sri Lanka Word Search
September 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022
45/45
Book Used:
Birdwatcher - Audio (Chap 5): "that I should turn birdwatcher too"
Deity - Audio (Chap 11): "a belief in the Deity"
Interior - Audio (Chap 4): "the interior of the church"
Moon - Audio (Chap 9): "the moon fell upon the embroidered counterpane"
Shining - Audio (Chap 11): "shining my torch onto the ceiling"
Book Used:
Delicious - Page 192 "delicious and sinful concoction"
Pavilion - Page 164 "Meet me for lunch at the Pavilion Bar"
Plantation - Page 134 "the entrance at Oak Plantation Campground"
Respect - Page 227 "all due respect to your empathy"
Tsunami - Page 143 "the last time a major tsunami hit the Charleston area"
Book Used:
Adorn - Loc 3182 "military uniform was adorned with red stripes"
Bathing - Loc 658 "filled with locals brushing their teeth and bathing"
Dutch - Loc 1189 "a ceramic tile featuring a Dutch windmill"
Elephant - Loc 3276 "a week of riding elephants and spotting rhino"
Granite - Loc 466 "mysterious triangle of black granite"
Hindu - Loc 690 "the entrance of a large Hindu structure"
Irrigation - Loc 2204 "carved up by irrigation troughs"
Jungle - Loc 3464 "Even her upcoming jungle experience"
Orphanage - Loc 3282 "they'd arrived at the orphanage"
Pearl - Loc 2736 "all roughly the size of large pearls"
Song - Loc 1136 "She loved that song."
Book Used:
Global Warming - Page 149 "Global warming, waste and usage of natural resources"
Harvester - Page 229 "That's the greatest harvester of natural resources"
Pole - Page 15 "to readjust the pole that had fallen over"
Stadium - Page 77 "want to take a spin past Michigan Stadium"
Volcanic - Page 253 "the volcanic activity of Pompeii"
Book Used:
Coastal - Loc 2275 "the coastal highway"
Cricket - Loc 548 "Teo sitting like Jiminy Cricket on her shoulder"
Keeper - Loc 2213 "secrets harmed the keeper"
Relic - Loc 747 "a relic of the 1970's"
Tooth - Loc 4068 "had fought tooth and nail to quit"
Book Used:
Fort - Loc 1315 "assistants held down the fort"
Book Used:
Goods - Loc 335 "Have you looked at the grave goods?"
Leopard - Loc 2358 "with a leopard print skirt:
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Reef - Page 41 "out to the underwater reef"
Sea Turtle - Page 51 "dolphins could be seen next to large green sea turtles"
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Rainwater - Audio/Chap 8 "streaked with rainwater"
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Buddhism - Loc 2273 "years studying Buddhism"
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Colonial - Loc 3154 "It's a two-story colonial, with white siding"
Serendipity - Loc 4749 "Laughing at Serendipity"
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Conservation - Loc 4475 "Influence by the professor's conservation ideas"
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Bell-shaped - Loc 1517 "a graceful bell-shaped number with long lacy sleeves"
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Waterfowl - Loc 478 "sit on the veranda and watch waterfowl"
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Fresco(e) - Page 193 "a wall fresco with flames"
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Bastion - Page 87 "a bastion of integrity and honesty"
Update message # 17 - Challenge completed - ✔ 18Feb23Sri Lanka Word Search
Begins: 01Sep22 / Ends: 30Nov22
45 / 45 words found
18 books read
Adorn - The Hindi-Bindi Club ✔ – 03Dec22 - pg 410 - "…by my mother, adorn my ears."
Bastion - Home Front ✔ – 15Sep22 - pg 14 - "We are the last bastion."
Bathing - Blackbird House ✔ – 05Sep22 - pg 195 - "…wearing a bathing suit and…"
Bell-shaped - West with Giraffes ✔ – 06Feb23 - pg 296 - "…the bell-shaped public …."
Birdwatcher - Buried in a Good Book ✔ – 18Feb23 - pg 127 - "…or even a birdwatcher."
Buddhism - A Single Thread ✔ – 03Oct22 - pg 267 - "…used in Hinduism and Buddhism."
Coastal - Angel with Two Faces ✔ – 30Sep22 - pg 49 - "…toward a coastal path."
Colonial - The Coyotes of Carthage ✔– 21Sep22 - pg 146 - "…costumes, colonial Minutemen,…"
Conservation - Rich People Problems ✔ – 09Oct22 - pg 276 - "…visit to a conservation center…"
Cricket - Blackbird House ✔ – 05Sep22 - pg 30 - "…shoulders, crickets would crawl…"
Deity - Rich People Problems ✔ – 09Oct22 - pg 112 - "…depicting a deity entwined…"
Delicious - Blackbird House ✔ – 05Sep22 - pg 132 - "…hot and delicious it made…"
Dutch - The Heart Goes Last ✔– 18Sep22 - pg 178 - "…writing in, it must be, Dutch."
Elephant - Home Front ✔ – 15Sep22 - pg 52 - "…the white elephant in the…"
Fort - Blackbird House ✔ – 05Sep22 - pg 70 - "…report to the fort in Braintree…"
Fresco( - Rich People Problems ✔ – 09Oct22 - pg 30 - "…special al fresco lunch prepared…"
Global Warming - The Coyotes of Carthage ✔– 21Sep22 - pg 245 - "Evolution? Global warming?"
Goods - Fly Away ✔– 09Sep22 - pg 92 - "…as if I'm damaged goods."
Granite - Home Front ✔ – 15Sep22 - pg 380 - "…the black granite seemed alive."
Harvester - Pray for Silence ✔ – 26Dec22 - pg 74 - "…International Harvester tractor…"
Hindu - Blackbird House ✔ – 05Sep22 - pg 151 - "…which was Hindu for those whose…"
Interior - The Unconsoled ✔– 06Sep22 - pg 393 -"The interior of the café..."
Irrigation - U is for Undertow ✔ – 18Jan23 - pg 43 - "…by an irrigation system…"
Jungle - Fly Away ✔– 09Sep22 - pg 26 - "…superheroes ran through the jungle."
Keeper - Fly Away ✔– 09Sep22 - pg 81 - "…a Trapper Keeper notebook…"
Leopard - These Precious Days: Essays ✔ – 21Nov22 - pg 269 - "…we were leopards, but we…"
Moon - Hidden Valley Road ✔ – 02Sep22 - pg 304 - "…talk about the moon, the stars…"
Orphanage - The Heart Goes Last ✔– 18Sep22 - pg 249 - "…who runs the evil orphanage."
Pavilion - Angel Falls ✔– 17Sep22 - pg 316 - "…barns, arenas, and pavilions."
Pearl - Fly Away ✔– 09Sep22 - pg 337 - "…and black pearl earrings …"
Plantation - The Coyotes of Carthage ✔– 21Sep22 - pg 145 - "Ulrich Plantation sits atop…"
Pole - Blackbird House ✔ – 05Sep22 - pg 4 - "…flag on the pole outside the…"
Rainwater - Fly Away ✔– 09Sep22 - pg 337 - "…puddles of rainwater on …"
Reef - Rich People Problems ✔ – 09Oct22 - pg 379 - "…the coral reef, the sea anemones,…"
Relic - Fly Away ✔– 09Sep22 - pg 126 - "…blood, relics she couldn't…"
Respect - The Unconsoled ✔– 06Sep22 - pg 352 - "…natural respect, a desire to…"
Sea Turtle - Rich People Problems ✔ – 09Oct22 - pg 279 - "…with endangered sea turtles and…"
Serendipity - Rich People Problems ✔ – 09Oct22 - pg 361 - "This is serendipity!"
Shining - Blackbird House ✔ – 05Sep22 - pg 53 - "…false beacon shining off the dark…"
Song - Blackbird House ✔ – 05Sep22 - pg 64 - "…and the song of the few…"
Stadium - The Coyotes of Carthage ✔– 21Sep22 - pg 25 - "…bright, beneath stadium lights, …"
Tooth - Blackbird House ✔ – 05Sep22 - pg 49 - "…found the halibut tooth necklace…"
Tsunami - The Hindi-Bindi Club ✔ – 03Dec22 - pg 222 - "… - imagine a nightlong tsunami - killed …"
Volcanic - The Paris Hours ✔ – 08Nov22 - pg 91 - "…their volcanic fumes catching…"
Waterfowl - The Hour of Land ✔ – 02Feb23 - pg 277 - "…percent of all waterfowl in…"
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Done! Finally found WATERFOWL! Sri Lanka Word Search
September 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022
Adorn .. she meant to adorn the bed .. Olav Audunssøn: III. Crossroads loc 1502
Bastion .. repaired the bastion which had long been neglected .. The Winthrop Woman pg 756
Bathing (no variations) .. go without bathing for months .. Hell and Back pg 50
Bell-shaped .. adorned with tiny cone bell shaped .. Hell and Back pg 10
Birdwatcher .. there are always walkers, birdwatchers, balloonists .. The Undertow pg 237
Buddhism .. ‘Buddhism is very simple,’ said the monk .. MiJa/
Mark Atkinson loc 2263
Coastal .. a series of coastal English towns .. Olav Audunssøn: III. Crossroads loc 3400
Colonial .. the seventh year of colonial settlement .. The Boy in the Field pg 38
Conservation .. he worked with the Hwange Conservation Project .. The Guide pg 129
Cricket .. I should have stayed with cricket .. Moon Tiger pg 39
Deity .. a possible Deity for a solution.. The Winthrop Woman pg 664
Delicious .. There was a delicious smell .. Hell and Back pg 289
Dutch .. in the open half of a Dutch door .. Gilded Mountain loc 318
Elephant .. dogs bark and elephants trumpet .. The Antelope Wife pg 173
Fort .. with the words Fort Pratt Industrial Indian Boarding School .. Hell and Back pg 2
Fresco(e) .. and a billowing ceiling fresco .. Moon Tiger pg 148
Global Warming (must be together) .. efforts to end global warming .. The Block Party loc 1143
Goods (noun - must be plural) .. had supposedly held back his goods .. Olav Audunssøn: III. Crossroads loc 77
Granite .. the granite bedrock forming a wall .. A Simple Murder pg 41
Harvester (no variations) .. an illustration in a Victorian novel: The Weary Harvester .. The Boy in the Field pg 3
Hindu .. Samir’s grade were Hindu or Sikh .. The Book of Everlasting Things loc 395
Interior .. interior life of those characters .. Olav Audunssøn: III. Crossroads loc 17
Irrigation .. equipment and supplies, irrigation from the river .. Gilded Mountain loc 5605
Jungle .. big, elaborate jungle hotel lobby .. The Antelope Wife pg 87
Keeper .. but the keeper of the books .. Hell and Back pg 136
Leopard .. costume on the left was a leopard skin .. The Member of the Wedding pg 20
Moon .. “Look at the moon, Father,” .. Olav Audunssøn: III. Crossroads loc 1903
Orphanage .. for the children of the Coptic Orphanage .. Moon Tiger pg 48
Pavilion .. and the pavilions of traveling preachers .. The Cold Millions pg 9
Pearl .. a cashmere sweater and pearl .. Hell and Back pg 41
Plantation .. from your shacks at Plymouth Plantation to me .. Moon Tiger pg 29
Pole .. he used the oars to pole and row ., Olav Audunssøn: III. Crossroads loc 359
Rainwater .. “What about a rainwater cistern, Gig? .. The Cold Millions pg 18
Reef .. a useful warning of reefs .. The Winthrop Woman pg 263
Relic .. The ring was just a relic .. Gilded Mountain loc 5963
Respect .. show her the respect that was her due .. Olav Audunssøn: III. Crossroads loc 909
Sea Turtle (must be together) .. a couple of sea turtles winging through the gloom .. The Antelope Wife pg 81
Serendipity .. picking up a call that had arrived serendipitously .. The Last Orphan loc 1598
Shining (no variations) .. but the sun was still shining on the rooftops .. Olav Audunssøn: III. Crossroads loc 345
Song .. The resonance of their song lingered .. Olav Audunssøn: III. Crossroads loc 990
Stadium .. It’s hard to imagine stadiums of people .. The Boy in the Field pg 100
Tooth .. the tooth the next time she comes here .. Olav Audunssøn: III. Crossroads loc 359
Tsunami .. ‘This is the tsunami layer .. The Ness Deception pg 48
Volcanic (no variations) .. I put Volcanic rocks in the bottom .. The Antelope Wife pg 298
Waterfowl .. waterfowl with iridescent tails .. The Bitter Past loc 1401
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*****COMPLETED 6/21/24****** Last words="Sea Turtle"Sri Lanka Word Search
September 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022
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✔ Adorn-p.322-Burma Sahib-"...blooms, had adorned every other bungalow..." 4/9/24
✔Bastion-p.2- Dash & Lily's Book of Dares-"...the Strand, that bastion of titillating erudition..." 11/5/22
✔Bathing (no variations)-p.141-Call Me By Your Name-"...he was wearing my bathing suit." 9/1/22
✔ Bell-shaped-p.154-The White Woman on the Green Bicycle-"The branches dangled with bell-shaped, woman-shaped fruit..." 6/12/24
✔ Birdwatcher-p.273-Selfish and Perverse-"Birdwatchers understand that when a beautiful bluebird flies off..." 10/22/23
✔Buddhism-p.54-Trouble in Nuala-"Ceylon's version of Buddhism didn't require its followers to be strict vegetarians..." 12/18/22
✔Coastal-p.116-Attrib. and other stories-"...started driving around the coastal roads at four..." 9/9/22
✔Colonial-p.118-Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics-"Belgian colonial rule made the British and French versions look positively benign..." 10/6/22
✔Conservation-p.273-Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders-"...while educating people on their conservation." 12/23/22
✔Cricket-p.50-Trouble in Nuala-"...an Australian cricket team was visiting..." 12/18/22
✔Deity-p.147-Call Me By Your Name-"...had spurned an envious deity who had..."9/1/22
✔Delicious-p.193-Call Me By Your Name-"The brew is quite delicious." 9/2/22
✔Dutch-p.239-Call Me By Your Name-"One of the Dutch girls had lost it." 9/2/22
✔Elephant-p.155-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire-"...and each the size of an elephant." 10/14/22
✔Fort-p.41-Trouble in Nuala-"...Nadar will be happy to hold the fort..." 12/1/22
✔Fresco(e)-p.188-Call Me By Your Name-"The place was a large al fresco trattoria..." 9/2/22
✔Global Warming (must be together)-p.179-Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics-"...and global warming could diminish the water flow." 10/7/22
✔Goods (noun - must be plural)-p.105-On Her Majesty's Secret Service-"...the tiny caterpillar of a long goods train..." 9/13/22
✔Granite-p.101-On Her Majesty's Secret Service-"The granite grey eyes were careful." 9/13/22
✔ Harvester (no variations)-p.361-Leaves of Grass-"Or the sower sowing in the fields, or the harvester harvesting..." 6/14/23
✔Hindu-p.27-The Buddha in the Attic-"...distracted by the handsome Hindu man..." 9/7/22
✔Interior-p.117-On Her Majesty's Secret Service-"Several of the interior tables were occupied..."9/13/22
✔Irrigation-p.53-The Buddha in the Attic-"One in an irrigation ditch." 9/21/22
✔Jungle-p.163-Attrib. and other stories-"...that uses insect corpses and jungle debris..." 9/11/22
✔Keeper-p. 206-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire-"Harry saw each of the dragon keepers pull out his wand." 10/16/22
✔Leopard-p.130-Attrib. and other stories-"...and might include jaguars, leopards, and some..." 9/11/22
✔Moon-p.92-Playing with Myself-"I was over the moon!" 9/3/22
✔Orphanage-p.41-The Buddha in the Attic-"Build an orphanage." 9/21/22
✔Pavilion-p.62-Swimming in the Dark-"...by the hill with the white pavilion." 10/24/22
✔Pearl-p.43-Playing with Myself-"...to snarkily suggest he calm down with the pearl clutching..." 9/2/22
✔Plantation-p.42-Border Districts-"...he would soon sell off his plantation..." 10/9/22
✔Pole-p.151-Attrib. and other stories-"...across the metal pole in his hands..." 9/11/22
✔Rainwater-p. 122-Border Districts-"...that formed a base beneath a tall rainwater tank." 10/10/22
✔Reef-p.25-A River Runs Through It-"The reef of rock was about two feet under the water..." 10/23/22
✔Relic-p.92-The Buddha in the Attic-"Relics from a distant era." 9/23/22
✔Respect-p.39-On Her Majesty's Secret Service-"...because he had conceived respect and affection for this man." 9/12/22
✔ Sea Turtle (must be together)-p.333-The White Woman on the Green Bicycle- "The time he stroked the sea turtle's head...." 6/21/24
✔ Serendipity-p.78-Word Play-"Neophyte's serendipity!" 6/19/23
✔Shining (no variations)-p.144-Call Me By Your Name-"...more radiant: it was shining right at me,..." 9/1/22
✔Song-p.1- Playing with Myself-"...it's likely you've seen my song parody videos..." 9/2/22
✔Stadium-p.66-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire-"The stairs into the stadium were carpeted..." 10/12/22
✔Tooth-p.41-=Attrib. and other stories-"I rapped my day-old tooth stripped #34 Char Siu takeaway rib against..." 9/8/22
✔Tsunami-p.60-This Way Out-"...not since I fell into that tsunami of depression..." 11/4/22
✔Volcanic (no variations)-p.27-Attrib. and other stories-"...that featured a Volcanic Red alien vinyl decal..." 9/7/22
✔ Waterfowl-p.80-She: A History of Adventure-"...flocks of every sort of waterfowl flew..." 10/27/23
Books mentioned in this topic
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares (other topics)The White Woman on the Green Bicycle (other topics)
Call Me By Your Name (other topics)
Burma Sahib (other topics)
She (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
David Wood (other topics)Qiu Xiaolong (other topics)
J.R. Ward (other topics)
Emily Giffin (other topics)
Brian Klingborg (other topics)
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September 1, 2022 - November 30, 2022
The words for this search are taken from our Pearl of the Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka Seasonal Challenge. You do not need to participate in both to play.
Below is the list of 45 words for you to find. They can only be found within the text of the book - no covers, titles or authors, please. For each word you find, please provide the book title, page or location, and the sentence or phrase containing the word.
Happy Hunting!
Words
Adorn
Bastion
Bathing (no variations)
Bell-shaped
Birdwatcher
Buddhism
Coastal
Colonial
Conservation
Cricket
Deity
Delicious
Dutch
Elephant
Fort
Fresco(e)
Global Warming (must be together)
Goods (noun - must be plural)
Granite
Harvester (no variations)
Hindu
Interior
Irrigation
Jungle
Keeper
Leopard
Moon
Orphanage
Pavilion
Pearl
Plantation
Pole
Rainwater
Reef
Relic
Respect
Sea Turtle (must be together)
Serendipity
Shining (no variations)
Song
Stadium
Tooth
Tsunami
Volcanic (no variations)
Waterfowl